Temporary corn crib

Anonymous-0 · Nov 26, 2009

I'm having a good harvest and will end up with about 200 to 300 bushles of ear corn that won't fit into the crib so I was thinking of either letting it stand and pick it as needed for feed (but I've fed enough deer this year) or making a temporary crib out of snow fence. I'm not sure if I should lay a tarp on the ground or just put the fence up and pile it up and tarp over the top.

JMS/.MN · Nov 26, 2009

One ring high should be plenty for what you need. Set two good poles in the ground, about 3 feet apart, and attach the ends of the cribbing to that- wrap it around the p[oles and back onto itself- there is a lot of pressure. Some folks go 3 rings high, max. Lay some planks from the doorway to the middle- easier shoveling on that. Normally not tarped- might hold moisture in and mold, unless you could mount if above the corn so it can breathe.

rustyfarmall · Nov 26, 2009

It depends on how quickly you will be using the ear corn. We used to end up with 2 to 3 thousand bushels that we didn't have crib space for, so we just piled it up right on the ground and then used out of that pile first for the cattle on feed. That pile was always gone by spring and we never had any problems with spoiling or rotting.

Fudpucker · Nov 26, 2009

I am assuming your talking about cattle fee. We are lucky and the corn is next to the pasture so we can just put a hot wire around it and let em graze it down. Best of luck to you.

Fudpucker · Nov 26, 2009

I am assuming your talking about cattle fee. We are lucky and the corn is next to the pasture so we can just put a hot wire around it and let em graze it down. Best of luck to you.

jimont · Nov 26, 2009

Further to what JMS/MN said ..... I have seen a temporary "roof" made of staw bale slices placed to form a roof with bale twine criss-crossed over the straw to hold it in place. Worked real well!!

gene bender · Nov 26, 2009

Like other posr says set two posts 3ft apart get a roll of picket snow fince lay some boards on the ground and fill we used to go three uigh in the days of ear corn picking. Used them first

John Harmon · Nov 26, 2009

I've shoveled a lot of ear corn out of a Snow Fence Crib into my Artsway Grinder Mixer. run in a few bushels of Oats,some supplements and salt and the old cows are happy for another few days.I layed out a circle with a center stake ansd a rope,every 5 ft. or so drive in a Steel Fence post encircle it with Snow Fence,tie the Fence to the Posts and start filling. Don't even think of putting down any thing for a floor except wood boards or you will be sorry.My preference was short grass. Dirt floor and rain will make a dirty mess. Tarps puddle water and then if it freezes ,another mess. Grass will break away from the roots and if nothing else will add feed value.This is if you intend to grind and feed the corn.

paul · Nov 26, 2009

No tarp on the ground, nice grass is best.

I've hardly ever seen the top tarped, might hold in more moisture than what it keeps out?

Use it up by February.

Should be good.

--->Paul

Stephen Atkins · Nov 26, 2009

We would just set posts in a circle and run woven wire around to keep the earcorn from spreading out. We put nothing down and never covered the corn when we were done harvesting.
We ground the corn from this crib for feed.

steveormary

Ric Ks. · Nov 26, 2009

I didnt see anyone mention that you need some 1 by lumber to lay across the opening between the poles for a door. As it fills up just set a board across the door and the corn holds it there. If you want to go high tech. build a angled wall inside the door and keep it about a foot off the ground to let the corn fall out where you can scoop it up.

IA Roy · Nov 26, 2009

2 to 300 bushels would hardly make a pile. Why not leave it on your wagons. If you have a concrete slab somewhere, even on the side of a building, would work great. We piled at least a thousand on a feeding floor, up against a building that defined one side of the lot. In a barn or other unused building would also be good.

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