Show GOOD PLANS FOR CORNCRIB may be used for other grain is ds needed and Is not E pensive expensive x gives fullest protection in detailing plans for a crib to hold 1200 bushels of orn corn D P barry arl ting ling in rural new yorker says such a building must contain cubic feet of space and support a weight of 42 tons tho the desideratum I 1 in it corncrib Is ventilation A building to contain cubic feet of sp space ac e should be 12 feet wide 21 feet long and 10 feet between foists the foundation should be ba pine of it concrete and pyramidal 1 by 2 feet on the top five feet apart on the sides three feet apart on ends the center wall should be continuous and may bo be of rough stone laid up roughly in mortar good foundations should be sought tor for stones with sharp an A xv P e P r plan for a corncrib eles weighing fiva to six pounds may be e used in the pins there therea should be an inch of matrix outside all stones put the forms together with screws and inch lumber planed lubricate the ho forms with soft soap before 1111 ing ng loosen screws to remove sills should be 6 by 6 inches joists foists 2 by 8 inches 12 0 foot 8 inches studding 4 by ay iy 4 inches friction by 11 feet plates and rafters 2 by 4 t laches inches plates should be doubled place the on top of sills and set studding well toed to sills 18 inch on centers and thoroughly spike joists foists to studding see sea fig A the upper tie joists foists mayr dayoe lae I 1 by 6 inches well nailed tinder plate to studding all material thus tar far preferably hemlock pieces same width as joists foists should he be nicely nailed on studding between foists joists on gill to prevent rats getting on on sill pill from in side fig 47 1 the floor should be of 14 gauge perforated lion iron or lay one halt half inch mesh wire on an the joists foists and lay floor over this the perforated sheets would furnish ventilation on inside ot of studding nail one quarter inch mesh wire cloth 11 to 12 gauge with light wire staples leq from floor to plate nil all over the inside except at openings between the studding cut in strips all around and to the top one halt half by 5 inch leveled beveled on edges to a ml ter these strips should bo be set at an angle of 45 degrees and may he three inches apart use window blinds for model cut gains one quarter by one halt half inch in sides of studding see fig 11 put strips in place and toe with sixpenny sl penny nails strips and studding should be surfaced and ma may y bo set up in pairs and painted before being nailed in place it will be ba am in possible to drive rain over these put a shelf high enough from the bottom so two widths of one halt half inch mesh wire lre screen will reach it put shelf fill all around at same angle as ventilator slats rats cannot climb over it put openings above shelf for shoveling in the corn doors may bo be placed on sloth burlei de 3 or ends rat proof by using wire cloth or perforated sheets this building may inny be used for other grain by simply lining with building paper as may be needed this la Is not an expensive structure but will give the fullest protection |