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Show Timely tips to Farmers Uniform Roof Appearance Recommended by Engineer call for an asphalt shingle roof which conforms architecturally to the larger structures, while roll rooting might be quite suitable if the building is in an isolated location." The agricultural engineer calls attention to the usefulness of color in enhancing the appearance of farm buildings. He suggests that farmers consider using the same solid or blended color of rooting for all buildings near each other. No particular kind of roofing is best for any particular farm building build-ing under all circumstances, says J. u Strahan, member of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and technical director of the Asphalt Rooting Industry Bureau. "The style of roofing selected for the farmhor?e should affect the choice of rooting for all other buildings, large or small, which are grouped together in the same farmstead," Mr. Strahan explains. "Uniformity of appearance is highly important for buildings in a group. "For instance, a poultry laying house or machine storage shed located near the farmhouse or other major buildings will rightly |