Barns

[Cattech]

Unfortunately, we had to demolish dad's old barn. It was too far gone for anyone to restore it. 

The farm across the road from me is being turned into a regional park. It was one of the most elaborate farms in the region. Back in the first half of the 20th century, it was owned by Claude Lewis, the brother of Sinclair Lewis, (a world renowned author). I voiced my opinion on saving and restoration of the barn to use as a rentable event hall. Deaf ears, the land is significant to some Native American tribes. This lovely old building will be destroyed next year...

[rrr4quality]

I love old barns! Lots of them left around Michigan. If I had more time and was a better photographer I’d travel around and document them.

Here are some pictures from a local barn, The Octagon Barn, a fall festival is held at the property each year and has grown into quite the event.

Here are a few pictures from the barn I’ve been working on.

I used white ash that I drug out of the woods and milled on my homemade bandsaw mill. It’s been a few years ago though. I still need to get it painted.

[Chester5732]

rrr4quality, you were only 3 miles from my place when you were at the octagon barn. My late Grandfather worked there a young man along side his father. 

[rrr4quality]

12 hours ago, Chester5732 said:

rrr4quality, you were only 3 miles from my place when you were at the octagon barn. My late Grandfather worked there a young man along side his father. 

Still not too far from you, I’m just two miles north of M46 on Hurdscorner Road.

[Ihfan4life]

Too bad you didn’t have more time Nick…

you were maybe an hour from here

http://shelburnefarms.org/visit-and-learn/our-farm-campus/major-historic-buildings/breeding-barn

[ray54]

 

sorry picture did not show up

 

 

[Alan Dinan]

Aerial photos of my place from years ago, before we bought it.

[nepoweshiekfarmalls]

44 minutes ago, Alan Dinan said:

Aerial photos of my place from years ago, before we bought it.

I love that website too!

[Alan Dinan]

33 minutes ago, nepoweshiekfarmalls said:

I love that website too!

Bottom left of the second picture is a lake now.

[48 farmall M]

59 minutes ago, nepoweshiekfarmalls said:

I love that website too!

What is it called?

[48 farmall M]

I do not want to pay for it right now, but I will get one in the near future for Dad's birthday.

[Alan Dinan]

45 minutes ago, 48 farmall M said:

I do not want to pay for it right now, but I will get one in the near future for Dad's birthday.

Find a friend with a drone, or a plane!!

[48 farmall M]

18 minutes ago, Alan Dinan said:

Find a friend with a drone, or a plane!!

That would be smart

[Cattech]

4 hours ago, 48 farmall M said:

What is it called?

The website in question is https://vintageaerial.com/

It has collected a whole lot of the vintage aerial pictures from around 1960 - 1990's. It's free to look up your location and see the old pics online. They give you the option to order reprints.

Here's the farm I grew up on from 1980.

[nepoweshiekfarmalls]

The first photograph was taken of Dad's eastern farm (we referred to it as the Miller Farm.).  This was 1976, the year Dad purchased the farm.

 

Same farm in 1980.  You can see the pole building Dad parked the 500 bushel Behlen batch dryer under.   Next to it is the wet holding bin.  An auger crossed the drive north to supply dry corn to the bin.  The 2 bulk bins are for soybean meal and mineral mix.  Mixed a lot of hog feed at this site.  A farrowing house, sow lots and fattening lots are obscured by the trees.  I drove Dad's 706 solo in from the field for the first time on this farm!  Dad would later lose this farm due to the land prices plummeting and interest rates hitting all time highs.   He went broke overnight...  Today, this farmstead is gone.  Just a field now.

The farmstead I grew up on in 1976.  I was 2.

Farm in 1980.  Dad's 856 Custom with YAR cab is visible next to the cornfield by the Mira-Huts.

 

Same farm in 1989.  I was 15.

Lastly in 1994.  Year I graduated college and came home to farm.

 

My Grandfather's farm, where I live.

