Even to this day can be seen traces of the differences in construction of buildings introduced by the different nationalities that came as pioneers into the various sections of the province-the French Canadian constructed his buildings with long, steep roofs; the Englishman followed his home plan of many small, low outbuildings with doors somewhat rounded at the top; the German and Dutch settler built big barns with their capacious MOWS.
"History of Farming in Ontario"
C. C. James
7. He is the one who spreads the grass when the men have cut it; he MOWS it away in the barn; he rides the horse, to cultivate the corn, up and down the hot, weary rows; he picks up the potatoes when they are dug; he drives the cows night and morning; he brings wood and water, and splits kindling; he gets up the horse, and puts out the horse; whether he is in the house or out of it, there is always something for him to do.
"McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader"
William Holmes McGuffey
Across the road the barns display Their lines of stalls, their MOWS of hay, Through the wide doors the breezes blow, The wattled cocks strut to and fro, And, half effaced by rain and shine, The Red Horse prances on the sign.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow