South Texas Hay Barn...........

[Kelley (Texas)]

This is a picture of a South Texas hay barn located on a remote county road in Guadalupe County, Texas. These barns are of simple design, nothing fancy, but they do serve the purpose for which they were designed. I estimate that you could store approximately 4,000 square bales of Coastal Bermuda in this barn.

This picture was taken with a Sony A200 DSLR with a vintage (1985) Minolta 35-105mm lens, F8, 1/160, ISO 100. Kelley (Texas)

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[Ron J]

To be made of Corrugated metal? In New England 99 percent of the old barns are wood. It is also common that Silos are either wood or porcelain coated steel panels.
I will keep my eyes open for older barns, and get some shots.
RJ

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

These are what we often call "pole barns" because the frame is made from poles, then covered with the corrugated metal. Most pole barns are used to store things like hay, equipment, and etc. Most of our cattle are meat producing animals and stay out in the weather 24/7. I think that most of the barns built up North are built for the dairy cows which are brought inside to be milked or kept during bad weather. Kelley (Texas)