The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-16
PAINT INCREASES FARM
VALUES
Well Painted. Buildings Worth
1862 Percent More Than
Shabby Ones

Well Painted Buildings Worth
1872 Percent More Than
Shabby Ones
The total value of farm buildings
in the United States is estimated at
1I,486,4S9,543. The estimated an
nual, preventable depreciation from
lack Of. paint amounts to 1926 per
cent, making an annual loss to white
farmers who own their farms OF
$3.50, 469,579. This Is quite a bill
to pay for failure to protect wood and,
metal from weather, and In the barr
gain have to live in drab, cheerlesss
surroundings. This annaul 10 s,
which has just been uncovered by
national survey OF farm property--a
loss many times greater than the an
nual loss by fire and probably as
great as the losses caused by all in
sects pests-would far more than
pay for keeping the buildings well
painted. At the same time, the
heavy cost Of depreciation Of farm
buildings has never been factor OF
more important than at, the present
time, on account of the high prices
of building materials and labor.
Proper preservation Of property i
the surest evidence of thrift and
prosperity. The farmer who main
tains his property has the most de
sirable kind of an asset. GooG
paint is the best preservation o.
wood and metal structure. Paint
prevents the. ravages Of rot ano
rust.
paintAsaves repairs, decreases re !
placements, increases values and ere
ates higher loan values. Real es
tate that is shabby in appearance
and in need of repairs is not an asset
ANY banker will be slow to ienc
money to the man whose property IS
rafting to pieces. A farmer OWNING
we'll maintained property IS a pette'
risk than one whose property is rul
down and in poor repair.
This survey shows that for sale OF
mortgage purposes, bankers esti-
mate that farms with well-painted
buildings are worth 1872 per cent
more than they would be with poorly
nainted buildings. Moreover, h rs
value OF paint can be proved clearly
A farmer buys a farm, paints the
buildings thoroughly and sells 1t fer
considerably more than 1t Cost him.
Again, another man has endeavored
to sell his farm without success
After painting the buildings he can
Sell 1t for more than he was asking
previously, over and above the cost
Of the paint. There are hundreds
of such cases on record. Other
things being equal. most bankers
will lend money more readily to the
man who keeps his buildings well
painted than to one who, does not.
Experience proves :, that if. you
bava 4 farm to rent You will secure
a moro desirable tenant = the build
,uys are painted than II they are un-
painted. And these tenants, the re
nort shows, will take sufficiently bet
ter care of the farms to pay for the
cost of painting.
The life OF building OF franc
construction is heightened from two
to four times by consistent painting
Consistent painting means painting
outside surfaces every third OF
fourth year, but these statistics show
that the average painting Of farm
buildings is every 8.5 years.
1t is a good business proposition
to keep the farm buildings well
painted. They are more attractive,
the value Of this farm is increased
and the buildings themselves last
longer and need less repairs.