Another vintage red wooden barn located within a few miles of our farm.
I always love to see the metal roofs -- they are the best addition a farmer can make to his barn(s), as it helps to maintain the underlying structure for many years.
The blue silo, manufactured by the A.O. Smith Company, is not your typical silo in Nebraska.
According to busn.uco.edu,
In the late 1940s a new, revolutionary silo began appearing. The A.O. Smith Company of Milwaukee, manufacturer of glass-lined water heaters and beer vats, began making steel, glass-lined silos--Harvestores, the company called them. This first glass-lined silo was, in reality, a beer storage vat stood on end. Although they were considerably more expensive than the popular concrete stave silos, the blue silos began dotting the upper Midwest, especially Wisconsin.
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What a great Barn view...the whole yard looks so neat!
ReplyDeletevery nice photo
ReplyDeleteI love barns!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely charming barn!
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Great barn and capture. Restful to look at.
ReplyDeleteThere are lots of silos in our area but I've never seen one of the blue ones, they are very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI love this barn, Nancy.
ReplyDeleteLovely view! :-)
ReplyDeleteVary nice!
ReplyDeletea nice one!
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Glass lined? That's something I never heard of.
ReplyDeleteYou've captured the heart of that farm. Beautiful photo.
ReplyDeleteLou
I love that you added a little piece of history with this.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the information on the silo - it does look very different from the ones you usually see! Nice neat barn too!
ReplyDeleteI am having barn envy! Love that picture!!
ReplyDeleteThis photo reminds me of living in Midwest Iowa in the 50's . . . and the fragrance . . . Looks real and productive . . .
ReplyDeleteNeat barn!
ReplyDeleteAwesome shot! Love the glow of the lighting!
ReplyDeleteBarns in every area are so different. I was thinking that this could have been a barn here in Lancaster County, but then I saw there were only two windows on the side. You wouldn't see that here. It's a beautiful shot!
ReplyDeleteI love barns like this... to be able to wander through them, smell the farm smells.. (perhaps not the cow poop).... nice shot!
ReplyDeleteLooks like that barn will be enjoyed for many years!
ReplyDeletexo Catherine
I don't think I've seen one of those silos anywhere, perhaps I have and just didn't know what it was... love this shot of a working farm....
ReplyDeletea pretty little farm scene!
ReplyDeleteThat's a new silo to me also. I don't think I've seen one in the south.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed learning a little of the history of the silo and that's a lovely barn scene. Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteMetal roofs really can last a lifetime, but I understand they are extremely expensive these days. Plus they weather so wonderfully!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love the history lesson too!!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot! Looks like the command center of the farm.
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful, Nancy! The bird on the wire is even cool in this shot!
ReplyDeleteYes, very interesting history of the silo. I have seen so many like that in our travels.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great barn. I really like the historical tidbit, too.
ReplyDeletei love this type of farm - looks like wis, indeed. we had lots of harvestores there. :)
ReplyDeleteBarns are a photo favorite of mine as well. I love the weathered character. Nice one.
ReplyDeleteI want to find a little hill overlooking a barn just like this one and stare at it for a very long time.
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the blue silos. We have a few here...quite a few. I like seeing the metal roofs too. Makes me think farmers who have them are looking to the future.
ReplyDeleteIt is a nice charmer Nancy. And the tin roofs are better you say? sandie
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous shot of this farm! So pretty.
ReplyDeleteThis us charming! I love reading your descriptions and the added info!
ReplyDeleteI learned about blue silos years ago while doing some travel, working in New York state. We always said those were prosperous farmers. Lovely photo.
ReplyDeleteLove the new blog look (not sure how long its been up, I haven't been around in awhile) Great photo :-D
ReplyDeleteLooks like a busy, productive farm. And the farmer's been able to make some serious investments to make things last. Good for him or her!
ReplyDeleteOh dear Nancy, I am feeling so unlucky right now to not be able to see so much barns in my area. :(
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful day!
Great job, Nancy. Faded reds are still my favorites!
ReplyDeleteTheresa has 3 barns...you have one more...Okay!
ReplyDeleteWell, here in Portugal we have no barns...as far as I know..and I live in a small town...I was raised in the country...and ...no barns...Never saw one here!
Amazing!
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Another splendid barn, Nancy! :D
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely evening! xo
I like the faded red barn with the tin roof. We have a few of the Harvestores here in Minnesota. I was interested in reading the history of them.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful image of that barn nancy, just be cautious of the halo around the steel tower.
ReplyDeleteStunning
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Great picture and I love the info about the blue silo! I agree about metal roofs. We actually would like to get one for our house! :)
ReplyDeleteWe have LOTS of the blue silos here in our part of Virginia. They always stand out when I am on a barn hunt. Thanks for including the info. It is always so interesting to learn something new at my age. It keeps me young. We have a tim roof, too, but it has sprung a bad leak...that means $$$$. Hope we can do a patching job to hold us over for a bit longer. This is a nice barn with it worn red paint. genie
ReplyDeleteNebraska so reminds me Ohio. Must be the midwestern vibe :)
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a great week, Nancy!
Love the light in this Nancy!
ReplyDeleteThe silo will no doubt out live its usefulness and the barn.
Metal roofs are the BEST!...:)JP
ReplyDeleteSou brasileiro e sempre me interessei pelo meio rural dos Estados Unidos, suas músicas e seu jeito de viver. Por acaso encontrei sua página e gostei muito. Estou seguindo..
ReplyDeleteGrande abraço from Brasil.
Gilson.
I have to say I don't know a whole lot about Barns, being from a city and all. But this one looks like a might fine barn to me. I love to see your Barn photos...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo and interesting history on the silo!
ReplyDeleteI love those barns over there. Ours seem so plain. Sue
ReplyDeleteNice barn! I like the faded red paint and the metal roof. Interesting info on the silo!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting about the silo. That is a great barn!
ReplyDeleteThat's a big one!
ReplyDeleteThis may be an odd question, but do you know the kind of red paint that was used on these old farm outbuildings? I visited Sweden last year and many houses and barns were painted a rusty red because it was inexpensive to make the paint from an iron oxide--end result a dark rusty red which I'd love for my home. As a child our home had a metal roof--oh, the good night's sleep when it rained!
ReplyDeleteI know farmers need to modernise but I love it when they keep the old buildings.
ReplyDeleteNice barn shot...very interesting info about the silo..."who knew"!!!!
ReplyDeleteI do see some of those blue silos here in Wisconsin. They came out in 1940? Hmmmm - - - I still think of them as "the new silo" when I see one.
ReplyDeleteInteresting info & the silo is a cool, dark blue & gets the job done, but the barn is what I'm after! LoL! Love the open lower level... cool editing, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining, Nancy =)
There is no better place to be when the rain is gently falling than in a barn with a tin roof! What a wonderful sound. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove this photo! I also wanted to add what little I knew - in my area of the country those blue Harvestore silos were typically used to store silage and seen on dairy farms more so than other cattle operations.
ReplyDeletenice nancy, i enjoyed all the info!! i have a soft spot for silo's, i'm not sure why!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great barn scene, Nancy! Love the weathered look and rusty roof.
ReplyDeleteThose big Harvestores are dotted all over South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. Maybe their sales people targeted ranches before they hit the farms of the Plains states.
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