The Meridian Sun (Meridian, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1912 Page: 3 of 10
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STORAGE OF POTATOES
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Well Ventilated House Is Abso-
• Jutely Essential.
One Important Item to Remember I*
That Building of Green Lumber
and Sawdust Will Likely Cause
Ruin of Tubers.
(By R. B. RUSHING, Missouri.)
To build a Bweet potato storage
house or dry kiln that will hold 2,000
bushels, mark off a foundation 22x38
feet, extending east and west. Then
mark off a 1-foot space all around
this on the inside and build a con-
crete wall two feet high and one foot
thick, with an even, level surface to
lay the on.
Cut off eight feet at the east end
and build a concrete wall one foot
thick from side to side, the same
height as the outside wall.
In the cept;er of the east-end space
dig a cellar six feet deep, five feet
wide and ten feet long, leaving a five-
foot shelf on each side. This cellar
la to be used for a fire-box, where you
place a stove to produce heat for the
bouse. Cement the entire bottom,
sides and top surface of the ground in
the 20x7 aroa.
At the center of this 10-foot cellar
there should be a hole for a stove
pipe through the partition wall, about
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Floor Plan,
12 inches below the top of the wall;
also at a distance of about five feet
on each side of this stovepipe-hole
there should be a six-inch tile set in
the partition wall, with the end of
♦ he tile on the fire side about six
inches beto-w the top of the wall.
This tile should slope upward so
that on the opposite side of the parti-
tion its mouth will be even with the
top of the wall
In the east end of the fire-box oppo-
site the stovepipe hole, set a six inch
tile in the bottom of the end wali,
level with the bottom of the stove,
letting it extend through to the oppo-
site edge of the wall, where it will
connect with another six-inch tile
standing upright just outside the
wall.
This will furnish a current of cold
sir into the Are box, which will aid in
driving the hot air underneath the
floor of the storage-house.
Fill the 20x28 area with dirt to
within three inches of the top of the
wall, poiwtcUuK i.t down with a maul
during the process of filling.
Dig a trench lengthwise through the
center from the stovepipe-hole to the
west end of the area, and lay a line
of eight-inch tile so that the top will
be three inches below the level of th<
top of the wall.
Connect the west end of this eight-
inch tile with a brick flue built up
inside the wall and extending about
two or three feet above the roof.
Cover the beaten dirt in the 20x28
area with gravel or fine broken
stones to a depth of two inches when
well beaten down. Then cover the
entire surface with cement even with
the top of the wall, leaving open the
mouths of the tiles on either side of
the -Btovepipfe". Now this makes a
rat. proof foundation that will never
be .troubled- with • dampness or freez-
ing.
For the framing of this building use
good 2x4 stuff, placing one stringer
around the top of the wall even with
its outside edge and another stringer
even with its inside edge.
Rlace a series of 2x1 stu/is, eight
feet nine inches long, in au upriglit
position on each sill, and toenail
them to the sills. Before placing the
studding, locate the door three feet
wide in the clear, and the windows
about two feet wide and six feet high.
There should be four windows on
each side; two in the west and on«
in the east end. The door should be
in the east end, near the south side.
After placing the studding, nail on a
2x4 piece for a plate.
Now take 2x6 joists 22 feet long
and nail them to the studs just bo-
neath the plate so you can ceil to
them on the under side.
Place some 2x4 pieces lengthwise
between the studding where you want
to nail the boxing; divide the height
and insert the first railing three feet
from the top of the sill and the sec-
ond railing three feet above that, so
that you can nail the boxing at two
places in the middle and at each end.
Before putting on the boxing take
MENAGERIE A COSTLY THING
Captured Animals Cost Circus Man Ne
Small Penny, Though Their
Value Is Fluctuating.
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"I want to take little 'Georgie' tc
see the animals," Is what every father
says when he starts away from home
on his annual visit to the circus, and
the same bluff goes for little Gwendo-
len on Commonwealth avenue and lit-
tle "Mike"' at the north end. Fond
relatives always are glad of the ex
cuse to teach the youngsters all about
the animals—and see the circus them
selves—but the chances are that they
do not appreciate the true significance
of a menagerie. To the circus vis
iter it means strange animals ana
thrills, popcorn and peanuts. To the
circus company it means something
like $750,000, says the Boston Tran
script. This figure, however, is by
no means arbitrary, for the value o(
heavy felt paper or tarred roofing and I wild beasts fluctuates remarkably. To
nail it to the outside of the studding.
