Word: barnful
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Historians have long considered the 1908 livestock feeding barn of the Manchester family in New Hampshire, Ohio, to be one of the finest examples of a round barn in the Midwest. That was nice, but until recently, the barn was nearly useless for modern grain farming. Like most old barns, it contained stalls for livestock and horses -- the preindustrial tractors of agriculture -- and a cavernous hayloft for storing their fuel. Over time, the outmoded barn weathered and withered. But during the past 15 years, to avoid new construction costs, the Manchesters have braced the old roof, installed modern seed-conditioning...
Like the Manchesters' building, hundreds of old barns across the U.S. have lately been remodeled and put back to work, many of them thanks to a program jointly sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Successful Farming magazine. The program's name: Barn Again! The sponsors offer farmers advice on refurbishing barns, and have presented prizes of up to $1,000 for the best examples. "But they're not just stage sets," says Barn Again! project director Mary Humstone. "They have to have a living, practical...
...buildings blend form and function in a uniquely American design vernacular. "The family farm is a reflection of one of our last great freedoms in America," says Chester Liebs, director of the University of Vermont's historic preservation program. "The barn is the rural equivalent of the Statue of Liberty. Each time we see a barn, it is a powerful reminder that our agricultural lands are still in the hands of the many." Kerry Dawson, professor of landscape architecture at the University of California at Davis, describes barns as "superb building technology," but adds, "As you look upward, the timbers...
...Liberal lady commentator from the Washington Post walks up the White House drive carrying bright red tote bag, a souvenir from last summer's Democratic Convention. Big braying donkey is stamped on the bag's side. Reminder of late Speaker Sam Rayburn's caution: "Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build it." Footnote to the above: on any given day there are three times as many jackasses in Washington as there are Democrats...
...kind of black humor and street sass is carried over into Was songs, which David characterizes as "chocolate-covered razor blades." The Dog CD features a startling but ultimately respectful and impassioned reappraisal of the J.F.K. assassination, 11 MPH, set to a heavy funk beat, as well as a barn- burner reworking of Otis Redding's I Can't Turn You Loose. Both do memory proud. The group is working on a brand-new Was (Not Was) album for release this summer. The music will, naturally, be the same (only different). "It's a come-as-you-aren't party...