Barns and Outbuildings

Barns and Outbuildings. Important to the year-round operation of a ranch. On a ranch, large barns were needed to house livestock, equipment and harvested crops. Inside this barn are cow and horse stalls along one wall, a wagon bay along the opposite wall, and a large center area once used for storing hay crops and equipment., A busy place around the year, the barn also functioned as a workspace. Chores such as making soap and candles, shearing sheep, milking cows, threshing hay and repairing ranch equipment routinely took place in a ranch barn., Common outbuildings on a ranch included a blacksmith shed, outhouse, chicken coop and various other structures to house animals, equipment and ranch workers. A blacksmith shop once stoop on the hillside above this barn., If you were a ten year old on this ranch in 1900, your chores would be….. , ✓ Sharpen and repair tools , ✓ Clean manure from barn stalls , ✓ Oil leather harnesses , ✓ Round up chickens from yard and lock up for the night, This photograph of the ranch shows a number of out buildings that are no longer standing. Can you guess what they might have been used for?, Inset Images: , ca. 1885 , Courtesy Patrick Joice, Hillside above ranch , Courtesy Patrick Joice