Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . provided with eave-troughs to conduct the wateraway from its foundation. Corn Cribs.—The essentials of a good corn crib are a good foundationand a good roof, together with ample capacity and convenience for fillingand emptying it To this might be added protection of grain from the rav-ages of vermin, especially rats and mice. Where much corn is grown,the double crib is preferred. The usual width of each crib is eight feet andthe length is made to conform to the amount of corn raise
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . provided with eave-troughs to conduct the wateraway from its foundation. Corn Cribs.—The essentials of a good corn crib are a good foundationand a good roof, together with ample capacity and convenience for fillingand emptying it To this might be added protection of grain from the rav-ages of vermin, especially rats and mice. Where much corn is grown,the double crib is preferred. The usual width of each crib is eight feet andthe length is made to conform to the amount of corn raised. The advan-tage of the double crib is that one or more loads may be driven undershelter and unloaded in stormy weather or at leisure. The driveway, afterhusking time, may be utilized for storing farm wagons or farm corn dumps and elevators have come into quitegeneral use, corn cribs are constructed much taller thanformerly. This is economical, since the capacity is materi-ally increased without enlarging either the foundation orthe roof, which are the most costly parts of the Plan of Concrete Foundation fob Corn A—2 x 0 joist. B—2x G sill. C—Anchor bolt. D—Terracotta ventilator. E—Concrete. F—Broken stone. Extending the posts and walls from four to eight feet adds very littleto the cost in proportion to the increased capacity. Concrete floors are coming into general use for corn cribs. Theseare so constructed as to afford no harbors for rats and mice. It is neces-sary to provide against dampness in such floors by thorough drainageabout the walls or by building them up on a considerable thickness ofcoarsely broken stone. It is also advisable to provide floor ventilationby the use of hollow terra cotta tiles laid in the concrete. The accom-panying sketch shows the construction of such a floor. It will be notedthat bolts % inch in diameter are set in the concrete to a depth of 4 inches,a 3-inch washer being on the inserted end. T
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