Granary
– inside view
A
building as important as the barn on most of the old Monroe County farms was
the drive-through granary. The granary was
used for storing grain and tobacco. The
above photo shows the corncrib as viewed from the drive-through of the
granary. The bed of a loaded wagon would
come to about midway between the open door at the top of the crib and the ground
or dirt drive-through. Eared corn would
be shoveled through the top door into the crib using a 10-pronged pitchfork or a scoop-shovel.
A
few ears of corn would be removed at one time as feed for livestock and
chickens. The small box-like opening at
the bottom of the picture was for removing corn. Ears of corn from inside the corncrib would fall into this box as
corn was removed.
As
you might expect, the granary was a favorite place for rodents and birds. Rat poison was frequently used to control
the rodent population. Birds were
unwelcome guests but one of the costs of doing business on the farm.
Provided by Dorothy
Bayes
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