kcm.MN"; thanks for the round barn picture. Several years ago I took photographs of all the remaining round barns in Wisconsin. Advantages touted were ease of feeding from a center silo as animals were close. Circular in design those close heads made for more room on the cattle's other end for milking and cleaning gutters. A silo surrounded by the warmth of the barn meant no freezing of the silage. The round structure deflected wind. Round barns also were constructed using smaller timbers, thus easier to erect. University Agriculture departments promoted these benefits until farmers wanted larger herds and thus appeared the issue of adding onto a round barn. The worst affliction any barn faces is apathy and these wonderful structures are no exception. When shingled, they produce a larger amount of waste from trimming the shingles to conform to the conical shaped roof. Any barn is expensive to shingle and with the factory farms of today, round or rectangle, with small doors that don't accommodate large equipment, most folks are simply reluctant and also can't afford the maintenance necessary for their continued survival...sad but true. I love calendars with barn photographs, especially round or multi-sided barns.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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