What old farmhouse would be complete without a well-weathered barn nearby that looks as if a good wind would blow it over?.
Despite appearances, the barn is in no immediate danger of collapse. The metal roof provides a water-tight seal against the rain, the walls tend to slow the wind considerably, and the traditional weathercock atop the barn turns freely into the wind.
The door rollers have been oiled and the door track greased. Inside the barn can be seen various implements to go with a small tractor: a harrow for plowing the garden, a bush-hog for mowing, and a snow-thrower have been detached and left on blocks.
Overhead, the track and lifting gable are still attached to the main beam Block and tackle provide a means to hoist hay into the loft, though it appears no hay has been stored in this barn for years.
Near the door, a bench holds an assortment of old barrel staves and assorted
rusty odds and ends. An anvil sits beside the bench, and a hammer with a handle
that has seen a lot of tape and much better days leans against the anvil.
At one end of the barn, opening into what may have once been a feed bin for
cattle, the old brick silo towers higher than the barn roof. If ever the silo
had been covered against the elements that roof has long since vanished, leaving
the interior open to the sky.