A Wisconsin family had farmed the same West Bend land since 1847 and George Muth became its fifth generation farmer; 179 years later, bulldozers have demolished the old barn for a new housing development

• Bulldozers pushed the remains of the barn past its fieldstone foundation on Friday.
• A Wisconsin family had farmed the same land in West Bend since 1847, with George Muth becoming the fifth generation of his family to work the farm.
• On Friday, the old barn on the Muth family property was demolished as the land is being cleared for a new housing development.