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Whitewashes For Stock Buildings

Categories: Live Stock and Dairy

I desire whitewash recipes which have given durable results on

outbuildings.



It is so desirable to make outbuildings neat and clean, and so important

to keep trees from sunburning, etc., that a durable whitewash as cheaply

and easily made as possible is very important. The following are

commended: No. 1 - To half a bucketful of unslaked lime add 2 handfuls

of common salt, and soft soap at the rate of 1 pound to 15 gallons of

the wash. Slake slowly, stirring all the time. This quantity makes 2

bucketfuls of very adhesive wash, which is not affected by rain. No. 2 -



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