Backwoods Barn in Sepia

A barn is an agricultural building primarily located on farms and used for many purposes, notably for the housing of livestock and storage of crops.... more

by Lisa Wooten

Title

Backwoods Barn in Sepia

Artist

Lisa Wooten

Medium

Photograph

Description

A barn is an agricultural building primarily located on farms and used for many purposes, notably for the housing of livestock and storage of crops. In addition, barns may be used for equipment storage, as a covered workplace, and for activities such as threshing. The word barn is also used to describe buildings used for uses such as a tobacco barn or dairy barn. Byre is an archaic word for one type of barn meant for keeping cattle.The word barn comes from the Old English bere, for barley (or grain in general), and aern, for a storage place�thus, a storehouse for barley.[3] �Another word for 'barn' in Old English was beretun, "barley enclosure" (from tun: 'enclosure,' 'house',[4] or beretun (barton), also meaning a threshing floor.[5] However, the common English name for a grain storage building now is granary. Wikipedia

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February 9th, 2015