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	Topics Barnyard Topic Home A barnyard is a barnBarn A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace.... adjoined to a yardYard A yard is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and Unite... , its demise began when the tractorTractor A tractor is a device intended for drawing, towing or pulling something which cannot propel itself and, often, powering it t... and truckTruck Overview truck is a motor vehicle for transporting goods.... replaced the horseHorse The horse is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus.... and wagonWagon A wagon or dray is a wheeled vehicle, ordinarily with four wheels, usually pulled by an animal, or animals, such as ho... . A barnyard of the 1800s was fenced in an area of an acreAcre An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customar... or more. It was the domain of the muleMule In its common modern meaning, a mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.... s, horseHorse The horse is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus.... s, and other barnyard animals. Animals often rested in barnyards after days of work on the fields. The barnyard was also a good place for an apple or pear treeTree A tree is a large, perennial, woody plant.... , which would provide shade. The watering troughTrough A trough is box-like a drinking vessel for farm animals.... and hand driven wellWater well * Hydrogeology* Hydrology* Water resources... occupied a prominent place in the barnyard, some farmers used wooden troughs while some used large iron pots. In either case they had to be filled daily, either by a pitcher pumpPump This article is about the mechanical device.... , or by windmillWindmill A windmill is an engine powered by the wind to produce energy, often contained in a large building as in traditional post mi... . Pumping the trough full, by hand, each day was usually the laborious chore of the farm boys. It took a long time of continuous pumping with a pitcher pump to fill a large trough. A large barn was often central to the barnyard, storing wagons and a hay rakeRake (tool) A Rake is an agricultural and horticultural implement consisting of a toothed bar fixed transversely to a handle, and used f... . A hayloft towered above the ground floor, the barn cupola capped off the hayloft. The loft had a series of openings in the floor just above the stalls. These openings were used to fork hay into the cribs below. The hayloft was a pleasant place to play on rainy days, and children could tunnel through the hay and build mounds to jump into. Frequently, the barn housed the corn crib and a corn sheller. The corn was used to supplement the hay diet and was relished both by horses and mules. It was also a boon to mice and rats, farmers often had "barn cats" to control verminVermin Summary Vermin is a pejorative word given to animals which are considered by users of the word to be pests or nuisances, most associ... .