Story: Farm buildings

Herringbone milking shed

A farmer milks cows in a herringbone shed. The herringbone shed, which became dominant on dairy farms in the 1970s, allowed the farmer to put on and remove the milking cups without having to bend down – making the work faster and easier.

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Robert Peden, Farm buildings – Milking sheds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18495/herringbone-milking-shed (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Robert Peden, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

bharat
30 January 2014

what will be the measurements of bending the rear bar in the curly shape. i am planning to bend the steel bar myself to build a herring bone shed.