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THE FARM. 



will uot fiud it 8o after giving it a trial, aud selectiug as much as possible on 



rainy days. This plan, onca 

 adopted, will ever be adhered 

 to afterward. Try it; you will 

 not regret it, but find it re- 

 munerative. 



C'lieap Corn Cribs. 



There are many farmers who 

 follow a mixed husbandry, 

 and who raise comparatively 

 small quantities of com, who 

 cannot afford to pay much for 

 structures used for this pur- 

 pose. For such we herewith 

 give directions, accompanied 

 with drawings, showing how 

 a cheap and yet suitable crib 

 may be made. 



The elevation (Fig. 1) is 



an excellent crib. The sills 



are four by six inches, framed; 



if only a small crib is needed, it will only be necessary to bore two-inch 



holes at each corner, and one intermediate, and insert sharpened sticks 



three inches square, to which secure slats horizontally, three-quarters of an 





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CORN CRIBS. — FIO. 2. 



inch apart. As this structure has but one door, it is best to divide the ; 



in two parts, the best or soiind corn to bo jjut in the near compai'tment, and ] 



the poor corn in front, where it may be first fed out. A still cheaper plan | 



A A 



CORN CRIBS. — FIG. 3. 



of construction is to use poles or small logs, secured together in the form 

 shown iu Fig. 2. This is an exceedingly cheap and expeditious nuiuuer of 

 Qonatructiug a corn crib. If properly done, it will last for years, is easy of 



