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FARMER'S CYCLOPEDIA OE LIVE STOCK 



regulated properly and a gravity circu- 

 lation is secured by the descent of the 

 cold air from the ice. Careful attention 

 should be given to the various points 

 mentioned above for commercial refrig- 

 eration in so far as the conditions in the 

 case of each farmer will permit. In 

 New York, Beach obtained entirely sat- 

 isfactory results by constructing the 

 walls of the building with two spaces, 

 one a dead air space, and the outside 

 space filled with sawdust. Each space 

 was lined with sheathing paper and 

 matched lumber. The floor and ceiling 

 were constructed in the same manner. 

 In West Virginia, it was found that a 

 refrigerating house holding 1,000 barrels 



water from the ice may be used in cool- 

 ing milk. The floor of the ice room 

 should be covered with galvanized iron 

 or other metallic sheathing to prevent 

 leakage into the cooling room. We have 

 spoken of the cooling rdbm as if there 

 were no other storage room for food 

 products in the farmer's refrigerating 

 house. He may, however, have two 

 rooms in his building, a refrigerating 

 room at a lower temperature, and a cool- 

 ing room somewhat warmer and connect- 

 ing with the outside through a small en- 

 trance room. 



Cold storage rooms on the farm are of 

 great value. As stated by Faville, the 

 ice and cold storage house at the home 



Fig. 195 — CREAMERY AND COLD STORAGE HOI SE 



of apples could be built for $2,500. 

 Where rubble stone and cement are con- 

 venient a grout wall may be constructed, 

 6 to 10 inches thick, with a 2 to 4-inch 

 dead air space inside sheathed with 

 paper and matched lumber. 



The use of 1-inch strips and another 

 sheathing will give a second air space. 

 The lumber used in the walls, floor and 

 ceiling must be as near odorless as 

 possible. For this reason pine is objec- 

 tionable. It is desirable to have two 

 doors at the entrance to the cooling 

 room, one opening in and the other out- 

 ward. Ventilation pipes arranged so 

 that they may be opened or closed at 

 will and leading from the ice chamhci 

 through the roof are all that will bo 

 necessary along this line. The melting 



provides a means of keeping products 

 that are of daily demand in the home 

 and on the local market. Some of these 

 products are very perishable, but are not 

 produced in sufficient quantity to war- 

 rant their being sent to a commercial 

 cold storage plant. Fresh meats, milk, 

 butter and eggs may be kept during the 

 hottest weather of summer without de- 

 terioration in quality. Without a cold 

 storage arrangement, it is impossible to 

 slaughter beef, pork or mutton on the 

 farm in summer. With it the farmer 

 may have these meats on his table the 

 year 'round. 



Berries may be kept over Sunday for 

 the Monday delivery and other fruits 

 may be stored in connection with animal 

 products. It should be remembered that 



