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| Tuesday, 29-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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Stone Barn ( part 2)
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They didn't stop mixing and pouring for over 36 hours. Frank said the cement would crack if they stopped. The estimated weight of the loft is 75 tons. That's why they keep pouring for 36 hrs.
The barn is 33 X 50 feet the foundation is 2 feet thick and 5 feet deep. The loft is 8 inches thick. Frank named the farm site Castleswor Hill. The water from the well is naturally soft. He had 14 cows and 6 percheon horses for the work on the farm.
The stone house in the Town Chakio own by Smokey Van Kempen was also built by Frank who was well known for his work all over the area. The barn and his house were started in 1923 and finished in 1942.
The barn is located between Morris and Graceville on some back roads..
Tomorrow we will take a great leap ahead in time to the present big milking farms.
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| Monday, 28-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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Stone Barn (part 1)
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We were taken by relatives to this stone barn in Mn.
The stone barn was built by Frank Schott and his two sons Bill Sr. and Tony. It was started in 1923. Rock piles from fields and neighbors fields were used for the material along with sand from Lake Hattie. He mixed all his cement by hand, tasting it to know when it was right. This taste test told him when the amount of line was correct which gave the cement it's sticking and holding power. The loft was mixed and poured by the 3 of them. They made a ramp to push to push the wheel barrow up bare footed as shoes were to slippery. More on the construction tomorrow.. 
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| Sunday, 27-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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Today is the Lords Day.
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| Saturday, 26-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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I Love Clouds (Part 2)
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As the sun got closer to being set the clouds got better....
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| Friday, 25-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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I love clouds and here are some
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This is a group of photos from a storm passing by to the southeast of us and the sun setting in the west to light up the tops.
P.S. This is in Mn.
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| Thursday, 24-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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Garden
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A garden we ran across in our travels in Mn.
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| Wednesday, 23-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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Hey everyone were back!
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Well we had a great time and took a lot of photos. Couldn't decide what to start with so here are just a few of my cloud photos...
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| Wednesday, 9-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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On The Road Again..
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Achivea
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We will be gone from 6-16-04 to 6-21-04 We're heading for Mn. to see grandkids and family.
We'll miss you all and hope to bring back a ton of photos of all different things...
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| Tuesday, 8-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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Water Iris
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| Sunday, 6-Jun-2004 00:00 |
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A friends Wedding
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We were at a friends wedding on Saturday. I include there photo along with today Sunday photos..
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. < 1 Corinthians 13:13
To all my friends on photopages I send my love and blessings...
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