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Corn Crib & Hog House Plan No. 25

Star Combined Corn Crib, Granary and Hog House No. 25

THE combination corn crib, granary and hog house illustrated above, forms a most ideal, practical and economical farm group. The farmer going into pork production will readily appreciate its many merits and labor saving advantages.

The Corn Crib and Granary
The building is 26 ft. wide and 28 ft. long. The corn cribs are 8 ft. wide and 18 ft. high to the square. A trench runslengthwise through the cribs, forming a convenient runway for the drag of the corn sheller. Grain bins are located abovethe 10 ft. driveway, and grain can be spouted to a wagon below.

Grain is elevated by a portable elevator. The capacity of corn crib is 2,649 bu. of ear corn, and the bins hold approximately 1,500 bushels of small grain.

This is a modern crib and granary, designed to carry maxi-mum loads. The entire lower floor is of concrete. The plank frameis well braced and covered with standard cribbing.

 

The Hog House

A house of this type should be built with the ridge running North and South, so that the sun’s rays will strike all the pens.

The corn crib located at the north end will shelter the house from the prevailing winds. The dimensions of the house are 24 ft. x 60 ft., and it contains 19 STAR Steel Hog Pens, and a feed room. Pens are 6 ft. x 8 ft. Ceiling height is 7 ft. in clear, and hay and roughage can be stored overhead.

Floor and foundations are of concrete. The plank frame is coveredwith drop siding. A simple, practical, convenient pork-producing plant.

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