 

 

[IHandJDman]

Inside of the leanto on our barn I posted earlier.

[Shell1066]

I like old barns! in 1996/97 , us 6 boys tore down a post and beam  1910 28 by 40 foot barn. Hauled it home and re-assembled it. Had to fix the north end beams. We numbered all the beams with paint before tear down. Had two van loads of amish friends come in from Ohio and help us have a old fashioned barn raising. After it was up realized the two upright beams on each side the door were backwards but they fit so we didn't catch it. Barn is still standing but the roof is starting to come off and owner wouldn't take the free offer from us to fix it 5 years ago. Really stinks to see all the work we did just go to pot.

[Chester5732]

1 hour ago, Shell1066 said:

I like old barns! in 1996/97 , us 6 boys tore down a post and beam  1910 28 by 40 foot barn. Hauled it home and re-assembled it. Had to fix the north end beams. We numbered all the beams with paint before tear down. Had two van loads of amish friends come in from Ohio and help us have a old fashioned barn raising. After it was up realized the two upright beams on each side the door were backwards but they fit so we didn't catch it. Barn is still standing but the roof is starting to come off and owner wouldn't take the free offer from us to fix it 5 years ago. Really stinks to see all the work we did just go to pot.

I wish I had the health and money to do that. I know where the barn is that’s available but I am no longer man enough to do it. 

[Shell1066]

6 hours ago, Chester5732 said:

I wish I had the health and money to do that. I know where the barn is that’s available but I am no longer man enough to do it. 

I hear you. I would like to take it down and bring it here to my place. But at 47  I'm not the man I once was ! LOL.

[Chester5732]

9 minutes ago, Shell1066 said:

I hear you. I would like to take it down and bring it here to my place. But at 47  I'm not the man I once was ! LOL.

If I was still 47 I would tackle it, but at 55 with two artificial knees(one worn out after 18 years), a rheumatologist, an orthopedic surgeon and pulmonologist on staff it’s out of the question. But my brain still says I can do it. 

[TroyDairy]

Vintage ariel is amazing!  Can spend hours on there.  Its fun to see places like Riverside county CA.  100s pf large dairies in the 60s.  1st wave of guy who got bought out from Longbeach and Artiesia closer to the pacific.  Whats interesting is seeing these beautiful new dairies...and 0 comments.  Like no one recognizes them or anything.  Entire family prob detached from ag now.  Most been gone since 80s and 90s now i supposed.  Locally nearly every single phote has multiple views and comments.

[560Dennis]

Lost our 141 year old barn first of December last year in the snow storm of the decade . 60 to seventy mile an hour winds and three to four feet of wet snow on the roof . Imploding the walls out into the pasture. Livestock in lower part of the barn all safe , no life was lost . Had cut way in first Flo side door to accessible removed. Total loss insurance adjuster . 
I still depressed ,as the kid,owner s had just replaced the roof in October. 
That’s act of god , not over it yet ,can’t even look at it anymore. 
No life was lost move on . 
can’t say how many barns collapsed ,Ashtabula High school roof collapsed in same storm . 
I got to get over it !

Advice , do not scrimp ing   on  buildings new structure because of cost in snow country , you will regret it ! 
I’ve seen more often here than you can imagine .take heed or pay for iall over again 

[DT Fan]

Went to the Robinson corn picking event Sunday. These are pictures of that historic barn on Dan's place.

[yellowrosefarm]

I've never seen fancy milled battens on a barn around here. Many just nailed the green boards up tight and let the shrink spaces happen as they may. If they used battens to cover the space, they were just thinner cut strips of whatever the siding boards were. A lot of horizontal lap siding here too.

[DT Fan]

4 hours ago, yellowrosefarm said:

I've never seen fancy milled battens on a barn around here. Many just nailed the green boards up tight and let the shrink spaces happen as they may. If they used battens to cover the space, they were just thinner cut strips of whatever the siding boards were. A lot of horizontal lap siding here too.

I think those were pretty common around these parts.