BENFIELD MILL

The South Perkasie Flour & Feed Mill was owned by Jas N. Savage. Claude E. Benfield purchased this mill on Walnut Street in South Perkasie in 1919. Then business started to increase and an addition was added to the mill in 1927. In 1930 another flour mill was added. In 1945 a grain storage bin was added. The business operated under the name of Claude E. Benfield until 1948 when the name changed to C.E. Benfield Co.Inc..

Early photo of South Perkasie Flour & Feed Mill then owned by Jas. N. Savage.		Unloading grain at the mill.
A pulley system lifted or lowered bags of grain to the upper level.		A bag of grain is handed to a patron.
Local farmers who supplied the mill.		Trucks deliver products to local consumers.

The C.E. Benfield Co. Inc. circa 1954.		Today the mill has been converted into condominiums. To see how the building is used today go to the preservation section of the web site to the page on the adaptive use of Benfield Mill.

STOVER MILL

Edwin Stover leased the Benjamin (South Perkasie) roller mills beginning in 1897 from A.A Hendricks. After operating it for several years he bought the Blooming Glen Grist Mill. By 1929 he had enlarged the building three times. In 1916 the Perkasie Feed Store was purchased and operated along with the former store. He also purchased the Freed Hay House .

Though a new modern store was planned, Edwin F. Stover died in 1928 before he was able to accomplish the building of his new store. His estate continued to operate the business; Arthur and Willard Stover ran the business. In 1938 the new mill was built and the old place of business was used for storage. A fire totally destroyed the feed mill in Blooming Glen.

LOADING FEED IN 1939

In 1968 the mill was taken over by Willard and Mervin (Arthur's son) as the Stover Feed Company. The mill was sold to Davis in August of 1980 and continues to process the grain of local farmers in the area.

W.E. SAVACOOL FEED MILL

William B. Savacool

In 1866 the W.E. Savacool Feed Mill was started by William B. Savacool. He transported his veal calves to Point Pleasant, PA. for the New York market. Savacool brought flour back to South Perkasie from Chalfont and Lansdale flour mills on his return trips. Feed was also hauled here by teams from Milford, NJ. The business grew steadily.

W. Elmer Savacool

When the business was large enough the feed was brought to Sellersville in car lots (railroad car). Beginning about 1889 the feed and grain were shipped to Perkasie, PA (after the railroad line changed the train schedule and provided more stops in Perkasie).

The business was turned over to William B. Savacool's nephew, W. Elmer Savacool. Elmer ran the business for several years until he purchased Mont Alto Coal Yards. At that time William R again took over the flour, feed, and grain business. The foreman, Franklin S. Yost ran the business until April 1904. The business was turned over to Elmer Savacool.

Additions to the building between 1904 and 1929 increased the size of the facility so that 150 tons or more of feed could be stored. By that time the gasoline machines were changed to electricity ( attrition mill, grain cleaner, corn cutter, and feed mixer).

The Savocool mill is today the Richland Feed Company.

When the business started, wheat, bran, wheat and rye middlings, corn meal, corn cob meal, oil meal, corn, oats, wheat, rye, buckwheat and flour were sold. Corn gluten feed, corn bran, and cotton seed meal where added later. By 1929 all the above items and the following items were sold by Savacool: beef scrap, fish meal, dried and semi-solid buttermilk, charcoal, bone meal, feeding oat meal, rolled oats, hulled oats, steel cut oat meal, kaffir corn, feeding peas, sunflower seed, clover seeds, dried beet pulp, dried bowers grains, alfalfa leaf and blossom meal, poultry grit, oyster shells, molasses, bicarbonate of soda, minerals for cattle, and poultry feed, and cod liver oil. (Source: 50th Anniversary Perkasie Borough, 1929). Mr. Savacool also sold a complete line of commercial feeds including the Pratt Food Company line.