Early American farms had several outbuildings. One of those was called "the corn crib". It served many purposes, but one of them was the depository for corn. Just about all farmers raised corn for consumption by the family and/or livestock. Some of the corn was usually milled, some was saved as seed for next years crop, and some was lost to mice and other critters.
Outbuildings were usually made of logs. Many of them were made of yellow poplar trees because some said that termites would not eat the wood. Others were made of whatever trees were available. The ends of the logs were notched so the logs would fit together without the need for nails or pegs.
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