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HOME FREEZER? 



MANY surveys have been made to 

 find out the potential demand 

 for home freezers. These surveys 

 indicate that when freezers are avail- 

 able they will be purchased by a high 

 per cent of both rural and urban fam- 

 ilies. It is reported that nearly 200 

 manufacturers throughout the United 

 States will manufacture such freezers 

 and there will be literally thousands of 

 distributors and salesmen. 



Every progressive purchaser should 

 take ample time before purchasing a 

 freezer in order that he may be certain 

 that it will satisfy his needs, that it 

 will be durable, how it will be serviced 

 and what will be its annual upkeep and 

 power cost. Since there will be so 

 many makes, sizes and types, to give 

 such information about each would be 

 out of the question in a brief article. 

 However, all makes can be classified 

 into four general sizes and information 

 can be catalogued for each of the four 

 sizes. The table gives this general in- 

 formation on the next page. 



By F. A. GOUGLER, lAA Director of Produce Marketing 



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Thia drawer-type model is the 16 cubic 

 loot aixe and i« also available in hali the 

 sixe. Food is iast-frozen in the two top 

 compartments and is stored in the six 

 lower drawers. 



Freezer compartments in domestic re- 

 frigerators, of course, will vary in size, 

 two cubic feet probably being the aver- 

 age of the 0° space. Ice cube space 

 would be in addition. The estimated 

 average cost is about $85 above the 

 same refrigerator without the zero 

 freezer compartment. 

 The daily freezing capacity of each 

 size should be noted in particular. 

 Freezing only 5 to 10 pounds of food 

 daily would not be very practical for 

 freezing a beef carcass or one or two 

 hogs, especially in mid-summer. It is 

 generally believed that owners of home 

 freezers will still find it more practical 

 to have their animals slaughtered, proc- 

 essed and sharp frozen in a locker 

 plant and use their home freezer only 

 for storage. 



The freezing of small quantities of 



fruits and vegetables gathered fresh 

 from the garden offers a practical use 

 for the home freezer. In this manner, 

 a volume can be accumulated in the 

 freezer and taken to the locker in bulk, 

 thus eliminate numerous trips to the 

 locker plant. 



Again referring to the table, it should, 

 be noted how the size of unit increases 

 the kilowatt consumption annually, 

 ranging from 360 to 1800 kilowatts. 

 Likewise the annual operating costs 

 range from $22.94 to $192.50. 



Of these four groups, the only unit 

 it appears, that would be practical for 

 the producer who would want to do 

 his own slaughtering, processing, freez- 

 ing and storing would be group four or 

 the walk-in type. The initial cost would 

 be $800 to $1500 and the annual cost 

 near $200. 



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This walk-in type iarm ireezer has 138.6 

 cubic ieet oi space including a 12-cubic- 

 ioot compartment for quick freezing. It 

 stands 89 inches high and was designed 

 principally for farm use. 



The four cubic ioot cabinet model home 

 ireezer (below) will be available to the 

 public shortly after Jan. 1. 1946. It is ca- 

 pable of maintaining a zero or below 

 temperature in a UO-degree room. 



L A. A. RECORD 



