In the meantime, the silo allows the farmer to store grain against future on-farm need or against developing grain market conditions. Any drive around the county will disclose dozens of these metal structures and their importance to contemporary farming cannot be underestimated. A special note must be made about one group of silos. Monteagle Silo Company is located on the road to Monteagle. The history of farming in this region must acknowledge the role of the hundreds of silos made and shipped from this site near Sewanee.
Farm buildings are a delight in themselves.
Alongside the new and well-maintained structures can be found many old and collapsing structures. These old structures are an important part of the architectural history of local farming. Fortunately, the farmers have mostly left these structures in place and have build their new structures elsewhere. Old barns and new metal buildings both have their place in understanding the nature of farming in Franklin County. The old barns are powerful emotional bonds to old ways, to memories of an earlier sociology of farming.