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[John Hall]

Here is a twist for you Ralph, tobacco is cured in a barn. It was 150 
years ago and is today, but the size and styles have changed greatly. 
Originally they were square log structures, maybe 20 ft sq. For the last 
45-50 years they are metal buildings about 8 wide, 10 high and 30-40' 
long. At least this applies to the majority of tobacco farming (flue 
cured). The air cured burley tobacco is cured in very loosely boarded 
"barns"--that is up in David and maybe Spencer's neck of the woods.

I know Charlie can give more specifics.

By the way, all of our equipment is parked under sheds. The barn was 
built for the cows and horses and storing hay and straw. It does have a 
shed built on the west side that I park my old 55 Deere combine under 
and my IH corn planter.

Ralph, I think your summation of a barn is what the MAJORITY of barn 
owners would describe. I see "barn" being used a lot to describe some 
garage packages offered by builders.

John Hall

On 7/7/2017 10:49 AM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 7/4/2017 3:36 PM, Indiana Robinson wrote:
>>> Barns are a whole other ball game...  :-
>>>
>>>
>>> Rambling again...
>>> A "barn" to me is a wooden farm building usually either timber frame,
>>> balloon framed or I also include the small dairy barns that almost always
>>> have a gambrel or cyclone roof around here.
>>>
>    I have a problem with how the term "barn" has been mis used so much in
> the media lately. To me a barn was only for
> animals. Be they cattle, chickens or horses. You might occasionally park
> a tractor in a barn but you don't store your
> antique cars and trucks in a barn. As so many shows and videos like to
> use the term "barn find" it has become viral.
> I keep my vehicles and machinery in a shed or garage. Animals go in a
> barn. Just my opinion and I expect I am in the minority
> as usual.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>