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Show K 1 PURE ICE IN THE B 5 COUNTRY HOME , During the winter farmerH will find m It profitable to make every possible ? I arrangement for harvesting niul Btor ,vl : ci'c'ii ko .".3 ruay bo c.nila-lu In I I' I tlielr localities. Ice In a luxury anil yet In many bucUoiiej or the country t may be had for the gathering If tl:o farmer Is prepared for tho harv-I harv-I est at the right tlnio. Tho cost of J hurvestlns und storing Ico Is not very great compared with tho comfort It, J lit Inns, and nn ample supply of this ! luxury Is of greater Importanco In tl.ii country homo than In tho city s residence. liven such farmers as nre not near hikes or streams often gather qultp a supply of lqo by putting put-ting o'lt pans or wooden troughs filled fill-ed with water and removing the ice after tho water has frozen. Net only Is Ico appreciated because of Its use In the prosorvatlon of fresh I meats, butter, and other tablo sup- !' idles, but production of high grade domestic dairy products Is almost Impossible Im-possible without It. Many markets 1 to which milk Is now shipped demand j that It bo cooled before shipment to n degree not attainable without the J usn of Ico. Modern methods of mar- fl kotlng show that other products bo- u sides milk such as fruit and eggs If I chilled beforo being taken to market ar-Ivo In much better condition. Ice 1 In the country borne, therefore ,1s of ' value for a greater number of purposes pur-poses than at first might seem. Tho stream or pond from which Hip BtinplM of Ice is taken should be i fed from a source free from contam ination or pollution. If the stream Is so sluggish that water weeds thrive in it, all vegetation must bo romov m pd to prevent its freezing In the Ice. I Ilernylng vegetable matter frozen In m Ice Is very objectionable, because as B the ice meHs this matter Is deposit- jfl ed In the Ice box or refrigerator, ren- during It unnecessarily filthy and dan-V dan-V perous to henlth. |