| Article: | Across the Fence: A Death In the Family "The Old Barn," exact age unknown (100+ years), of rural Westby, passed into obscurity on June 2, 2008. The end came after a long and courageous battle against all the elements Mother Nature could throw at it over the years. Obsolescence and maintenance are the enemies of old barns. They have become an endangered species. This old barn finally succumbed to the infirmities of old age and modern farming technology. It had outlived its usefulness. |