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Show EVERY FARMER CAN USE PAINT Adds to Appearance of Place and to the Durability of Any Kind of Farm Building. Any man can do an average job of painting, and can thereby not only improve im-prove the appearance of his place, but can add greatly to the durability of the buildings. The average farmer, if there is such a thing, seems to think that paint is used solely for ornament, and he is of all men most keenly practical, he eschews what he regards as an unprofitable un-profitable luxury. It is, perhaps, the rule rather than the exception in some sections to see houses and agricultural agricul-tural implements sadly in need of repaint. re-paint. Of course paint does improve the appearance of property, but it is far more useful as a protector rather than an ornament. The expenditure of a small amount of money and time in painting a valuable piece of farm machinery ma-chinery or a building will add greatly great-ly to the length of its life. Another A Hand-power Paint Mill. useful object accomplished by painting Is the improved sanitary conditions of buildings and outhouses. The cost of such work Is small, the necessary equipment not expensive, and with proper care will last a long time. In order to supply information which will enable the farmer to purchase the I paint economically and apply It In-i In-i telligently and to the best advantage, i Secretary Wilson caused experts in the bureau of chemistry to investigate ! the subject and prepare Farmers Bulletin Bulle-tin No. 474 calling attention to the economic Importance of painting farm buildings and equipment and giving details de-tails as to the cost, purchase, and care of brushes, cost of the ingredients needed, how to mix and apply them. Paint conveys to "Lhe casual reader the idea of a mlxttve of pigment with linseed oil, but the general conception of the word Includes both whitewash and calcimine, but not varnish, and the bulletin gives several very valuable valu-able recipes for making both of those excellent coatings for both out and inside in-side of buildings. The secretary in addition to urging urg-ing the proper, use of paints for both uBeful and ornamental purposes, for he does not think anything too good or attractive for the farm homes, emphasized em-phasized several precautions: "Do not use any paint containing compounds of lead about stables or outbuildings where the fumes from decaying organic or-ganic matter occur, since these gases are likely to darken the lead paints. Do not use with lead compounds any pigment which may liberate compounds com-pounds of sulphur. For example, ultramarine ultra-marine blue which contains sulphur In a form in which it may be set free Is a beautiful blue and may be used with zinc white, but should not be used with white lead or any other lead pigments. Prussian blue, on the contrary, con-trary, does not contain sulphur and may be used with lead pigments. "Remember that turpentine and benzine are very inflammable and especial es-pecial precautions should be taken not to bring paint containing these substances sub-stances near any light or open fire. "Many pigments are poisonous, and the workman should be particularly careful to remove all paint stains from the skin, and not under any, circumstances circum-stances allow any of it to get into his mouth. A man should not eat In the same clothes in which he has been painting, and before eating should not only change his clothes but wash all paint stains from his skin. It is not advisable to use turpentine or benzine in removing paint stains from the hands, but by oiling thoroughly with linseed oil, or, in fact, with any fatty oil, and then thoroughly washing with soap, the paint may be removed, provided pro-vided it has not been allowed to dry too thoroughly on the hands." |