Barns in Danger - Symbol of the Loss of Rural Flavor (NY Times)

From The New York Times:

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Published: October 30, 2006

Once a fixture of the American landscape, old-fashioned dairy barns are fast becoming an endangered species, casualties of industrialized farming, fire and weather-related catastrophes, and exurban sprawl.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/30/nyregion/30barn.html?_r=1&oref=slogin