After the outside is boxed up, get
some sound, dry sawdust and fill in
the wall as you ceil up the inside.
Be very careful to beat and pack
the sawdust firmly as you ceil up the
wall. You now have a fjolid 12-inch
wall of sawdust commencing on tlio
concrete wall and extending up to
the plate.
In order to have the sawdust dry,
it is advisable to get it fresh from
the mill and put It in a shed where it
will not get wet and where you can
stir it so that it will season well. 1 j
find that the dryer the sawdust the )
better the result.
Having the walls finished, put on a '
good shingle roof with a fairly steep
pitch. Then ceil under the joists with j
a good flooring and fill in the loft with
sawdust until the joists are covered
one or two inches. Compact this
sawdust with that of the Walls.
This makes a frost-proof house. The
top half of the Inside door should be
, of glass, then, by leaving the outside
J door open, plenty of light will be ad
mitted to the small room, which is to
be used ns the barreling room.
Lay down 2x6 sleepers two feet
apart and make n tight floor in the
small room. Make a trap door to
step downstairs to the fire box.
I-ay 2x0 sleepors lengthwise of the
large room, leaving a 3-foot aisle 0:1
the south side which will be all con-
crete floor for walking upon. Place
a floor of boards running crosswise
upon these sleepers.
The six-inch tile previously men-
tioned allows the hot air to circulate
underneath all bins of potatoes and
rise up through them, drying them
underneath as well as on top, thus
preventing the potatoes from rotting
in the bottom of the bin.
Set a row of studding directly over
the partition wall and cell up the .east
side of this row of studding and make
a tight partition between the two
rooms, leaving room at the south end
of this partition for a doorway to the
aisle. »
Then set other rows of studding six
feet apart, the width of the bins.
This arrangement makes the bins
16 1-2 feet long, 8 1-2 feet high and 6
feet wide.
Board up the sides and north ends
of the bins with 1x4 strips.
Also similar strips six feet long
should be provided for the front ends
to be put in when needed. These are
held in place by a slide nailed up the
side of the studding.
Place ail the strips one inch apart
to allow circulation of the heat ali
around and tliiough the bins. Have
a six-inch ventilator over the center
of each bin and one over the small
room.
These ventilators should extend
through the ceiling and near a foot
above the sawdust. Have a window j
dvor in each end of the gable and a
ladder on the outside, If necessary to
go to the loft.
Remember this one point always:
that a freshly built house, and one
built out of green lumber and green
sawdust may, and likely will be, the
cause of a houseful of ruined potatoes..
day the value of a rhinoceros may be
$10,000, but let a few more rhinos be
hauled from their African lairs and
be put on the European market, and
the value per animal may drop 5C
per cent.
Another thing that affects the valu
ation of wild animals is the question
as to whether they are acclimated 01
green." The mortality rate among the
latter—animals fresh from the jungle
—is exceedingly high. The wild ani-
mal that has demonstrated the fact
that it can live in a cage, particularly
a cage that hops, skips and jumps
over the country with a circus, has
more than tripled his value.
A fresh chimpanzee from Africa is
worth from $300 to $1,000. Let this
same chimpanzee prove by his con-
tinued existence that cage life is
not mortally tedious to him and im
mediately his value leaps to $2,500.'
Another instance Is the giraffe. In
spite of the fact that it Is a rare
beast, its market value Is only about
$7,000. The simple reason for this
is that tbe giraffo in captivity has
such a small chance of continued ex
istence that the average showman
does not care to gamble $7,000 on it.
The elephant market fluctuates a
great deal. Thn price of a "green" ele-
phant runs from $1,000 to $5,000. Gel
that elephant used to captivity and hii
value jumps; hut train him to stand
on his head, ring a bell, beat a drum
or balance himself on a rolling ball,
and immediately his value soars. That
is why the herd of 40 elephants In one
big show is valued at more than $250,-
000. The animals born each winter in
the menagerie of a large circus are
worth about $40,000.
