162 CREAMERY BUTTER MAKING 



THE ICE HOUSE. 



A creamer}- shoukl preferably face north and south 

 so that the ice house may occupy the north end where 

 it will be least affected by the heat of the sun. 



Good drainage is another matter of importance in the 

 construction of an ice house. This can be secured with 

 any kind of soil by laying an eight inch foundation of 

 cobble stones and gravel, and on top of this six inches 

 of cinders, the whole underlaid with drain tile. The tloor 

 of the ice house is constructed upon this foundation. For 

 this purpose cheap lumber in the form of planks should be 

 used, leaving enough space between the planks to permit 

 a ready escape of the water from the melting ice. 



The walls of the ice house should be so constructed as 

 to insure good insulation. The brick wall that forms the 

 outside of the ice house should have 2 in. by 4 in. studding 

 built into it on the inside, upon which good building paper 

 is tacked and this covered with good ceiling lumber. 



The wall between the creamery room and the ice house 

 should have the following construction : For uprights use 

 2 in. by 6 in. studdings placed 14 inches apart. Cover the 

 outside and inside of the studding with cheap sheeting, 

 filling the six inch space with cinders, sawdust, or tan 

 bark. Now finish the outside as follows : ( i ) tack good 

 building paper on the sheeting; (2) nail i in. bv 2 in. 

 strips on the paper; (3) tack paper on strips; (4) cover 

 with matched lumber. Finish the inside wall in the same 

 way. This will give two thicknesses of paper and a one 

 inch dead air space on either side of the six inch space 

 filled in. The paper used should be the best water and 

 acid proof paper obtainable. Common building paper will 

 not prove satisfactory. 



