Driving through Sauk County you will see many of the old barns painted red. Why is that? Why not green or blue? There are numerous traditional reasons, or myths, for use of the red ocher color.
One reason put forth was so that cows could more easily find their way back to the barn. However, cows cannot see the color red.
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