RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
41b 
Freezing Ice in Pans 
If R. D. P., page 235, will proceed as 
follows, I think his 20x24-inc-h*ice cakes 
will not crack: First, fill the iron pans 
only about nine inches deep; then let 
this freeze till only one or two inches 
thick on top (a thickness one can get in 
one good night of freezing weather). 
Then turn the pans upside down, pom- 
over a few pints of hot water, remove 
the iron pan as soon as the cake of ice 
drops down, gently break a hole in what 
is now the (thin) top of the ice cake 
(original bottom) and with a dipper, 
ladle out all the water except a layer 
two inches or so deep; next, set aside 
this partly-filled “shell” till its water 
has frozen, then pour i two inches more 
of water (prefei-ably the very cold water 
from some other cake just started), and 
finally, when the last-added water has 
frozen, fill the shell almost entirely full 
of water and complete the freezing. For 
two years we have used this method with 
marked success, and have not noted any 
trouble from cracking. 
We have used pans about the size of 
his—larger ones, and smaller ones. For 
ease of handling, rapidity of forming ice 
when the nights are not very cold, and 
everything else considered, we like a 
rather small pan. one about 12x26 inches 
and only seven inches deep, but a more 
economical crt for the sheet iron is one 
about 22x28x7 i. e. most bulk of water 
for given amount of sheet iron. We Rnd 
a slight flare, say half an inch wider 
at the top than bottom, of much help 
in getting the cakes out of the pans 
with only a trifling amount of hot wa¬ 
ter. If a pan is not filled full, it is not 
safe to let the ice shell drop an inch or 
two to the ground when hot water is ap¬ 
plied, for it is likely to crack. A bit of 
hay, an old cloth, or some pieces of 
board under it will prevent this. Our 
only trouble •with this method has been 
in days late in Winter, when the sun is 
high. Then air bubbles in the thin parts 
of the shells have sometimes caused 
leaks through which the water soon all 
runs out. These are best stopped by 
“plastering” them with wet snow and 
letting the wet sno’w freeze an hour or 
two before any w-ater is put in the 
shells. This method is probably known to 
you, but The R. N.-Y. has given me so 
many little tips of real value that 
should like to have this go to R. D'. P., 
hoping it may hit his case. 
Massachusetts. 0 . R. W'HITE. 
Asphalt Shingles 
I noticed a recent query about shin¬ 
gles; asbestos was, what was mentioned. 
Have ycu ever used asphalt shingles? I 
have, hi:3ulreds of thou.sands of them, 
and I like them better than any other 
roof covering for light roofs. They need 
a close board roof, but otherwise you 
can use them the same as wood shingles. 
They are fii-e-proof, and need no care 
after once put on. They come in sev¬ 
eral colors and cost no more than sized 
shingles, and a man will lay more in a 
(lay. Points are always lapped far 
enough to make a good joint. When put 
on roof of very low pitch one must put 
slater’s felt underneath, but you have to 
do that with any roof covering. There 
are many makers of this kind of shin¬ 
gle. but any of them will send samples. 
I think very well of them, and would 
reccommend them without hesitation. 
Ohio. C. R. UR ADS HAW. 
Cement Porch Floor 
As to laying a cement pavement, which 
M. A. R. asks about on page 192, I have 
laid several porch floors, walks about the 
lawn and house, stable floors or wherever 
cement flooring is needed, except where 
driven over by heavy teams. I simply 
make my wooden forms, excavate about 
12 inches and fill in with ordinai-y field 
stone, placing the large and rough stone 
in bottom, and two inches from the form 
on the inside and then throw small stone 
over the top of the large ones, breaking 
with a hammer. The broken stone will 
fald through between the large ones, fill¬ 
ing up the crac’-s somewhat, no stone to 
be within one inch of the finished sur¬ 
face. I then mix gravel or .sand and 
cement, shovel over the broken stone, and 
uoik it down well around the forms, and 
if not too stiff it will run clear to bottom 
of large stones. I do not think it neces¬ 
sary to have the cement mixture more 
than four inches thick on surface. I hav-e 
used cement on a fill of six feet of stone 
and rocks and only used a course of about 
four inches on the surface, except on the 
edges where it must go to the founda¬ 
tion. I use fine screenings from a stone 
crusher, as they are better than sand, and 
take less cement. I use 1 to 5, except 
for the last inch of surface, which I run 
surface with smooth board 
au(| finish with trowel. If wanted for 
stable floor where a smooth finish is not 
wanted, a stroke with a broom while soft 
"'•“.make a rough coat. A 10x10 floor 
would be better if put down in two sec- 
uons; that will allow for- contraction. 
Iwo-iuch fall will be plenty of drainage 
for a 40-foot surface. r. d. 
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An English recruiting agent strolled 
iiitc) a barn where a young man was 
nulking a cow. With a snort he asked: 
J ()w is It that you are not at the front, 
1 , sir,” answered 
emi “O “ilk at that 
end. —\\ Oman s .Tournal. 
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Only 8nlf-8nttlns machine. 
ffTranHplanta sweet potatoes, 
tomatoes, tobacco, strawber¬ 
ries, cabbage, nursery cuttings 
etc. Any desired depth. Bat¬ 
ter than hand. As plant is re- 
I leased, water valve op* 
I ens, then closer rollers 
B ress dry soil around plant'. 
olds moisture but leaves 
po wataarfaea soil to bake 
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