The Corn Crib @ Burritt on the Mountain Corn and Pork were the staples of the 19th Century southern diet. Instead of penning and feeding them all year long, hogs were allowed to range freely. Hogs would be gathered in the autumn, the larger ones selected to be fattened, and the rest turned loose for another year. The hogs were fed corn from the crib for one or two months before being butchered and sent to the smoke house. The corncrib was the place where corn was kept for animal feed. This crib has the typical upper window and overhanging roof, which provided protection from the sun or rain while tossing corn into the structure from a wagon.