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As we toured Saskatchewan, this would be a typical barn used by farmers wishing to have a dairy cow or two or other livestock (pigs, chickens). Note the 'hip' roof over the 'hay loft' and 'classic red barn paint'. These would not be built by early homesteaders in the late 1800's, these were popular once the farm started to be productive. The income from dairy products was a mainstay of many farmers in the depression and drought years of the 1930's. Barns on the landscape are less frequent than they once were, and other newer styles using galvanized steel are becoming popular as the prairie landscape evolves with technology. |
