Fig. 12. Circa 1930 shotgun, one room wide with gable front (Bldg. 50).
THE FARM OUTBUILDING
Fig. 13. A transverse crib barn with wood shingles (Bldg. 73).
Fig. 14. Animal shelter with round logs, saddle notches (Bldg. 47).
Fig. 15. Storage building with wood floor and an addition with dirt floor (Bldg. 40).
The small farms in the hill country were to a large extent self-supporting. Certain elements, such as food staples and clothing, were purchased at area or regional stores. But the rural farmer needed additional facilities to provide for his other needs. Facilities were built on the farm separate from the dwelling itself.
Farm outbuildings may be placed in two categories, dwelling-related outbuildings and farm-related outbuildings. Dwelling-related buildings were used on a daily basis and included the well house, smoke house, storage room, chicken house, privy, and sometimes the storm shelter. Farm related buildings, those necessary for agriculture and caring for livestock, included barns (single crib, double crib, transverse crib), storage buildings and often the potato house, blacksmith shop and syrup mill. “Crib” is a term used as a designation for room in farm outbuildings.