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A PRACTICAL ICEHOUSE. 
The usefulness of ice on the farm can 
scarcely be exaggerated, and I wonder 
that such a small percentage of farmers 
possess a convenient storage. We have 
stored ice for about 15 years. Five years 
ago the icehouse was remodeled and the 
following is a description of the pres¬ 
ent plan. It is 12 by 14 feet and 12 
feet high on a two-foot stone foundation. 
The studding is oak, 2 by 8 inches, 
sheathed on both sides and filled between 
with sawdust. From the studding a 
two-inch furring projects out with the 
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PRACTICAL ICEIIOUSE. 
siding on this, making an air space suffi¬ 
ciently large, that the sides of the build¬ 
ing are kept from becoming warm by 
the cool current which passes from the 
ground up and into the ice chamber. 
A 12 by 18-inch blind at each gable per¬ 
mits a free circulation of air and is in 
my estimation better than a cupola as 
there is more of a draft over the ice. 
As is shown in the cut there are double 
doors four feet wide extending from the 
foundation to the eaves. A 4 by 4 inch 
scantling put in the peak for attaching 
a double pulley, facilitates the handling 
of the ice; the man in the wagon sets 
the tongs in a cake and another man in 
the doorway seizes it with his tongs as 
it is drawn up; in this way only three 
men are necessary at the building, one 
to unload and two to pack. 
Beneath the building a number of ; 
eight-inch tiles are set on end with a 
little piece of board over each; on the 
dirt floor is six inches of sawdust. The 
cakes of ice are set on edge, each tier 
being finished and covered with a layer 
of sawdust before another is begun. It 
is better not to have the cakes too close 
HAULING THE ICE. 
together, so that the sawdust will sift 
down between. Sawdust is better than 
cracked ice to fill in with, as it does not 
leave air spaces and also prevents the 
cakes from freezing together so solidly. 
When filling, loose boards are placed in 
front of the doors and about 10 or 12 
inches back of them is filled in with 
sawdust. Our icehouse is filled from a 
pond about a mile away. Ice saws arc 
used, and the cakes cut from 25 to 35 
inches square; a common wagon box 
will hold two tiers, 30 cakes of eight- 
inch ice. The capacity of this icehouse 
is 40 tons, but of course any size could 
be built on the same plan, and a larger 
one would keep the ice in a much better 
condition. H 
Ohio. 
Defective Icehouse. 
IT. Q. If., Catskill, N. I'.—Can you in¬ 
form me why. with perfect cement foun¬ 
dation and lined walls containing sawdust; 
my icehouse does not save ice longer than 
September? 
Ans. —At best, one can but give a con¬ 
jecture as to the difficulty referred to, 
at a distance of 16 miles. The construc¬ 
tion of the sides, with the sawdust lin¬ 
ing. apparently seems all right, yet it is 
possible that the walls may contract 
dampness, and the sawdust not be thick 
enough to prevent the ice melting. I 
would suggest, as a remedy that the ice 
be kept away from the walls, and dry 
sawdust put between. The two causes 
most likely to be the trouble, are, first, 
there is not ventilation enough. A ven¬ 
tilator in the roof will be of little 
service unless there is a circulation of 
air beneath it. This can easily be de¬ 
termined by the condition of the saw¬ 
dust or_ other material used for cover¬ 
ing. If it keeps wet, or damp, there 
should be more air on top. The cover 
should be dry. except of course right 
next the ice. Most houses are built too 
tight on top. In one of my own houses 
the ice did not keep well at first. It has 
a peaked roof and I took out the siding 
in each end, letting the air through and 
my ice kept well. At the Pan-American 
Exposition the ice box, or refrigerator, 
was built in the dairy room according to 
my instructions. When we began to use 
it, my assistants condemned it as “no 
good.” On inspection, I found that the 
builder had neglected to put in a venti¬ 
lator. After I succeeded in getting this 
done, there was no further trouble in 
keeping the temperature down, although 
it was located at one end of the dairy 
room, often full of steam and heat. 
Second; there may not be good drain¬ 
age. Unless the water goes off readily 
from below,, the ice will melt from the 
bottom. It is also just possible that the 
house may be so small that there is not 
body enough tQ keep after the major 
part of the ice has been removed. Hav¬ 
ing to use.a large amount of ice in our 
creamery, in a year like the past, when 
the weather is warm until late in the 
Fall, our own supply is often insuffi¬ 
cient, and we draw it from the large 
houses from the river. Although this 
ice is heavy, we find that the waste of a 
single load, in the bottom of our ice¬ 
house, even though it is well covered, is 
very great. edward van alstyne. 
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