According to the findings of a 2007 U.S. Department of Agriculture census, Missouri had more than 36,000 barns built before 1960 — the second-highest number in the nation behind Texas. The surprising number and the dilapidated condition of many of those barns led to the creation of the MBARN. In 2011, the group set out to photograph the barns as part of the first step in validating their historical significance.
But Missouri's barn enthusiasts might take heart in who is buying farmland in the state. The Associated Press noted that "absentee owners" are the ones "cashing in on [the] agricultural boom." They're being replaced by farmers, who are working the land. And some of them might just see the value in saving a piece of farming history.
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If you go inside these old barns you will also see a construction method of days gone by. The Mortise and Tenon method of construction is probably why they still stand today. As long as you keep a roof and a good coat of paint on them, there is no telling how long they will last.
Ive got a rusty old shed from the 70s in my backyard that you guys are welcome to gaze upon lovingly anytime you want.
Before too many years...it is not unlikely that one will have to look at a painting...to see an old barn.
Patrick McKenzie-WTH are you talking about Farm Bureau backing corporate farming operations. They support the family farm and represent rural interests. Farm Bureau is all about preserving history and the family farm. You better do a little research before you start spouting off at the mouth.
Maybe the EPA needs to put the Barn Owl on the endangered species list to stop this outrage!
The problem is these are not family farmers buying this land, these are corporate farmers backed by Farm Bureau. They tend to be the type that farm fence row to fence row and tear out anything that slows down a 48 row planter. Good luck with that if you think they are going to save these old treasures.
I think the ones that can be saved should be saved.
It sucks that several will be razed in the name of progress.
I also like seeing old wooden water towers too. Lowry City, MO still has one.
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