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Show I N Howlce Should I " Be Stored For I Country Use fl lco Is a very porlshabto commodity H , nn,l( therefore, certain Important M p?lficlpiciU bo considered In tho fl constructionist pln to etorc It fl Investigators of tfio Department of fl Agriculture consider Hint tlioro arc M four Important-things to bo cnnsld- H cr'pil In order to'Ucop lco wotl. Tbuy 8 nro ns follows: M 1. Tho lco must lmvo a minimum of surfacQ exposed to tbo air or to H tho packing material. This la most M easily uccompllshcd by piling tbo Ice in tbo form of n, cubo. A mass of fl lco 12 by 12 by 12 feet exposes crb M Hurfnco than tho samo tonnage piled In any form lef-a nearly that of a H cube or of a globo. flf, 2. Tho keeping of good lco do- fl; ponds upon tbo completeness of Ita H from external Inllucnccs, such as beat H Insulation, whereby It Is protected fll beat and Mr. fll! :t. Pralnnso Is Important because W; tho lack of It Interferes with tho in- fl' sulatlon. K t. Tho lco itself must bo packed V bo as to prevent as completol as los- H' slblo tho circulation of air through H tbo mass. Tbo more nearly tho iH .mma i.r I en annroaches that of a sol- fl Id cubo, both In sliapo and texture, i fl the easier with Rood dralnnRe, and i Insulation will bo tho keeping prob- H loin. Tho keeping of lco, then do- fl pends upon the shape of tho mass, fl Its limitation, its drainage, and. Us H H Tho caso and rapidity with which H, lco may bo gathered depends upon fl! tbo condition and location of Jho H Held as well as upon tho tools used fll for doing the work. fl J If the lco fie'd Is covered with T ifnbv11he formation of lco will bo Hi) rotarded, as tho snow acts as a blan- fl-1 ket and raises tho temperature, thus 0M' retarding tho ico formation. If tho HfV Iqe sbeot Is sufficiently thick and fll snow falls upon It, the Bnow must bo Hg refmoved before harvesting can pro- H oljcdi or if. on tbo other hand, It Is fl desired to increase tho thickness of fl the, lco aftor tho snow falls, tho field fl may bo flooded and tbo snow satur- fl litod with water, which Is allowed to B freeze, thus adding' a layer of snow H ico. FlooJfng en small fields may fl ba accomplUhcd In cither of two H ways: By overflowing, which con- flii slsts merely n conducting wator to HT tho field or by piercing tho Ico field Hijji boro and there with a bar or auger, H to allow tlni'wator to forco itself to fT thQ Suffaced'nd gradually to satur- Fl ate tho snow. j , l-,,w Snow may bo romoved from small Holds, when necessary, by means of slim els, but upon largo fields it will bo economical to uso horsepowers scrapers. |
