Show I 1 EARM AND RO construction OF CORN CRIB modern farmer now elevator for cribbing crop section of building Is shown modern modem machinery and methods have brought about great changes in harvesting the corn crop and the mod ern brix farmer now use uses a corn elevator for or cribbing hia his corn in response to several inquiries and for the benefit pt pf those who intend to build new cribs to be filled with an elevator we pub lish herewith a sectional drawing showing how the crib should be built bow how the timbers should be placed and the various sizes of same says the iowa homestead the drawing shows a 9 section of 0 a 24 foot crib with a ten toot foot driveway in the center and a grain bin over the drive the length may be any size from 25 to feet long in building one of these cribs it must be remembered that the root roof must have an angle of at least 45 de grees that Is the slope of the same 6 ivaz section of corn crib roust must be what Is called halt half pitch ine meaning aning that the distance from the peak down to the plate must be halt half the width of the building this steep root roof Is necessary to accommodate the corn conveyor and distributing spout which is hung directly from the raft ers for this reason care must be used not to have any cross ties higher up on the rafters than shown in the draw ing the studs are two by six inches set 24 inches on centers the braces A B and C are all two by six inches placed tour four feet on centers the rafters are two by six inches set 24 inches on centers the sills it if crib sets on piers should be six by six inches or six by eight inches square squar A A tie rod one half or five eighths inches in diameter should be placed across the building ten feet apart as shown the guide boards are tor for dis the corn evenly in the crib but should not be nailed in place un til the conveyor Is installed as in the distributing spouts in the various ma chines chilies the spout Is so arranged that the center studs forming the driveway may be extended up above the plate line as much as three feet increasing the capacity of the grain bin just that much the root roof may be covered with any material but a good composition r roof oc f la is recommended MATERIALS FOR GOOD ROADS exact proportions proportion a of S sand and and C clay I 1 ay J cannot be given def definitely bitely be cause of variations the exact proportions of sand and clay for making the best sand clay road cannot be stated as the proper eions vary with the character of the sand according to its sharpness per of foreign material and size of grains approximately there Is in a sand san dclay clay road about eighty per cent saad salad and twenty per cent clay one simple means of determining the theoretical amount of pure clay that should be added to any band sand that la is to be used in the construction of a sand clay road Is to fill a glass tumbler brim full with the sand that Is to be used and then fill a similar tumbler with water pour the water carefully onto the sand until the water comes flush with the surface which will mean that all the voids between the grains of sand are now filled with wa ter the amount of water that has been poured into the tumbler contain ing the sand will represent the proportion of volume of clay that Is nee essary to add to that particular sand to fill all the voids with clay having determined the source of supply of the best materials for ma king a sand clay road the next ques tion Is 13 the mixing of the materials and this varies with the character of the subsoil whether this is a sand upon which clay la Is to be added or clay upon which sand la Is to be added addo d it v ill be found that it Is much easier to make a sand clay road where the subsoil Is clay improved roads according to a report of the director of df the office of public roads the five leading states in improved roads are is LS follows mileage improved 1904 1909 andiana 23 24 ahio 23 2416 mew new york 6 5 12 wl WI cons n 10 kentucky 10 SUPPORT FOR THE TO MATuES one shown in illustration used foi foe several years mas was given en tire satisfaction the illustration herewith shows i a tomato support that I 1 have used sev bey eral reasons with much satisfaction as it takes so little time and trouble to 1 1 ace it and performs ua its office so perfectly writes henry C little of massachusetts in the rural vew new york cr all that is required Is three stakes 21 1 feet long and one inch or more square sharpened at one end and notch cut on one side at the other just sufficient to hold the hoop up and two barrel hoops of different sizes a sugar barrel hoop and a flou flout barrel hoop work well or hoops from F tomato support end and middle of flour barrel drive the three stakes on a slant on a circle around base of plant as much smaller than the smaller hoops diameter aa as the difference in diameter ot of the two hoops place the larger hoop in place plaze in the notches on top and then press in the smaller one till all is taut at end ot of season I 1 make a bundle of all the stakes and another ot of the hoops and bang up out of the way till wanted the next season mine have been used five seasons and are still 1 good POLE DRAG IS serviceable next best implement where one on does not possess land roller easy of construction if you don dont t possess a land roller the next best thing Is a pole drag the one shown in the cut is better than a roller for leveling and pulverizing the soil it is composed of three hardwood poles 6 inches through and 7 feet long writes fred 0 selby in the farm farryl and home they are tas fas bened together about 2 feet apart by means of 0 short pieces of chain to hold the seat a piece of board Is 1 bolted to the middle of the first pole and allowed to extend slightly 7 1 A serviceable pole drag beyond the last one on top of this an all old mowing machine seat la Is fastened and the arrangement is such that while the seat Is held in place the poles may work independently of each other As the seat is bolted to the board it can easily be removed mak ing the implement much easier to house when not in use the drag should be drawn by a short piece of chain attar attached lied to the center of the first pole ss as is indicated good roads 46 it its s the stray cockle burr that seeds the field foi next year never hoe or cultivate beans when the vines are wet with dew or rain A heavy crop of weeds will check the growth groth of the clover a great deal blood meal is rich in protein peas are much richer in protein than corn corn planted to secure a large yield of ears mal ea es the most valuable sll age ago the see ling of rape and turnips in corn has become an established ice sow seme clover it if nowhere else sow in corn after the cult cultivation IV a tion Is over alfalfa will grow on nearly all good well drained soils cut but best on a rich sandy loam the only good way to shock grain is in round shocks with one or two cap on top pick cucumbers often and clean II 11 permitted to mature and make seed the productiveness of the vine stops hoe cultivate or rake the soil about once a week thus weeds will bo be killed before they have a chance to grow the sand N etch Is smaller and more recumbent reum ben than the common vetch and has been tested but little in this country cypress is said to be the b best est material for wooden silo as it possesses unusual weather and water resisting qualities bear dear in mind that corn fodder or fodder corn must not be cut early for it means a log los of a large part of its feeding aue alue one lesson leson that the short hay crops of the past reasons have taught us la Is hat that a crop ol 01 0 hay can be raised along the he roadside where weeds had their home before |