MILK AND CREAM AT FARM 239 



THE VALUE OF AN ICE HOUSE. 



Where cream can not be delivered daily. Ice Is in- 

 dispensable in keeping it in satisfactory condition. In 

 addition to cooling milk and cream, ice can be employed to 

 good advantage in several other ways. Its value in the 

 household in preserving meats, vegetables and fruits can 

 not be overestimated. And what is so refreshing as cold 

 drinks and frozen desserts during the summer months! 

 Ice is also frequently necessary in case of sickness. Care- 

 ful study will show that these advantages will far more 

 than offset the small cost of laying in a store of ice. 

 For further particulars regarding Ice and the construction 

 of ice houses, see chapter on Ice House and Refrigerator. 



A CHEAP ICE BOX. 



A simple, cheap, and effective ice box for keeping milk 

 and cream cold is shown in Fig. 60. This box was de- 

 signed by the author and has been in successful use for 

 nearly two years. It consists essentially of two boxes 

 separated by one-inch strips, placed at intervals of about 

 one foot. Double thickness of building paper is placed on 

 both sides of the strips and tacked to the boxes. The in- 

 side Is lined with galvanized iron. 



Three-quarter inch tongued and grooved lumber is 

 used in the construction of the sides, bottom and cover, 

 while the ends are built of one and one-eighth inch 

 tongued and grooved flooring, three and one-half inches 

 wide. A heavy weight attached to a one-half Inch rope 

 running over a pulley fastened to the ceiling, raises the 

 cover and holds it open when desired. 



A short piece of gas pipe is inserted through the bottom 



