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Show PREPARING FOR SUPPLY OF ICE Pond or Stream Should Be Amply Protected From All Contaminating Contam-inating Sources. NOT MANY TOOLS NECESSARY Building Should Be Located In Shady Placo Near' Dairy House Where There Is Good Drainage In-( In-( aulatlon Is Important (Prepared by tha United States Department Depart-ment of Agriculture.) To- hnvo Rood ice on your farm bo luro the supply of water la pure. Clear tho pond or strenm of 'vogetnblo matter; mat-ter; otherwise, It will bo frozen In the Ice. Protect the water1 supply from draliinno from contaminating sources such ns privi6s, barnyards nnd rcfuso heaps. Keep tho ico surfaco clear of snow, an it retards freezing. Mark off tho surfneo Into cakes of tho desired slxc, being suro that tho lines form rcctnnglcs. Cut out it strip of lco tho width of tho enku desired. Force this strip under tho surface of k4 -v : -' . 4; r $&L' The Ice Supply Is as Necessary as Qraln on the AverageDalry Farm. tho Ico field, thug opening n cjlinnnel to tho lauding. Baw off large cakes nnd float them to tho landing, when they may bo cut into smnllor cakes. Not Many Toola Required. ' For tho nverngo farm tho only tools required nro two saws, two pnlra of tongs, two lcehonks, ono pointed bnr, ono straight board for marking. Where the cream only Is to bo cooled, cool-ed, allow at least one-half ton of Ico per cow In estimating tho size of an Icehouse Ice-house you need. For cooling milk, allow al-low tons per cow. These quantities quanti-ties should bo enough to lenve a margin mar-gin for household uso; but It Is better to hnvo too much than too lltle. Whenever When-ever practicable, build tho Icehouso In Uie form of a, cube. Allow 45 cubic feet of space, for. each' ton of lcc. Location and Drainage. Locate tho Icehouso In a sluidy place neur tho dairy house, and where thero Is good natural drainage. If water from tho melting lco Is not removed, melting will proceed at a moro rapid rate.'' If the hnuso is built on sloping, porous ground, natural drainage mould bo sulllclent; but If on u clay rjoll, artificial drulnago eliould bo provided. pro-vided. Uso plenty of Insulation. If sawdust or mill shavlngA aro used, sea that they aro dry. Commercial Insulation Is moro efficient nnd durable than either out Is moro expensive. Wooden houses insulated with sawdust or mill slmv-lngs slmv-lngs should bo ventilated. Houses with commercial Insulation und a cement finish need no ventilation.' Tho dnlry division, United States department de-partment of agriculture, Washington, lins further Information about Icehouses Ice-houses and tho uso of lea on tho dnlry farm, Don't wait till tho last minute, or you may bo too late. |