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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



CORN-CRIB. 



Disposing of the Crop. I think that too many farmers 

 sell their corn. If the crop is fed to scrub cattle, " Elm-peeler " 



hogs, or old horses, it will, no 

 doubt, fail to be profitable. But 

 the farmer who keeps good 

 stock, and manages well, will 

 certainly realize a greater profit 

 from his corn by feeding than 

 by selling it, and 

 will at the same time 

 keep his farm in bet- 

 ter condition. The 

 cost of taking a thou- 

 sand bushels of corn 

 to market even a few 



miles is considerable, while the beef or pork which 

 it represents can be driven the same distance in a 

 few hours. 



It is best that the corn should be stored in a 

 separate building, as it needs thorough ventilation, 

 and it is much easier to protect it from rats than 

 when the crib is connected with the barn. The crib 

 shown in the illustration is probably the best and 

 most convenient that can be made, and it can be 

 utilized for a wagon-shed as well as a corn-crib. It 

 is easy to make such a crib rat-proof, as it will be 

 impossible for a rat to hold on to the outside of the 

 crib long enough to gnaw into it. The foundation 

 may be of stone or brick; or posts of durable wood 

 like locust, if set below frost, will answer the pur- 

 pose. The building should project a little beyond 

 the foundation, so that a rat, even if it climbed up to 

 the crib, would then find it impossible to get to 

 the slats. 



As in some seasons we are obliged to crib corn damp, it 

 will be wise to arrange for extra ventilation in such seasons. 

 This can be done by making trap-doors, eight inches square, in 



VENTIL.ATOB 

 FOH CRIB. 



