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Show Modern Crib Will Keep Grain Safe From Rats and Ravages of Weather .:.' C ' ' --' ' .--"" 4.;" ' ... ;.. " ' . Ai:A i - - ,--yV w'-VS ,,!' IT L . - - -------- - Fj Corn Crip Hi j Corn Crib I I OPBKlNd TOK 3MglLgPl7Aal j ? o PriveWay Pcx S o I j p-i 50'.0" J CornCrid j CornCkits g CornCe-ie? a Corn Grids j " By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and five advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account ac-count of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he Is, without with-out doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 1827 Prairie avenue. Chicago. 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Corn, no matter how good at shucking shuck-ing time, rapidly loses Its value unless it is housed where it will be safe from rats and the ravages of weather. Those farmers who have a good, modern mod-ern crib and granary have no reason to fear that the corn they store will not be as good in May as It was when it was stored awry. It has lost none of Its feeding value and the same quantity that was stored Is available for sale or feeding when spring comes. The modern corn crib, such as shown In the illustration, is designed to house corn and grain so that it will be protected until such a time as It Is marketed. This building Is set on s concrete foundation and has a concrete con-crete floor. There are no rats under the floor and if there should be the animals have no chance to get at the stored grain. The building itself is of frame construction, the sides being of crib siding, each piece of lumber set far enough apart to permit a good circulation of air to prevent heating or molding, and still'close enough to another to keep out rain and snow. The building is 26 feet wide and 50 feet long. A ten-foot driveway run? through the center and on each sidi are double cribs. Overhead there an . four grain bins, over the driveway ' The cupola permits a power elevatot with adjustable spout so that the eai corn can be spouted to either of tht cribs, or the grain into the bins. This is the sort of building that pays dividends on the investment yeai after year in cutting the labor cost of handling the crops and In keeping them In the best possible condition , until the markets are favorable. |