Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1905 — HINTS FOR FARMERS [ARTICLE]

HINTS FOR FARMERS

Cement Milk Paint. Stir into one gallon of milk about three pounds of portland cement and add sufficient Venetian red powder or any other colored paint powder to impart a good color. The milk will hold the paint in suspension, but the cement, being very heavy, will sink to the bottom, bo that it becomes necessary to keep the mixture well stirred with a paddle. This feature of the need of stirring is the only drawback to the paint, and as its efficiency depends upon administering a good coating of cement it is not safe to leave its application to untrustworthy help. Six hours after painting this paint will be as immovable and unaffected by water as month-old oil paint. Whole milk Is better than skimmilk or buttermilk, as it contains more oil. —Scientific American.