Building A Corn Crib

Corn keep very good with very little damage due to mice.

Building a corn crib.

Using a textbook from his grandfather s college days he took a plan from 1915 and put it to work in a new century. After the harvest and while still on the cob corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house. The crib should be placed away from other buildings or trees to allow free circulation of air through and around it.

Storing ear corn in a crib is the most practical way to hold corn on many farms. Double corn crib v width lngth 14 h cntr dr gbr polefra. Had a few small feild mice in it put not many no rats. Corn crib 6 to10 w x v lgth x 12 shr stw rwf side drs.

Placing the crib with the long walls exposed to the prevailing wind helps the circulation of air through the corn. The typical corn crib has slats in its walls to allow air to circulate through the corn both allowing it. See more ideas about corn crib old barns farm buildings. Double corn crib center dr.

The corn keep very good just got done grinding the last bit a few days ago. When daryl dempsey decided to build a corn crib he decided what was good enough for his grandfather was good enough for him. Double corn crib center drive var w l x12 h gbr floorduct. I posted pics on here earlier this year.

Corn crib modeled on 1915 plans. I made it 6 ft wide and just used boards to wire. A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. Here is a scaled down version of an old time hopper shaped slat sided whole corn crib that you can build inexpensively.

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