16-Sided Barn @ Mt Vernon IMG_20200703_123611
Washington designed this 2-level barn with slotted floor boards. Horse treads the wheat on the upper floor, and the grains fall through the cracks to the bottom floor for collection.
It was a great design, but was soon replaced by the mechanical machines that emerged.
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16-Sided Barn @ Mt Vernon IMG_20200703_123611
Washington designed this 2-level barn with slotted floor boards. Horse treads the wheat on the upper floor, and the grains fall through the cracks to the bottom floor for collection.
It was a great design, but was soon replaced by the mechanical machines that emerged.
www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encycl...
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Uploaded on July 3, 2020
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