EQUIPMENT 73 



ducing milk for market in some form, should have, 

 if at all possible, a supply of ice. The well-built 

 ice house is desirable, but not absolutely necessary. 

 Studding may be set up and the top secured by 

 horizontal ties, the ice stacked up so as to leave 15 

 or 18 inches between it and the studding, and this 

 space well filled with sawdust. Boards should be 

 placed against the studs, and sawdust added as the 

 ice is stacked; then thoroughly cover the top with 

 sawdust. A temporary roof may be put over this. 

 An essential feature for an ice house is thorough 

 drainage of the bottom. For a cheap house referred 

 to above, the ice can be piled on ordinary fence rails, 

 so located that the water can drain away; but it 

 must have thorough protection around and over the 

 ice. The sides may be a double wall, filled with 

 sawdust, or the temporary structure referred to 

 above. In any event, the roof should be so arranged 

 as to permit circulation of air over the sawdust. 



