St. Mary's beacon., 1852-11-25
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nIiseellaneous. !.
From N" Southern Planter.
RAT PROOF Coax CAIN.

RAT pKOOF CORN CRtB.ra.
Mr. E2Ijior ---flsving fnr several vesrs
vasf sl,<'ain4i considerable lns. from N"
rs,s and mica uron nv rnrn afer !, was
honssd, I A"'erminsl las, summer in
erect q, crib. from plan of nv own.
which I rwns satiShed wouii he proof
agains, their depre'ia,ion4. AMI, ai the
same time rrrserv" the corn in q sonn'.
sweet conli,ion. Accordingly. ha 7 The
b hnnse hniif GniAr nv i,nma1;a'e Aircc.
iions. and orii,hsd nv cnrr ir !, las' r4U:
and though the te'nn'a'ion ~ we'll r.
p'eni<he1 crih has heen nr"S-n'ei - ,hr,n
ever since. 40, crarih-t .o krcV tha.
nei'hsr RAJ nor rSn-a ha. Ys' hc~n sN"
to Shn~ i's hsai iosii. o' ;,e "."a.
an ini"h'tA for nv .nccs<s. not 20
, a1V f,-;itous circumstance. hnr - tie
merit of the rian i's-lf: and as now
have, what has ~ M long haen = 1-I9.
~rH'yn. a neat cheap and durable crib.
perfectly rat and mouse rrnor. I propose
10 give YOU q description ~ the plan from
which any ~ your readers. WIN NAV de-
sire IN d. so mav erect one in time 10
house the incoming crnp.
- -. -.-----I-----1-A--ilEs>.-. tia frame
of which is executed very much in Tie
usuai wav. The siil<. which shnull he
twelve nv eight inches in size. frame.'
with The siiea down, rest nnon brick pil.
lars, twenty inches IN height. anh ~ q
thickness corresrosfin: win n. width
Of the sills, so ,h. there will h~ NJ pro-
lection Of :he rtiar+ bevonI ~. saIs. n
furnish q io;smens from which the raj.
can a,,ack,hr foor of The building.
Thr r.r,het Of pillars will depend mroa
IN. isg'h Of the house. One a, each
corr will be Suficien, for . house NJ
htF"n feet and under ifovrr,ha, l-neih
tere shcnld be one Of like thickness un.
der be middle Of the side sii<.
To render The house perfectly steady.
the pillars should extend q, lra<, two fee,
from The corners under the sides and enls
The hoor il laid of well seasoned oak
plank one inch and quarter thick and a
foot wide. and securely nailed to N. sl-.r
-ers, which are snor,isei in,a IN. inn
edges of the side stills. in such q manne,
thar m" uPper edge OF the sleeper. will
be hrs inch and 9 quarter hrlnv' The ton
OF the aI!S, 50 that the nlsnk ~h~n lal
down wai bring up tn. ao,,rp 30 tavs!
with lhe top Of the s!ls. which will form
. part OF the floor. Should the hody no,
exceed nine feet in height. the stu.i% should
De four and half by lwo and a half
inches, and the corner posts four and a
haH by sir inches in size. Ifit exceed
that height, thew should he wider. II
mus, be secure!v braced, and all the fra.
ming ct oak. The rooi which is shinrlrd
should project from q foot to eighteen
incheA, according To The height or m.
house, over 'he sides and ends, IN pro,ec,
the body from the weather. Oak sirips.
t'~o inches wide and one inch anil hslf
thick. are pa. on The oni >ide of The frame
borizonlaily, is' every two feet. hyo, being
les into the studs and pe<ts depth equal
to their thickness, so a. to present an
even surface an The outer side. ToIthes~
strips and 10 the sills and plates the
weather boarding. which is pui on verti.
cAaly' 10 ~ecuF<ly nailed. The boardins<
consist of tongh OAK plank. sawed one
inch and quarter thick and Ave inches
sids. and ofa length corresponding With |
40 elevation OF the house. Ths planks
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