Granary facts for kids

A granary is a special building or a room, often found on a farm, that is used to store grain. Think of it as a big pantry just for crops like wheat, corn, or rice! Its main job is to keep the grain safe and dry. This stops it from spoiling or getting eaten by pests like mice or insects. Granaries are super important for farmers. If their grain gets ruined or lost, they could lose a lot of money or even not have enough food.

History of Granaries

Granaries have been used by humans for a very long time. They have been around since people first started farming crops. Some of the oldest granaries found are more than 11,000 years old! These ancient granaries were used to store wild grains that people collected by hand. Even today, granaries are still an important part of farming around the world.

How Granaries Are Built

Granaries are designed to protect the stored grain. They usually have very few windows, or sometimes none at all. This helps to keep the inside dark and cool. Many granaries are built off the ground, often on special stones or stilts. This design helps to keep water out and stops small animals like mice from getting inside.

You will usually find a door near the bottom of a granary. This is where the farmers take the grain out when they need it. There is also often an opening higher up on the building. This is where the grain is put in, usually from the top, to fill the granary.

Related Structures

• Silo
• Grain elevator

Images for kids

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  A traditional granary building.

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  An old granary in Tirupalathurai, India.

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  A granary from the 15th century in Szczecin, Poland.

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  A simple granary (early 19th century), Slovenia

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  Ancient Greek geometric art box in the shape of granaries, 850 BC. On display in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, housed in the Stoa of Attalos.

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  Leuit, Sundanese traditional granary, in West Java, Indonesia.

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  Granary model, Han dynasty

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  Han dynasty granary on Silk Road west of Dunhuang

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  Meiji period granary, Setagaya, Tokyo

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  Two rangkiang in a photo circa 1895 of rice granaries in the Minangkabau architectural style in Batipuh in the Padang Plateau, Sumatra

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  A granary sitting on staddle stones, at the Somerset Rural Life Museum

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  Multi-storey granary with portico, built in 1835, Kiszombor, Hungary.

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  Modern steel granaries in the United States.

See also

In Spanish: Granero para niños