Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-09-06
agricultural,
Prints fOr Primers.

We present below timely and exhaustive
article on paints for farmers, carefully pre-
pared bv Professor II. j.. Cotton, a gentle
man skilled in the literature AMI practical
use Of paints Of all sorts His directions will
be found entirely reliable, aad lis sugges-
tions worthy Of consideration
Paint on the farm i no longer a luxury
it is matter Of economy, and custom Or
fashion has made it a necessi ty. It's use
On farm houses and farm utensils Is a mat
ter Of selEprcserVatIOu. IT the farmer
would add to his store Of funds BY taking a
few summer b0ardcrs, lac must make his
house attractive, pleasant, and neat. lie
cannot DO this without paint. Hence how
and with what shall the farmer paint his
house, 1t his house is in grove Of green
trees, a light buff Is best if exposed, q drab
Or French gray This for the body Of the
house, with window blinds grccn. curnees
and copings brown. Light or dark. may
suit the taste VIC state these shades on
general principles, and the farmer who uses
them will seldom fail to have q house that
Will be admired.
To get these shades. White is the base
upon which all tints are founded There
are three kinds Of white paints: white lead,
oxide of zinc. and Zinc-lcad. sometimes allied
Bartlett lead White lead Is the most cost
ly, and, although very generally used and.
cred the best, is really very poor stuff, as
well as very dangerous poison. It chalks
from action OF the atmosphere, and very
rapidly turns yellow. Oxide Of zine is very
seldom used for outdoor work, a. it is unfit
for such use, because 1t cracks and pctls
off, Ijnc-lcad is an original pigment con-
tanning zine and lead oxides 1t docs not
chalk or turn yellow like white lead. nor
crack and peel off like common zinc. 1t has
much body and more covering power than
the best white lead. At the same time il Is
onc-third cheaper in price. 1t is not poison
Gus to use, and when mixed in oil it does
not settle, which fact is great convenience
TO the farmer Hence for t. csc reasons we
recommend it 10 preference TO any other
paint. Like all other paints now, it can be
bought grOuni in oil, under the name Of
Zine Lead or Bartlett Lead.
To make buff, take 100 pounds Of zinc
lead and three gallons boiled oil, and two
gallons spirits turpentlne. Mix thoroughly
then add yellowstone OchIe ground in oil I'M
til the desired shade is reached. Try a lit
tie occasionally on board, as paint looks
differently in a body from when applied. Il
a canary yellow is required, use chrome vel
low The same Will give canary tint u
the buff. y very much admired tint is made
by using little black with the ochre.
For a drab, use little lamp OF drop blacl
instead Of yellow Ochre. Pretty tInts may
be made by using lumber or metallic brown
paints
1t takes less color to tint zinc IeaI thar
white lead, and it holds the tint better
The best ochre comes from France it give
a tint that does not fade, but shades from
metallic paints, as Princes etc, do not fade
TIMBER makes a pretty tint, but is apt t
to fade in the sun For copings, use one Q
the brown metallic paints.
For windOw-bliRds, emerald green is IT,
pest article. 1t Is known everywhere. I
is not poisonous, and has bright rich tint
-Paris-green was formerly used, but :
many accidents have happened from it tina
but few now use it. Green may be shade
lighter by using little zinc lead in it.
contrasts well with almost all colors, wheth
er pure white or a tint.
The interior Of houses may be painted
pure white or tinted. In painting inside
10 make fiat zinc color, use all spirits G
turpentine. In fact, many use more Of
on outside work now, especially when the
wish to make a fiat color without gloss
This, for the inside Of houses, adds mu IN t
the appearance of the paint. To paint
which do not have this gloss property then
selves, it is impaired by mixing little val
nisb- Doors are usually painted oak {
walnut color This may be bought alrcad
mixed for use (callcd training colors) MOI
conveniently to the farmer than to get I'll
tinge himself TIMBER is generally used.
For fences and the lower class of flrI
buildings, the idea Of the farmer IS general