The Barn Then and Now

rusty6 · Apr 6, 2019

Great uncle Jack had this barn built about 1924 and the first photo was taken when it was quite new, before the lean to was added on the West side. The second photo was taken yesterday showing the sad state of the barn. The owners are salvaging the "barn board" which is good, better than burning it. But in the process it has weakened the structure so much that it has developed a serious lean. Only a matter of time before it collapses I think. I really regret not buying and re-locating it to my yard years ago while it was still in good shape. Too late now. Time and chance waits for no man.

rick n ohio · Apr 6, 2019

It's sad you see it happening everywhere

Bob Harvey · Apr 6, 2019

Are there any salvageable timbers ? Probly worth more than the 'barn boards'.

rusty6 · Apr 6, 2019

(quoted from post at 19:37:36 04/06/19) Are there any salvageable timbers ? Probly worth more than the 'barn boards'.

Yes, all the interior heavy timbers, 2x6, etc. are in excellent condition. I still have the original blueprints for the barn so I guess I could have a new one built

Another picture taken from the North side.

farmerjohn · Apr 7, 2019

Didn?t you post a barn tour video of this barn a while ago?

caterpillar guy · Apr 7, 2019

If the main timbers are good it could be moved reasonably well. When the mortise's and such get rotten it will fall.

GEO-TH, In · Apr 7, 2019

Your uncle's barn is in better shape than
my friends 1914 barn. Power post Beatles
damaged the east side. We saved the barn
on a shoestring budget. His 3 horses
spent the winter there.

Wish he had more money to return barn to
it's glory days.

Friend turned 75. Most likely barn will out live him.

We put many days clearing the land, making fences, hacking up and supporting barn.

The barn is 66 ft long.

casecollectorsc · Apr 7, 2019

Wow! Dedicated owner. nice job!

rusty6 · Apr 7, 2019

(quoted from post at 04:39:49 04/07/19) Your uncle's barn is in better shape than
my friends 1914 barn. Power post Beatles
damaged the east side. We saved the barn
on a shoestring budget. His 3 horses
spent the winter there.
The barn is 66 ft long.

Nice save on that barn but I can see this one being a huge project. It would have to be pulled back into straight shape and tied/braced to hold it straight for a move. Plus a concrete foundation built to support it. It sits on a slight hillside now so the foundation is about 4 feet high.

WGM · Apr 7, 2019

Yeah, there oughta be a law......

55 50 Ron · Apr 7, 2019

As always, I appreciate your pictures and their history. Is that a "dog door" in the big sliding door? Curious if the access to the loft is in those openings above the sliding door in the second picture? Or maybe there's a different way to get to the loft?

rusty6 · Apr 7, 2019

(quoted from post at 10:38:44 04/07/19) As always, I appreciate your pictures and their history. Is that a "dog door" in the big sliding door? Curious if the access to the loft is in those openings above the sliding door in the second picture? Or maybe there's a different way to get to the loft?

There are two sliding doors in the lower picture. Upper door goes to the hay loft and lower door opens to the main level although there are steps inside as the floor is about 4 feet down from the entry. The little door on the right is to the chop bin. I'm guessing they had some type of elevator to carry the chopped grain through that small door into the chop bin inside.

GEO-TH, In · Apr 7, 2019

Owner 75. I was 69. We both put many days in on the barn. I hate to see old barns die.

55 50 Ron · Apr 7, 2019

Now I'm just a bit confused. I think I wasn't clear with my question about the "dog door". I meant it in reference to the first picture, but it seems to me you meant your answer to apply to the "walk door" in the second picture.

I'll add that confusion sometimes is prominent in my old brain!

rusty6 · Apr 7, 2019

(quoted from post at 16:13:50 04/07/19) Now I'm just a bit confused. I think I wasn't clear with my question about the "dog door". I meant it in reference to the first picture, but it seems to me you meant your answer to apply to the "walk door" in the second picture.

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55 50 Ron · Apr 7, 2019

Nice video. Thanks for providing it. It answers many questions about the barn for me. Is that barn on the 100 acre woods?

Another of your videos mentioned cleaning wheat for seed, 500 bushels I recall. Dad use to plant approx 1.25 bu/acre so your seed would plant 400 acres if you use the same rate/acre. That's a lot of wheat, but maybe not so much for a nice farm in SK.

rusty6 · Apr 8, 2019

(quoted from post at 20:16:53 04/07/19) Is that barn on the 100 acre woods?
Dad use to plant approx 1.25 bu/acre so your seed would plant 400 acres if you use the same rate/acre. That's a lot of wheat, but maybe not so much for a nice farm in SK.

No, the hundred acre woods is across the highway. My other grandfathers and great uncles homestead. (6 quarters). This barn is right beside me but just across the line on another quarter. Originally homesteaded by my great uncle but sold during WWII when he retired.
400 acres of wheat is pretty much a hobby farm here these days. Although I am aiming for about 260 acres myself. I like to have a few extra bushels clean on hand in case plans change.

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