Show we ira RM AND V ial ea construction OF CORN CRIB modern farmer now uses ues elevator for cribbing crop section of building Is I 1 shown modern machinery and method methods lavo lave brought about great changes in harvesting lar ar the corn crop and the m mod od iru irn farmer now uaea uses a corn elevator or br cr cribbing ibLIng his corn in response to avei al inquiries and for the benefit 0 af chosu who intend to build now cribs to ho be filled with nn an eloi elevator ator we pub lish herewith a sectional drafting showing how the crib should be built how the timbers should bo be placed and the various sizes of same says the iowa flom homestead estead the drawing ashcra abri ra 4 section of a 24 fool foot crib with a ten foot feet driy driveway in the center and a grain bin over the drive the length may bo be any eke size from 25 to ft long in building one of theby cribs it mutt be remembered that tho roof must have an angle of 0 at least 46 de grecs that la is the slope of the same 6 ftc to VP section of carn crib must bo what li is eallen half pitch loci moaning aning that the distance from the peak doun don to the plate must be half hall the width of tha building this steep root Is necessary to ar accommodate the corn conveyor and suit distributing spout which la Is hung directly from the raft era ers for this reason care must be used not riot to have any cross croas ties higher up on the rafters than shown la in the drawing iho studs are efto by six inches set 24 inches on cen centea teu the braces brales A 11 and 0 are all two by six inches placed tour four feet on centers the rafters ratters are by elz six inches set got 24 inches on centers the sills it crib gets on piers should bo be alx six by six inches or six by eight inches square A tie tio rod lf or th eighths inches in diameter should bo be placed across the building ten feet apart as shonna the guide boards are for dis die the corn evenly la in the crib but should not bo be nailed in place until the conveyor con venor or Is installed as in the distributing spouts in the various ma chines the spout Is so arr arranged arged that the center studs forming the dr may way be extended up aboe the plate line as much as a three feet increasing the capacity of the grain bin just that much the roof may bo covered with alth any material mator ls but a good composition roof root is recommended improved roads Ac according LordIng to a report of tho the director of tha tho officio of public raids the five leiding leading states in improved roads are is follows improved d wl I 1 aw indiana In illana 24 ohio at avo arlo now lork 68 16 12 37 wisconsin Ule conein 19 63 kentucky 10 lit 1111 digging potatoes promptly irish and sweet potatoes should be dug as they mature do not lot them remain in the ground after they are ripe they will never koop keel so well welt as when dug as soon as ripe and care fully dried out the injured and dia dis ased eased tubers should be carefully sort ed out as soon as possible after dig fins development of acidity acidity in marsh soil oil deve develops lopit commonly where lime carbonate la Is not brought in from surrounding highe land this acidity does not interfere ath tha the growth of crops provided the soil la 13 properly push fight on an weeds the fight tight against the weed peat pest should be pushed to the last notch from now on because thin this years weeds and nd next year years seed can be destroyed it tt one st go citing gotting most profit the ultimate end of the hog Is pork and the quicker the th growth to mar inar ket maturity tho the more profit there li Is to in tt it for the feeder SUPPORT FOR THE TOMATOES TOMATO ES 1 used f for or one sl si own it in illustration sederal year years has given entire satisfaction 5 herewith s shows b ow IL the support that 1 baa hae used satisfaction eral reasons wita ro m as it takes so little tine ti ne and trouble it and perform i its office so to oice ill ice p writes licary C little of 1 massachusetts etto lu a the rural nw new york cr lr all that Is 13 required ie Is stakes takes 21 feet long and one inch or more square sharpened at one end and notch cut on one elde side at the other just sufficient to hold the hoop up and two barrel hoops ot of different sizes a sugar barrel hoop boop and a flour barrel hoop work ork well or hoops from tomato support end and middle ot of hour flour barrel drive lle be three stakes on a albat an on a circle around base of plant aa as muc much h sni smaller aller than the smaller hoops hoop a diameter as the difference in diameter of the two hoops place the larger hoop in place in the notches on top and then press i in the smaller one till all ie Is taut at end of season I 1 make a bundle of all the intakes and another of the th hoops and hang tang up out of the way till wanted tho the next season mine nave been used alyo seasons and are still goad POLE DRAG IS serviceable next ont best implement where one doe does not posses possess land holler easy of construction if you dont possess a lind roller the next best thing Is s a pole drag thu one shown in the cut Is 1 better than a rol fr er for leveling and pulverizing tho the w saml it Is composed of three har hardwood dood poles a 0 inches through and 7 feet loi loag g writes fred 0 selby in the farm end and home they are fas bened together about 2 feet apart by means of abort pieces of chain to hold the seat a piece of board Is 1 bolted to the middle ot of the first pole and allowed to extend slightly A serviceable pole drag beyond tho the last one on top of thia an old mowing moving machine seit Is fastened and the arrangement arr la is such that while the seat Is held in place the poles may work ork independently of each othet As A the be seit beit it Is bolted to the board it can cati easily be removed moed re mak lug tre implement much easier to house when hot in use the drag should bo be drawn dran by a short piece ol 01 chain attached to the center of the ficat pole as Is indica indicated tei breeding files the number of tiles on the farm can be kept in check by keeping all man ure carted away aay to the field thus rei moving their bret breeding ding grounds dodds F r 4 its tho the stray cockle burr that seeds the field for next year never neer hoe or at cultivate beans when the tines vines are tet with ith de dew or rain A heavy crep of weed weeds will check tho growth of the clover a great deal blood meal meat la Is rich in protein peas are much richer in prot protein eln than corn corm corn d to secure a large yield of airs makes the most valuable sll sil ago the seeding weding of rape and turnips in corn has become an established lico lice sow some clover if it nowhere effle sow som in corn efter after the cultivation 1 li over alfalfa will grow on in nearly all good well drained u but beat on it rich sandy loam the only good way ay to shock grain la in in round shocks with one or two cap on top pick cucumbers cucumber a often and clean it Pt to mature and make aeed ibe the os 01 tha tb alae vin traps |