Show dependable PERMANENT storehouse ON FARM TO INSURE SAFETY OF GRAIN CROPS V convenient combination CRIB AND GRANARY ire prepared pared hy by the united states department at 0 agrical ture millions of bushels bus lnla of corn could have been savel in ili 11 n marketable conill ion last fall if proper farm tind hall been available for tile of this grain tile tho former ims im no regulatory iwori over tho the weather man lie ho haft fing no rity control over OVE r ikenson iut but lio lie call fortify against ilia alio crop losses which often occur as n consequence of inadequate equip equipment mont and unserviceable shelter time was with guian dirt cherip that any sort rort of it crib or bin was matis satisfactory factory ns as storage for the grain crops in ili actual dollars rind cents many inacy farmers farn iera reckoned they could stand ilia alio losses of a few bushels of 0 grain better alian they could afford ilia alio cash outlay for tile of do dable for Hinn tely tho preval prevalent ept high prices of oc groins grains or anro I pushing ilia props front from unter outworn 1 theory tile loss ol oc tons of apri or in ili aley of market arites mounts into throe three co column lunin figures auro 1 uro rind and it tillo nt c ninny many alich losses to ninko this ai asto a 00 loom lingo large nil as n celb J drib and granary tho the specialists of tile division of ru ral engineering of tile tho burena of puli puff lie ile roads htoo desce a highly lilg lily eill clont clent and int corn coin hi nution crib and granary macl merits tile the careful study and I 1 t foil or of every progressive fis thinner ti inner ruler this storage has made a hit with practical to ailers who lieve subjected it to the nold test of extensive uio tiso under n wide of varying conditions it la Is for at the ho average av iv croge orage purpose corn belt form it furnishes is as nearly ideal conditions tor for the drying luring curing and of grains ns as are practical it minimize liand labor in handling bandling thi crops while it favors tile tho maxi maximian minn of labor consert ing mu chines it la Is free yc of waste space il lille it Is equipped with detachable for grain in ilia way of vent bentlin lin lora fors and drying racks can be removed Illo voil luring during sons bonsono gits when they alicy iro are Pre ventla spoiled jwied corn have shown that corn 1 seems well tit nt litis husking kIng time iray cou ns as high as ILI M per cent moisture it thlu corn Is I 1 together in cribs much of it will rot and mold tile tho other qt front alevy of granary land if ahli Is property properly stored in cribs mast of tho the jye moisture will evaporate in a low few aloys ItIl in order lorder to facilitate the proper miring curing or of the corn coref its as well ns as to permit of handling the grain in ili large specially planned rucks racks are used in tho ilia combination gran tiry under discus discussion sori MI crib rind granary IF IB 20 feet by IM feet in floor with a cn of 2810 at small genii arnld and bushels of 0 corn corm tho the over h and and grain bin occupies space otherwise would bo wasted in 61 n cri crib bof of tills this character to give blo 0 the o building proper height hIght and pitch of roof to tb favor the ilia efficient use of f either ither 4 n stationary or 0 elevator this otherwise surplus bulus Is ih nee enry essary sn ry it Is ivl by the wheat bin i present day d y economical i construction the use of liegh stu studding diling in ili wooden structures rather than the use of sloping J asa ya of 10 11 41 ral crib which hns has been devised by the experts of th thi rural i I 1 ia 1 con consists slAts of drying racks situated neur near tie tho I 1 top foil of tha crib where ilia corn cost ann lift ile suspended for from three arce to ten felt daya herom heing bring dumped dumpel into info ilia erah proper on oil these heso racks tho ilia ventilation ti conditions tire nio extremely favorable to ilia proper curing of tho ilia corn furthermore the alio crib Is provided with removable vable rs which supplement the sli shelling ellIng trench in the floor te tP provide it 11 correct eystein of air drainage this combats the ten dancy ency 0 of f moist dicinit corn to damage in ilia crib As the he corn la Is dumped 0 n n TT rr s v 60 li 1 A ai Z A s i LJ k S 1 ta I 1 si t T A t ma 1 s 1 1 t jq 1 IL A tl pit 1 j as T floor plan of granary train from the ilia drying racks it falls into con cont eat piles in the ilia crib where over n Q wide surface itle it la exposed to thorough ventilation and drying lieford moro corn la Is lumped on oil top of it these racks do not interfere with tho the maximum filling of the crib as ns tile the outer rack melt may be fastened back on tit alio rafters whilo tho the inner anck can be raised malsed anti and tile helois filled the shelling trench tho tha shelling trench in ill the floor of the ilia crib Is 18 another valuable labor silver saver because one ninn man with a long hant hani llod rako can roll the grain from abo top tell of the crib into feito tho drag m n fast da tho the ordinary sheller can linn hall dle die the grain in ili this way tway the attend tint iri 19 able to prevent corn slides jams in ili the drag the bottom of this drag draff Is nt at ground level and Is smooth so that the drug drag con can lc be dvortly under tho ilia corn As aa already instated chiq trench la 14 ns its tin nn inlet duct lit in the vonti ventilation latton system fly by its 19 ends to keep out nut rats and other rodents at regular lifter vals tile 1110 e extends v from the trench through tile the lynll vi all tn in order to provide for a cross draft ti 0 air into the trench any or nil all or of these suggestions may io bo incorporated into any crib of similar design tho the of such improvements prove ments would lie ho reptile in ono one or two seasons of damp grain alit bentila tors which ell anro used are am readily removable while tho the drying racks are hinged so that they can call bo bd drawn inck back out of tho the way the grain bins anre basy to install and they occupy was formerly waste space lit in cribs with steel roofs and hilgh peaks furthermore p n concrete feeding floor on which corn may bo be red fed to hogs cnn ann ile bo iu stalled tit nt the flie option of tile ower complete working plans and bills of fo or this desirable combination granary and crib wll will ile bo furnished to any garmer arcier ll IL the united states it 1 he will direct n request fortham for them to ilia chief of rural engineering united states bureau of public roads wit D CL a |