Meade County news., 1917-01-11
WIRE FENCING USED FOR sEED.coRN RACKS.

tent to prevent further heating Ind
fermentation of corn that was not al
lowed to dry properly or was poorly
stored before being placed upon the
market. This state of affairs, which
results from allowing the corn to re.
main wet during winter and necessi.
tates the removal Of the water by ex-
pensive means, keeps the price Of corn
lower than 1t would be If the corn
were allowed to dry In the fields and
We're kept dry until placed upoL. the
market Grain buyers would pay a
better price If the general supply of
corn reached them in a condition that
would insure its preservation without
drying and the resulting shrinkage.
In addition to affording thorough
ventilation to the stored grain and pro-
lection from driving rains, cribs
should be constructed in such n 1nnn-
ner that they can be filed and emp tied
with the least possible labor. For lev
ell ground double cribs with an ele-
waited driveway and approaches hat
will enable the loads to be driven
through the cribs and dumped or
scooped out Of the wagons without any
high pitching are very satisfacto.
Protection From Insects.
In sections where insects are de-
structive to stored grain, cleanliness is
of value in preventing injury from this
source. Small quantities of Grain
should not be left in the cribs during
the summer, as they tend to harbor
these pests. Where insects are de-
structive to the stored grain, II Is a
good practice to dispose of the entire
crop as early as possible and clean
the cribs thoroughly, so that there are
left few hiding places and no food to
carry the insects through the summer.
In southern localities, where the
weather Is warm enough to permit
these pests to work throughout the en-
tire year, 1t Is best to construct the
cribs SO that they can be malle p nc.
tically alright and then to treat The
crop with some insecticide such as Iar
bon bisulphide. If this plan were Il or
oughly carried out the corn weuvil |
could be practically exterminated.
AS a protection against rats, mice,
and sparrOws, galvanized wire cribs
are coming into use. Wire netting OF
about one-fourth inch mesh can also
be successfully used in the cOnstruc.
ton of frame cOrncribs. This wire
netting can be tackled to the inside OF
The uprights Of the crib and the strips
which constitute the sides of the clit
can also be nailed on the inside of the
lprights, thus holding the wire netting
n place. AS floor, which should be
LS inches or more from the ground, 50
IS not to afford hiding place fol
ats, the wire netting can be tackled
o the sleepers and the flooring nailed
'ver to hold the wire in placl. Fol
overhead protection the wire netting
s simply tackled to the jOlsts.
If cribs are built upon solid cen,
,rete foundations through which RI t,
,annot burrow no netting will be
needed, for the floor and the strtlc
ure can be kept near the around
With ample roof projection and upper
'entilation no danger from dan )ne s.
iced be feared.
Shrlnkage.
The shrinkage that will take pls ct
n the crib of corn from the time II
5 crlbbed In the fall until 1t Is sJld
aries so greatly In accordance with
he amount of moisture the corr con.
aims when placed in the crib, and also
he ventilation Of the crib, that 1t Ii
impossible to state percentage Of
hrinkage that will apply with Ger
linty to any particular crib of stored
orn. Various tests show that during
he first year the shrinkage in Gritty ed [
Orn approximates Is per cent for hiG
rst year and 20 per cent for two 4
narg