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[4] Station 4 - Former bull barn

Blacksmith Georg Reichart with his cow
around 1950
Farren stable
around 1950
Zulassungsschein für den Farren der Gemeinde Wannweil vom Jahr 1924
From 1924 to 1940 there were about 260 cows over 2 years old in Wannweil. Cattle totalled around 400 to 480 head.
Farren stable
Farrenstall today

Description

The keeping of bullocks in Wannweil

On 7 July 1863, the municipal council decides to keep another farmer in addition to the previous two, as the number of cattle has increased.
The private farm was given to a farmer. He now had to keep and purchase three cattle himself. At that time, the municipality paid 240 marks a year for this. The farmer also received the benefit of 5 1/8 acres of meadows. However, the sale or purchase of new bullocks was only permitted with the authorisation of the show court. A boar was also kept, for which the municipality paid an annual maintenance fee of 150 marks.
On 20 November 1913, the municipal council decided to abandon the previous private farming system and to introduce the regiefarren system. However, this required the construction of a farrowing shed, which was built in 1913 and 1914 at a cost of 9,871 marks.
From 1924 to 1940, there were around 260 cows over 2 years old in Wannweil. Cattle totalled around 400 to 480 head.

 

The Farrenstall was used by the riding club after the Regiefarrenhaltung was abandoned.

After the Farren, in some areas called Hägen or Hummel, in newer German Bulle or Stier, the riding club hired horses. It must have been in the 60s or 70s. The last farrier was called Wittke. The advent of artificial insemination and the sharp decline in dairy cattle farming in the village made the Farrenstall as such redundant.

Children´s and youthful memories of the Farrenstall around 1942

In addition to the two bullocks, there were also two or three billy goats in the stable. A few schoolmates and I sometimes went to the Farrenstall in the evening. Unfortunately, I can´t remember who the "farrenwärter" was at the time; we were all still at primary school with teacher Bohnet. As a reward for our help mucking out in the stable, we were sometimes allowed to take one of the billy goats for a little walk. And when the farmer was in a really good mood, we were even allowed to ride the billy goat. The "smell" of the billy goat was of course overwhelming. In order to protect us to some extent against this "rural odour", the farmer gave us an old, wide coat, which the billy goat rider then had to wear. The next morning at school, however, we knew exactly who the "buck rider" had been the previous evening; the unmistakable buck aroma hung in the classroom almost like a blue haze. Nevertheless, buckskin riding always remained a favourite and wonderful sport in our small circle of friends. And if I were as young now as I was then, Bock riding would still be my favourite choice of entertainment on a warm evening in Wannweil, with or without a coat! (Rolf M. born 1932, USA 2009)

Past the Farrenstall stable, the Burgweg leads up to the former Schalggenburg castle, the remains of which can still be seen in the forest after the last house on the left. The Wannweiler Schlangensage and the "Auf der Burg" area are still reminders of the former castle site.

Link: https://simonwolperth.blogspot.com/2009/03/die-schlangensage-von-wannweil.html