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John B. · Jan 24, 2013

It's a shame to see all the old barns falling down. But they've outlived their usefulness for most of us.

My dad's farm they say had three barns. I only know of the one and we tore it done about 15 yrs ago. It just wasn't being used any more.

Just 20 miles SW of us there is a dairy barn that was made into a restaurant many years ago and it really looks nice. It's called "The Barn Resaurant". Unfortunately I just found out it's closed.

ShadetreeRet · Jan 24, 2013

John, you are correct. In so many instances the style or type of barn or other buildings that were, may be no longer useful because of changes in the way things are done. But I think that many will agree that it is still sad to see them go. They are symbols of times that were. Times when the world was different. Sure, we worked our bxtts off, but we still do, maybe just differently. I always loved to ride down the road and look at all the huge barns and related buildings. The area around Greensboro and High Point, North Carolina was once teeming with dairy farms, but as things changed, the two cities spread out and engulfed them. A major airport is now in the area. It has been a few years since I was in that area, but across the road from the airport was evidence of an old dairy. The milking parlor was about all that was left and it was falling down. I guess there is a new business of some kind on that site now.

fixerupper · Jan 24, 2013

We burned a real nice tight round roof dairy barn that was built in 1948. It was on the farm across the road from where I live. The roof was bad and the way the interior was set up we would have had to hammer out tons of concrete footings to make it usable for any kind of storage. The hay mow was real low so a tractor couldn't be driven in without raising the walls, so down she went and we burned it. I farrowed a bunch of sows in that barn so I was a little sad to see it go, but it's time was up. It was a much, much nicer barn than the saggy, drafty old horse barn I have here where I live. Jim

Bruce from Can. · Jan 25, 2013

In years gone by , everyone kept thier hay covered ,and protected from the elements, as it was hard to come by, and had real value. They kept thier cattle in for much the same reason, also cattle kept in and tied could be over winered on less of that valuable feed. And you got to have the manure pile to use as fertilizer,before chemical fert, was avaliable. Now making hay is an easy one man job, and becauseone man can make so much in a day, it has little value. Cattle have much less value now than they did even 40 years ago, so we run more outside for less work. Feed them large volumes of cheap feed, we can't aford, or be bothered to cover or store inside.And the manure dosen't get the same respect as fertilizer, as it isn't as easy to apply as chemical. Things did change, but they will change again.As feed value increase,and cattle price go up.When, just as soon as the governments relize they can no longer aford to pay for thier cheap food policy, if not sooner.Remember the outside 4" on a 4x4 bale is 30% of the hay in the bale, so spoilage can add up fast,on a round bale left out

Dan in Ohio · Jan 25, 2013

Knowing that these fine old barns are disappearing from our landscape causes me to pause and enjoy the moment as I did last summer near Mount Victory Ohio

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showcrop · Jan 25, 2013

My old bank barn needs some work, but I still get good use out of it even though the animals are gone. I reroofed it about five years ago and I have had probably five one day jacking projects on it in 25 years. I don't figure that is too bad.

SweetFeet · Jan 25, 2013

showcrop,

It is sad to see them go. In a couple more generations people won't even know what a barn is except for photos in history books.

My husband jacked ours up and put in new supports a long time ago. About 10 years ago, he put a steel roof on it and opened up one side and one end so he could park tractors and equipment in it. Not as pretty with large openings, but she still stands and is useful (was cheaper than a machine shed since he did all the work himself).

He also took our old granary and knocked out the foundations and added a lean-to onto the back (big job), sided it in steel and roofed it in steel. So now it is like an extra 2 car garage.

Achin' Back · Jan 25, 2013

Dan,
Looks like one of the Amish barns. There are quite a few of the Amish in that area. Do you live around there?

The Mayor · Jan 25, 2013

I've been restoring a hip roof barn, would you call it that? Raising the mow floor to 14 foot, putting a new foundation under it. Making it more user friendly, We've own the farm for 28 years and have never really used the barn. I have a bunch of photos I could post.

Nancy Howell · Jan 25, 2013

Please post the other photos. I'd like to see them.

Nancy Howell · Jan 25, 2013

Cool, even has pigeons on top!

johnwayne360 · Jan 25, 2013

Looks like you raised the whole barn, not just the mow? I want to do something like that someday, but by the time i can afford it, i wont need it anymore..lol

johndeere720diesel · Jan 25, 2013

I got lucky my barn is laid out so it is still useful at least to anything I'll ever own will fit I do have some plans to change things inside but not much. Have 2 cattle runs has a doorway that is talk enough and wide enough to store a small combine has a lean to for tractor and equipment storage did roof it last year and posted pictures of it have to paint and do the lean to roof this summer

The Mayor · Jan 25, 2013

Here's some more

W_B · Jan 25, 2013

Mayor, keep posting those pics! Nice job on the remodel. On my barn I just keep it patched up, no funds to do much more. We did put concrete floors in the lower level since we are keeping a herd of llamas. Debating how much money to put into it long term since we'd like to reduce and eventually eliminate the herd and be able to retire and do some traveling.

ricb · Jan 25, 2013

That looks like an extremely extensive & expensive restoration. Finished product turning out beautifully.

ricb · Jan 25, 2013

That looks like an extremely extensive & expensive restoration. Finished product turning out beautifully.

ricb · Jan 25, 2013

That looks like an extremely extensive & expensive restoration. Finished product turning out beautifully.

ricb · Jan 25, 2013

That looks like an extremely extensive & expensive restoration. Finished product turning out beautifully.

showcrop · Jan 25, 2013

Here are a few pics of what I am doing with my barn. The first is the front, and the project is the jacking of the right corner. Since this was taken I have jacked up the post that is just to the right of the door so it is pretty lavel now

This next pic shows detail of jacking the front corner. It is tricky because there is nothing under to jack from because the barn is into kind of a side hill.

This is a view of the back. When we bought the place, 23 years ago there was a back wall which had held in moisture, and 2/3 of the posts were just remains hanging from the beams. Our sheep used to live under there, and now there is a tractor and the baler and some smaller stuff.

It is a lot straighter than it was a few months ago. Two tractors and an antique car stay in the upper level along with some daughters furniture and stuff, the ZTR and plenty of other stuff.

This is underneath showing an added in beam that I have just raised about four inches.

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