Today in Pictures

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Try at pano picture

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Switched to local community project wheat field
neighbour brought his awesome kids for a ride , their smile worth 1000 words …

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Toasted.

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This is kinda neat
my sister tracked these pictures down

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Still use er today
cut the loft out when I was 16 and moved it for shop

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We think 90 years old or so

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Crazy to think how hard our forefathers worked to make a living here after the hard core socialism and totalitarianism they all left , most with very little in the 1900’s to finally live a free life here
let us never forget

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This Thursday. 100 yrs old. Moved it here in 75.

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Toasted.

Sad. Where at?
Next week should finish some.

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This is kinda neat
my sister tracked these pictures down

The tracked hay trolley either lifted slings placed on rack while loading. Or, the earlier ones had spears or forks. Yours looks like a later sling model. Often made by Beatty.

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Sad. Where at?
Next week should finish some.

West of Trochu. Worst I’ve seen. Lots are saying theirs are bad, but in all my driving everyone else still has some hope. Around home has no hope. They’re almost past cattle feed stage.

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West of Trochu. Worst I’ve seen. Lots are saying theirs are bad, but in all my driving everyone else still has some hope. Around home has no hope. They’re almost past cattle feed stage.

Sad to hear , been there too many times, others more
it’s amazing home some can’t grasp it
lose 10-20% to flooding or too wet is far less than 100% gone to drought cause the other 90 to 80% is great , fact

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This Thursday. 100 yrs old. Moved it here in 75.

Real shame that barn was torn down.

From the picture it appears structurally sound, the roof looks in good condition which is always first to go due neglect by owners.

Do you know why?

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1 or more of 3 things affect an older gambrel barn.
Poor foundation. No maintenance. Economical construction and design. Essentially this one suffered all 3.
And they're not easily converted or restored without twice the cash to build new.
Insurance replaced shingles in the 90s. Cupola falling off 5 years ago. She had a lean.
It was actually a relief for me once done.
I respect your sentiment and opinion. It made the news here. But posters on the County FB page fell in two camps.
Those who write checks and those who don't.
It was really just a museum for one. Perhaps that's another definition for mausoleum lol.
A hindrance when I'm gone. I choose a different legacy.

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I'll probably get rid of the tractor I drove as a kid for the same reason.