BUILDINGS 



A cupola with louvers is part of the building. Small 

 gram, especially that which is a little damp, will go through 

 a "sweat" during which considerable heat is developed and 

 it will be found advisable to have some means of carrying 

 this away, which can be done through the louvers of the 

 cupola. These louvers are usually 1x6 pieces set at a slant of 

 45, with a two-inch perpendicular spacing between the 

 pieces. The size of the cupola may be made to suit the size 

 of the building, the best appearance being given if the cupola 

 approximates one-tenth the building dimensions. For put- 

 ting the grain into the. building when a portable elevator is 

 not used and when shoveling is practiced, it will be necessary 

 to provide openings as shown in the elevation through which 

 to shovel the grain. These openings can be covered with 

 doors and the grain prevented from running out after the 

 building is filled by setting in removable slanted slats or 

 louvers as shown in the detail of Fig. 9. 



It very often happens that the owner desires to remove 

 a small quantity of grain occasionally for feeding purposes, 

 and some provision must be made for this. The detail draw- 

 ing of the door opening in Fig. 3 shows a very convenient 

 device whereby this may be accomplished. The grain runs 

 out through the open space at the bottom of the inclined 

 wall. It is prevented from running out upon the ground by 

 a small 4-inch board placed on the inside line of the studs, 

 but ample room is provided for the insertion of the shovel 

 so that the grain can be easily removed. It will also be 

 found advisable to have a doorway arranged so that a per- 

 son may get into the crib. This is accomplished by setting 

 in removable louvers between the studs as described pre- 

 viously, a device with which almost every farmer and car- 

 penter is familiar. All small openings between the rafters 

 at the plate, between the sheathing boards at the outside 

 rafters, etc., should be closed up to prevent birds from get- 

 ting into the granary; a box cornice, as shown, will be 

 effective. The cupola can be lined with a coarse meshed 

 galvanized wire screen which will effectually exclude birds. 



A SMALL CORN CRIB. 



The plans in Fig. 6 illustrate the method of construct- 

 ing a small corn crib more or less temporary in character 

 to suit emergency conditions. If well constructed it will be 

 found to be surprisingly durable, the main thing to be borne 

 in mind being that thorough bracing to prevent bulging 



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