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Show SUNSET NEWS WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER Barns Could Only Talk. If By GAR in a Sears Roebuck cata logue The interior of the barn is unique because instead ot being open and spacious, it is built like a home with separa- stones of events that occurred before the turn of the & aAv v; wX, , - Mfc ; cen- time " But old or not, nearly all of these barns are as pictures que as any formation you could find in northern Utah Study the architectual designs ol these old buildings There s very little to compare with them NOTE THE all log fences that surround the old barns and the old farm machinery that sits idly by their side And yet notice, too, the "aged" condition of all the barns vears Another barn w a tale to tell is the round roofed building typical of barn designs a half century or more ago The one featured on this page was constructed by C"'i.,N &, IK tions for hay and grain chambers, stalls, feed bins, etc This building, too, is in immaculate condition SOLTH W FBLR in Davis County is a "hotbed for old barns Two of them, believed to be nearly 100 years old e stand side Although weather beaten because ol the severe winters and high canyon winds persistant in this farming community, they refuse to give in to "old man tury There are a few bams and sheds throughout Davis and Morgan counties that have weathered the storms" for more than 100 years For example, the old barn on this page with the 12 to P foot high rock foundation was built in Porterville, Morgan County , more than 100 years ago The rock foundation was constructed by hand by the every single rock great grandfather ot Merrill Porter oneol the early settlers of Porterville BLT DFSP1TE its longivity, the barn has been kept in near perfect condition over the past century and some odd ; ?? they continue to remain standing hat will it take to finally destroy these old structures Personally. I hope they remain standing forever AA PHOTOS BY MARTY LEE T 4 t I J... -- 'y& , - f j v :-- v c. j; - v u-l j-- i , ; - Mur, V - Z4 4 yt? "TfJTrn &- ; A i r a V s N Vi i i fJ d 1 k V f , . - fWzJ-- . A 'i ; yr-v'- t 1 s ir ' t . f' f v i t V 4 ,;.t u' - . ,ir , r - Jft f r I v tx" ll i f 4 . . "Bub" Kilburn from plans found R. BLODGETT If old barns could talk, w hat a story they would have to tell E EN SOME of the old barns still standing could relate I JANUARY 1, 1981 - i |