Silo for Saturday

[db4600]

A Rochester Silo and an A. C. O. Style masonry crib.

 

[plattman]

What age would those silos be?

 

[db4600]

What age would those silos be?

As far as I know Rochester started in the teens and were defunct around 1990. Judging by the age of the farm buildings and size of the silo I can only guess it’s circa late 50’s early 60’s. I can guess the crib to be the same and there is a good crib video at Mnbricks.com.

 

[valleview]

Thanks for posting these photos. The farm operation with a silo or four and a hay mow barn and a herd of cattle have mostly disappeared. It's a way of life that involved a lot of work, but there were many positives for families and communities.

 

[Bryan G.]

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A Rochester Silo and an A. C. O. Style masonry crib.

Roof is not correct for a Rochester unless it was replaced, looks more like a Madison silo!?

 

[Bryan G.]

As far as I know Rochester started in the teens and were defunct around 1990. Judging by the age of the farm buildings and size of the silo I can only guess it’s circa late 50’s early 60’s. I can guess the crib to be the same and there is a good crib video at Mnbricks.com.

Rochester still offers a silo stave for sale. Many silos in our area are all picked over so many that are building are having to get new staves from them. Far as I know every year they have made a run of staves at their block plant in Rochester. They do not offer the roof, shoot or hoops anymore but their are others that still make them