Building A Corn Crib

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

Building a corn crib.

Corn crib 6 to10 w x v lgth x 12 shr stw rwf side drs. I build a crib last year and filled it full of corn. Had a few small feild mice in it put not many no rats. Jun 12 2018 explore kathy schneider s board corn crib followed by 175 people on pinterest.

Here is a scaled down version of an old time hopper shaped slat sided whole corn crib that you can build inexpensively. Mar 27 2013 explore sandy cornwell s board corn cribs followed by 201 people on pinterest. Placing the crib with the long walls exposed to the prevailing wind helps the circulation of air through the corn. Double corn crib center drive var w l x12 h gbr floorduct.

I made it 6 ft wide and just used boards to wire. Corn crib modeled on 1915 plans. See more ideas about corn crib gazebo backyard. 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. After the harvest and while still on the cob corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. The corn keep very good just got done grinding the last bit a few days ago. Double corn crib v width lngth 14 h cntr dr gbr polefra.

Storing ear corn in a crib is the most practical way to hold corn on many farms. Using a textbook from his grandfather s college days he took a plan from 1915 and put it to work in a new century. A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. I posted pics on here earlier this year. When daryl dempsey decided to build a corn crib he decided what was good enough for his grandfather was good enough for him.