568 Reading-Course for Farmers. 



Certain colors and combinations of colors are more pleasing than 

 others. Some colors, such as shades of yellow, attract attention and serve 

 to make a building ])rominent, while other colors, such as olive or olive- 

 green, make a building less prominent. Choice of color should <!c])end on 

 the surroundings. A white building in an exposed place is unattractive, 

 while if subdued by being surrounded by trees and shrubbery it is 

 attractive. To tl:ose who do not care to worry about colors, outbuildings 

 may safely be painted re 1 with white trimmings. There is no better paint 

 than pure boiled linseed oil and pure white lead. \'cnetian red is a good 

 pigment because it is a cheap pigment that will hold to its color. One 

 difficulty of olive and green colors is that it is difficult without high 

 expense to obtain green pigments that will not fade. 



