NECESSARY APPLIANCES 147 



THE ICE HOUSE 



The ice house is another important adjunct to the 

 dairy. The manner of erecting ice houses is so 

 generally understood that little need be said about 

 it. The bottom should be constructed of poles and 

 straw, to permit drainage. Studding not less than 

 2 x 10 inches should separate the lining boards 

 from the outside sheeting. This space should be 

 filled with dry tan bark or sawdust. Ice houses 

 made in this way will need but a few inches of saw- 

 dust around the ice. The ice house should be 

 banked with sawdust and the banking covered with 

 boards. It is important that this banking be kept 

 dry, for dry sawdust is a more perfect non-conductor 

 than wet. 



Before taking the ice to the dairy room, every 

 particle of sawdust must be washed off. Moist saw- 

 dust produces an odor injurious to the milk 

 and is likely to clog drains. Ice should never be 

 allowed to come in contact with milk, cream, or 

 butter. If it touches either the effect will be nearly 

 the same as that of boiling water. It will make 

 the butter white and streaked. The cooling effect 

 of the ice must be conveyed indirectly. The water 

 in which the ice is put should be changed every two 

 or three days. 



CARE OF DAIRY TOOLS 



Carelessness with tools will invariably work ruin 

 in the dairy accounts. Cleanliness is imperative in 

 the dairy. There is nothing more susceptible to odors 

 and flavors from surrounding objects than milk, 



