Jim
I'd like to see pics of that barn - and the hay saw, Ak.My younger sister owns the farm my dad was born on in 1927. He often tells the story about how when he got home from WW2 how he helped stand the trusses because he could climb to the top. It has a round roof instead of a gambrel roof. Kinda unique.
I've stacked a lot of hay bales in that loft. And I have the hay saw my dad used as a kid near 90 years ago.
But most best is I can go hang out where my dad did n he can still visit with me about it.
Is the 'round barn' a Norwegian thing?View attachment 69422
@Aklogcabin Maybe it was the Smithsonian magazine, quite a few years ago, had an article about the round barns of Wisconsin. Here's one I copied from this website:
https://wisconsinhistory.org/Records/NationalRegister/NR2482
must be! I read there are less than 150 left standing now and they were especially prevalent in one county.Is the 'round barn' a Norwegian thing?
must be! I read there are less than 150 left standing now and they were especially prevalent in one county.
No hay loft? So where do the barn cats live?Sadly the barn "loft" has gone the way of the do-do. Hay is stored outside. Round bales are wrapped needing no roof. More often than not I see squared bales stacked outside and covered.
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Sadly the barn "loft" has gone the way of the do-do. Hay is stored outside. Round bales are wrapped needing no roof. More often than not I see squared bales stacked outside and covered.
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I know! They had a purpose. It was also really cool as a kid to get to go up there and throw hay down to the critters.No hay loft? So where do the barn cats live?
UnderfootNo hay loft? So where do the barn cats live?
LOL. Hardly ever saw Uncle Earl's barn cats - except that when he finished afternoon milking (5-6 cows, by hand) he would set a shallow pan on the barn floor and pour some milk in it. Then cats appeared.Underfoot
Maybe an optical delusion, but she seems to have a little lean on her (kinda snuggling in). Also might be kinda gloomy in there.
Maybe an optical delusion, but she seems to have a little lean on her (kinda snuggling in). Also might be kinda gloomy in there.
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