ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: RS 30906
DATES: 1924-1978
SIZE: 5 linear feet
ACQUISITION: The North Dakota Mill and Elevator Records, Audit Reports were transferred from the State Historical Society of North Dakota to the Department of Special Collections in November 1996.
ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
RELATED COLLECTIONS:
RS 30347: General Manager's
Files
RS 30348: Assistant General Manager's Files
RS 30349: Production Manager's Files
RS 30350: Advertising Department
RS 30352: Insurance Claim Files
RS 30353: Quarterly Financial Reports
RS 31515: Mill Equipment Files
"The North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association began operating October 22, 1922 as a value-added market for wheat produced in North Dakota. In the early 1900s, the flour mills and grain exchange in Minneapolis were the primary wheat markets for North Dakota farmers and elevators. After freight costs to Minneapolis were deducted from Minneapolis market prices, North Dakota farmers received a low price for their wheat. The North Dakota Mill came into existence to help solve this problem.
The North Dakota Mill facilities include six milling units, a terminal elevator and a packing warehouse to prepare bagged products for shipment. All Mill facilities are located in Grand Forks and have been paid for from operating profits.
With six milling units, the Mill produces and ships 34,000 cwt. Of milled products daily. In addition, the Mill ships over 11,000 cwt. Of food grade bran and wheat midds daily. The Mill cleans, processes and mills over 78,000 bushels of top quality North Dakota wheat daily. On an annual basis, the Mill adds value to 23 million bushels of spring and durum wheat.
The terminal elevator has a storage capacity for 4.3 million bushels of wheat. The terminal elevator blends, cleans and transfers wheat to the six milling units and provides wheat storage to farmers, country elevators and government agencies.
Seventy percent of the Mill's flour and semolina is shipped on bulk rail cars and trucks, 30% of finished products are packaged in 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100 pound bags for shipment via boxcars and trucks. Product is also packed in totes/super sacks for shipment. The Mill also sells a line of bread machine and pancake mixes for the retail trade.
The Mill also has an organic certification for processing organic wheat products.
The North Dakota Mill receives no funds or financial assistance from the State of North Dakota to subsidize the milling operations. Selling value- added milled wheat products to bakery and pasta customers, as well as retail and food service suppliers, generates all operating funds. Over 90% of sales revenues are derived from customers outside the State to create value-added income for the State of North Dakota. The North Dakota Mill supports the local economy with a payroll of $7,800,000 and supply purchases of $7,300,000 annually.
The North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association has contributed in excess of 50% of its profits to the North Dakota State General Fund for more than 35 years and continues to be a valuable asset to the State of North Dakota.
The North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association is the only state-owned milling facility in the United States. The North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association has, over the years, worked cooperatively with state agencies in promoting North Dakota and its high quality products by participating with and hosting international trade teams and serving as a resource center for training, research and testing."
Source: "NDM History (Nov 05)," http://www.ndmill.com/ndmill/mill/history.htm (accessed February 2007)
The audit reports date from 1924-1978.
Box 1
Audit Report: July 1, 1925-December 31, 1925
Audit Report: January 1, 1926-June 30, 1926
Audit Report: January 1, 1924-June 30, 1924
Audit Report: January 1, 1927-June 30, 1927
Audit Report: July 1, 1927-December 31, 1927
Audit Report: January 1, 1928-June 30, 1928
Audit Report: July 1, 1928-January 7, 1929
Audit Report: July 1, 1926-December 31, 1926
Audit Report: July 1, 1928-January 7, 1929
Audit Report: January 1, 1928-January 7, 1929
Audit Report: January 8, 1929-June 30, 1929
Audit Report: July 1, 1929-December 31, 1929
Audit Report: January 1, 1928-January 7, 1929
Audit Report: January 1, 1930-December 31, 1930
Audit Report: January 1, 1930-June 30, 1930
Audit Report: July 1, 1930-December 31, 1930
Audit Report: January 1, 1931-June 30, 1931
Audit Report: July 1, 1931-August 10, 1931
Audit Report: July 1, 1931-December 31, 1931
Audit Report: January 1, 1932-June 30, 1932
Audit Report: July 1, 1932-December 31, 1932
Audit Report: January 1, 1933-April 13, 1933
Audit Report: March 11, 1933-April 13, 1933
Audit Report: April 14, 1933-July 8, 1933
Audit Report: July 9, 1933-December 31, 1933
Audit Report: January 1, 1934-July 31, 1934
Audit Report: August 1, 1934-December 31, 1934
Audit Report: January 1, 1935-March 16, 1935
Audit Report: March 17, 1935-December 31, 1935
Audit Report: January 1, 1936-June 30, 1936
Audit Report: July 1, 1936-January 4, 1937
Box 2
Audit Report: July 1, 1936-January 4, 1937
Audit Report: January 5, 1937-June 30, 1937
Audit Report: July 1, 1937-December 31, 1937
Audit Report: January 1, 1938-June 30, 1938
Audit Report: July 1, 1938-December 31, 1938
Audit Report: July 1, 1938-December 31, 1938
Audit Report: January 1, 1939-June 30, 1939
Audit Report: July 1, 1939-July 31, 1939
Audit Report: August 1, 1939-December 31, 1939
Audit Report: July 1, 1940-December 31, 1940
Audit Report: January 1, 1940-June 29, 1940
Audit Report: January 1, 1941-June 30, 1941
Audit Report: July 1, 1941-June 29, 1942
Audit Report: January 1, 1935-March 16, 1935
Audit Report: July 1, 1942-June 30, 1943
Audit Report: July 1, 1943-June 30, 1944
Audit Report: July 1, 1944-June 30, 1945
Audit Report: July 1, 1945-June 29, 1946
Box 3
Audit Report: July 1, 1946-June 30, 1947
Audit Report: July 1, 1942-June 30, 1943
Audit Report: July 1, 1947-June 30, 1948
Audit Report: March 17, 1935-December 31, 1935
Audit Report: July 1, 1947-June 30, 1948
Audit Report: July 1, 1948-June 30, 1949
Audit Report: July 1, 1949-June 30, 1950
Audit Report: July 1, 1950-June 30, 1951
Audit Report: July 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Audit Report: July 1, 1952-June 30, 1953
Audit Report: July 1, 1954-June 30, 1955
Audit Report: July 1, 1953-June 30, 1954
Audit Report: July 1, 1955-June 30, 1956
Audit Report: July 1, 1956-June 30, 1957
Audit Report: July 1, 1957-June 30, 1958
Audit Report: July 1, 1958-June 30, 1959
Box 4
Audit Report: Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1970
Audit Report: July 1, 1961-June 30, 1962
Audit Report: July 1, 1967-June 30, 1968
Audit Report: July 1, 1962-June 30, 1963
Audit Report: June 30, 1977 and 1978
Audit Report: July 1, 1960-June 30, 1961
Audit Report: July 1, 1959-June 30, 1960
Audit Report: 1965-1966
Audit Report: Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1969
Audit Report: July 1, 1967-June 30, 1968
Audit Report: July 1, 1966-June 30, 1967
Audit Report: September 30, 1967
Audit Report: July 1, 1965-June 30, 1966
Audit Report: July 1, 1964-June 30, 1965
Audit Report: July 1, 1963-June 30, 1964
Audit Report: July 1, 1963-June 30, 1964
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