Emery Barns

These barns were donated in 1915-16 by Mrs. Thomas Emery of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Emery gave money for a men's dormitory, a workshop, and the barns in 1910. Emery Dormitory burned in 1948. When oats, corn, and cotton were grown on campus, part of the barns, "The Lower Barn," was used for housing mules and special show cattle. "The Upper Barn" was used as a feed mill. In 1944, Fordson tractors (Mr. Ford managed the production of cars and his son managed the production of tractors hence, Fordson) and other machinery donated by automobile magnate Henry Ford replaced the mules for plowing and field work. Stalls were ripped out to provide more feed-storage space. The mules were bought by J. L. Todd Auction Company, of Rome. In 1945, William J. Baird, president of Berry from 1944 to 1946, ordered the barns painted red; and they have remained so since that time. The barns today are used for storage of supplies and equipment needed by the animal science and horticulture areas.

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