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A barn is where farmers keep animals and equipment. Over time as fewer and fewer people worked
on the land, more and more barns were torn down to make way for developers. Others that remained
might have fallen into poor condition. Or perhaps they just no longer satisfy the needs of modern farmers. Keeping an old barn in good condition might not be seen as worth the cost if it doesn't serve much
purpose. But Americans with historic barns are being urged to save them. The magazine Successful
Farming and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are working together on a program called
Barn Again! The National Trust is a non-profit organization that works to provide protection for places
of historic importance in America.
The Barn Again program advises hundreds of barn owners every year. Awards are given for the
projects that best succeed in restoring a barn for continued farm use. Winning buildings are used to
demonstrate methods of preservation.
The organization suggests how problems with things like stone and concrete block foundations can be
fixed. With many old barns, the foundation they are built on is falling apart. Barn Again also offers advice
for other repairs, like how to replace siding and how to use a power washer to remove loose paint. And
farmers are given suggestions about how to calculate costs.
Leo Fitzpatrick of Beaverton, Michigan won the 2004 Barn Again Award. He made one
improvement at a time. The work took more than nine years. He did it himself, even though for a while he
held another job in addition to farming. He says it cost him fourteen thousand dollars, much less than a
new barn of similar size. The improvements include strengthening the barn. There are no structural
supports inside the building; instead, its sizes hold it up.
1. Why were barns torn down? (回答词数不超过6个)
2. What does Barn Again program do? (回答词数不超过8个)
3. What is the best title for the passage? (回答词数不超过6个)
