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Keith Johnson interview which focuses on the barns and operation of the Johnson Ranch in Round Valley, Utah. The Ranch has 4 barns and a granary and is one of the largest in Round Valley.

McKay Willis interview about the Willis/Weston barn and granary built in the late 1870s by George Gilford Weston.

Eli Anderson discusses his family history and the different homesteads his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father built in in Bothwell, Utah.

Kurt Anhder talks about the history of Richmond, some details about the historic barn on his property, and information about other barns in the area. The house and barn were originally built by the Fullers. The house was built in 1908 and the barn between 1920 and 1930. He says that a barn with a cement silo was probably not built any later than this. His barn has tongue and groove construction and wooden pegs. He thinks it was originally used as a horse barn and it has a tack room. Animals used to graze under the west side of the barn because the shape of the landscape allowed a space under there. Unfortunately, the sound of the recording is very bad, and it is hard to hear.

Ken and Savanna Baker own a barn in North Logan that was a twin to another gambrel roof barn located across the street. These two barns were built by members of the Younker family in the early 1900s. There is a lot of distortion on the tape because of the wind blowing over the mic as it was a pretty windy day.

In this interview with 'Arnie' Christensen, we learn about his past connection with the property, the dairy industry in Wellsville, and his work in the barn with his father-in-law. There is some information about the Bankhead family who built the barn. Arnie goes by A.J. Christensen.

This interview with Don Clark includes a brief history of the Clark family in Georgetown, Idaho and their homestead and barn which used to focus on horses in farm work but is now a 70 cow dairy farm.

Reed and his brother Archie discuss details about the Reed-Darley barn in Wellsville, Utah, while we explore the inside and walk around the property.

This interview with Bryce Egley about his family's barn and homestead, both built by his father George Frederick Egley, in Mink Creek, Idaho.

Scott Germer was born in Deweyville, Utah and farmed with his father and grandfather while growing up. Scott's grandfather was a blacksmith and had his own shop a little bit south of the farm. Later, on this property, he had a work shed that Scott maintains today. There are 4 barns along the road in front of his house. At the time of this interview, Scott continues to farm. There is a brief history of how barns in this area came to be built, the people who built them, and a description of farming in the area.

Dick Jensen has owned this farmstead since 1974. Originally it belonged to Alvin Peterson. Alvin ran a sawmill on the property that burned down in the late 20s or early 30s. Dick explains how it was powered by water. There have been a few other owners of this site in Mink Creek, Idaho but Dick is the most recent and long time owner.

Roy Jones bought this property about 2 1/2 years ago (from the time of this interview). The barn, a gambrel roof dairy barn, is identical to the one across the street from him owned by Ken and Savanna Baker, and was built by the Younker family in the early 1900s. In this interview, we talk about the current use of the barn.

This interview with 96 year old Sarah discusses her life as a single woman and her church service. Her family had a prominent farm and barn in Clarkston, Idaho. There weren't many boys in her family so she and her sisters would often work out in the barn.

This interview details the history of the Olsen farm and homestead from before the current barn was built to the current workings of the farm.

In this interview with Ray Ransbottom, he talks about his oldfamily barn and farmstead that was built by his grandfather and his own experiences working there, plus a little personal history.

Conversation with Kenton Reese at his home about the Reese family history, use of the barn and local crops grown, water for irrigation and how it has changed, and a few stories about the barn and silo. Later we walk around the barn and talk about the architectural features.

An interview with Janice and LaMar Spackman of Richmond, Utah. Their dairy farm is prominently placed on highway 89/91 in Richmond. Historically, this barn was another one in Cache Valley that had Dr. Pierce's medicines advertised on the north side. We talk about the historical use of the farm, their different family's farms and the current use. The Spackman's dairy has 140 cows. Their three sons run the farm and they farm about 2500 acres.

This interview with Vada Rinderknecht focuses on the Rinderknecht barn in Providence, Utah. It was built by her husband's father, Jacob Rinderknecht, long before Vada married into the family. Vada also talks about being a farmer's wife and the Rinderknecht family.

This interview details Faye Caldwell's life in Malad, Idaho, including her marriage and the birth of her two children. There is also discussion about the four identical barns built by her father and brothers. Her son Gene comes in later and talks about growing up and playing and working in the barns.

This interview with Don Clark includes a brief history of the Clark family in Georgetown, Idaho and their homestead and barn which used to focus on horses in farm work but is now a 70 cow dairy farm.