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A barnyard (American English) or farmyard (British English) is a yard adjoined to a barn . As a...

A barnyard (American English) or farmyard (British English) is a yard adjoined to a barn . As a combination of architecture and landscape design, the barnyard is less common now than in former times, especially since the tractor and truck have replaced the horse and wagon. A barnyard of the 1800s was fenced-in an area of an acre or more; the area is less in modern times. The barnyard is the domain of the mules, horses, and other working animals, as well as fowl and working pets, such as barn cats. Animals often rest in barnyards after days of work on the farm. On small farms, pasture animals such milk goats or a dairy cow may stay in the barnyard when not in the fields. The barnyard is also a good place for an apple or pear tree, which can provide shade. The watering trough (in past times supplied by water from a hand driven well) occupy a prominent place in the barnyard, with the water kept in wooden or metal troughs. The water trough must be filled daily, perhaps by a pitcher pump, or by windmill power. Pumping the trough full, by hand, might be the chore of the farm boys. It takes a long time of continuous pumping with a pitcher pump to fill a large trough. A large barn is often