Granary
An
important building on most of the old Monroe County farms was the drive-through
granary. The granary above with the
tractor parked in the drive-through, is typical. Grain and tobacco loaded on a wagon could drive through the
granary and be unloaded. A second story
frequently served as storage or a workshop.
Corn,
still on the ear, was commonly stored in one or both of the bins that form the
first story of the granary. It could be
shoveled into the bins from a wagon that was pulled through the drive-through
using a 10-pronged pitchfork or a
scoop-shovel. Click here for a view of
the corncrib from inside the granary.
Provided by Dorothy
Bayes
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