Japanese Wedding,
"From beginning to end, curiously
enough, religion does not play even b
small part in a Japanese wedding. Nc
priest appears at any stage. On the
evening of the great day, the. bride
with a white silk covering 011 her head
and face, and entirely dressed in pure
white—not tlie color of joy, but ol
deep mourning, for the girl is now
parting forever from her parents
more so, indeed, than If it was death
that had taken her away, for after
death her spirit would continue to be
present in the home of her childhood,
whereas now both body and spirit are
gone—is carried to her new home.
There she changes her mourning for
a festal garb. A feast is celebrated
* * * the young couple withdraw
and * * * in the presence of only
the middleman and his wife and of
two young girls who act as servants,
they pledge each other In very solemn
form, three times from each of three
cups. This ceremony * * * is the
essential part of the marriage celebra-
tion."—Japan of the Japanese, by Jo-
seph H. Longford.
Reverted.
Willis—Then he was really an hon-
*st congressman?
Glllls—He tttts frankness itself.
When he retired he said he felt as If
the country had served him long
enough.—Puck.
TO DRIVK Ot'T M At,ATM A
AND HIJ1L1) U »■ THE NTHTEM
Tako the Old Standard (jUciVHX TASTMl.K^*
CtllU, TONIC. Tnu know what joo urn taking.
Th« formula Is plainly primed on eyory bottle,
?bowlnx It Is simply Uulnino and Iron in a tastelrsa
o^m. n">*t form. Kor gruwa
fr«opl© and ohildreo, 60 con is. AdT.
A Guess.
"Why did Maud want to go into tha
garden, sis?"
"I suppose, dear child, she thought
Sweet William was there."
As a summer tonic there is no niedicinn
that nuitp compares with OXIDINE. It not
only nuilds up the system, but taken reg-
ularly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste-
less formula at Druggists. Adv.
We seldom tako a deep and vital
Interest in the affairs of our neigh-
bors—unless they owe us money.
THREE-YEAR
HOMESTEAD
LAW
IN THE
GREAT
NORTHWEST
Full Title to 320 or 160
Acres in 3 Years
Take the Great Northern
*—see with your own eyes
these fertile lands. Crops
this year bigger than ever!
Also wonderful opportun-
ities in sale of 300,OOOacrcs
rich Montana state lands
at low prices. Terms:
15% down, balance in
20 years.
Low Fares
Via
Great Northern Ry.
daily, 25 to Oct. tO. $30.25 from
Oklahoma City to many points In
Montana—$35.25 to Idaho. Washing-
ton. Oregon and North Pacific Coast
points. Liberal stopovers.
Tickets on sale daily, Sept. 25 to
Oct. 10. For details address
E. C. LEEDY
Gen. Immigration Agt.
Dept. T,
Great Northern Ry.
St* Paul, Minn.
Pinama-Pacijlc International
Bxpostiton, SanPramisco, 1916
Father's Hint.
The midnight stillness of the dark-
ened parlor was punctuated with a
crash just overhead. "Wha-wha-what
was that, dud-dud-darling?" exclaimed
the young man. "Merely father drop-
ping a hint," she replied as she snug-
gled a little closer.
THE HOMESEEKING FARMER
looking for wonderfully productive
TEXAS FARMS
in healthy climate, perfect title from
first hands, can have details for the
asking. Large body for selection.
Any good farmer can make this
land pay itself out on our low
prices and easy terms. Address
SPUR FARM LANDS
SPIL« DICKENS COUNTY TEXAS
oococ cocooooce
COFFEELINE
Fifty cents brings formula complete for
«naking and using. A tablespoonful makes
a cup of strong, fragrant coffee at less than
half the usual cost. Guaranteed pure and
wholesome Address H. T. CALDWELL,
9 Exchange Bldg.,Box 591.In<Iian«polii,Ind.
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STSAiotflS^CI6AB always reliable
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Hubbard, E. L. The Meridian Sun (Meridian, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1912, newspaper, October 3, 1912; Meridian, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc402801/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.