Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-11-28
Holding Corn.

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crop in many portions of the west has
again emphasized the utter folly of
living up to the full extent of ones IN
come. Thousands of farmers do this.
not because they are Obliged to. but
because they have not learned the art
OF saving. The man who is trying 10
pay OFF Indebtedness has some ext. @
for being short season like this. ba.
the farmer who is out of debt has no
excuse whatever for being distressed
by the failure of a single crop one
season. Many farmers manage to get
along comfortably from year to year
OH an income of only two to four hun
, tired dollars. Give them two or three
extra good seasons and double their
income and they will spend all of 1t
, Just the same. l meet farmers who
are practically bankrupt, says a cor
respondent. and they talk and act like
poor old Job. | meet others who have
only the few dollars they received for
their wheat and they talk like they
thought the whole country on the
verge of ruination. Recently | met a
man who said his corn would yield
about five bushels to the acre, but as
he has about fifteen hundred bushels
of old corn in the crib, and the short
ness in the new crop has about
doubled its selling value he is not wor-
lying very much over the prospect,
He said he always holds about fifteen
hundred bushels until assured of an
other crop, and has never failed to get
a sufficient advance over the winter
selling price to fully cover all shrink
age and other loss. This year, as In
two previous years, it has doubled in
value between husking time and the
following August. The shrinkage of
corn in good crib is not great IL il
is put in when in good condition. The
crib must not be very wide. Eight
feet is about right.
The roof must be rain proof so that
not a drop of water can get in. Two
years ago farmer wrote me asking
about roofing his crib. He sad he had
spared money enough to build a good
one, eight feet wide, ten feet high and
thirty-two feet long. After he had
built it he discovered that a good roof
was going to cost about as much as all
the rest of the crib and wanted to
know If could help him with any sug.
gestions. l advised him to buy cheap
boards. the cheapest he could get. nail
them on safely and then Immediately
cover them with roofing felt, pain ing
1t with two coats of the preparation
made for that purpose. | further sug
gested that twelve inches fall would
be ample for the roof If covered in this
manner. Last spring he wrote me
that he had acted on my suggestions
and had put on roof that was cheap
er than dirt" and that It was perfect
and BID fair to last for years. When
the felt is worn out by the elements
the boards under II will still be as
good as ever because they are kept
dry; then another coat of felt can be
put on and the roof be good for an
other term of years. have covered
poultry houses with cheap cottonwood
boards and then put on cover of felt
and they have remained good for eight
years and are apparently good for ten
more. 4 carpenter once advised me
to run all buildings as high as posi-
Bile. for, said he, the roof, to be good.
Will cost you as much as all the rest
OF the building. If one will use a good
grade of roofing felt he can make his
roof of the cheapest lumber he can
buy. All that is necessary is that the
felt shall be put on so that no rain can
get under the upper edge, that it shall
be well nailed down, and painted with
the preparation made for that purpose.
These roofs are suitable for poultry
houses, corn cribs and similar build
lngs, and one foot in eight is sufficient
fall for them.
Meat For Winter Use.
1t is always desirable to keep more
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