Barns, AMISH FARM BARN WITH SILO, COSHOCTON COUNTY, OHIO
Why are most barns red or white? It’s simple economics. The cheapest form of paint to early Americans was whitewash, made from hydrated lime, salt, and water. As early as 1860, farmers also began using a mixture of linseed oil, lime, and animal blood to produce an inexpensive red paint. Later, the blood was replaced by inexpensive and plentiful iron oxide, creating the Venetian Red color we associate with many Midwestern barns today. The Amish owner of this large dairy barn near New Bedford in Coshocton County, Ohio has also painted his silo red. An old wagon, probably used for spreading manure on the fields, stands beneath a pent roof.
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