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that in some climates and places, where a body of water is handy, 

 and ice can be easily obtained, the use of natural ice is cheaper 

 than a mechanical refrigerating machine, while in other localities, 

 especially if power is cheap, or can be obtained at a reasonable 



Plate 45. Section through combination ice and dairy house. 



price, and no body of water is convenient for supplying ice, the 

 ice machine may be a more economical investment than the ice 

 house in which natural ice is stored. 



THE TEMPERATURE DESIRED. 



846. In handling bottled milk or cream, and in buttermak- 

 ing, a temperature below freezing is not necessary except in the 



