Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-01-07
agricultural.


ice-house may well have place ON
majority Of large farms and two or
three proprictors of smaller farms can
readily unite in the construction and /
filling of one for common use. When
butter and chooses are manufactured |
even on limited scale, the Advantages
of ice in supmef are evident Va
rious articles Of food and meats, bread,
milk, butter, etc, are kept fresh so
much longer in an icc-box or chest,
that there is considerable saving Of fuel
required in hot weather for frequent
cooking Every one can estimate for
himself the saring. and also the adj
vantagei Of the cheap luxury in hot
weather of cool drinks, fresh food, etc.
CHEAP ICE ROOM
An ice-house IS, after all, a cheap
and easy built structure. The filling
is done at season when the cost of
labor is but very trihing, and need
scarcely be taken into account. We
have heard of effective icc-rooms con-
structed at an expense not exceeding
FIRE dollars. a CORES pondent of the
Country Gentleman describes one
which scarcely cost this sum. In the
northeast corner of she'd he parti-
toned OF room eight feet square in
the clear. using for the partition the
cheapest rough boards. y row Of
joists was set up on the north and east
sides, and boarded up To leave vacant
space Of ten to twelve inches. On the
other two sides two rows of ioists
were set up and boards nailed on, leav-
ing similar space between them
The space was filled with spent tan
bark n loose floor was laid down
and covered with n layer of loose straw
Pure, clear. hard ice was cut up with
saw into easily managed pieces, and
packed closely in the room, leaving six
inches between the ice and sides, which
space was filled with saw dust Over
the ice saw-dust was spread to the
depth of foot. 1t might well be to
fill up to the roof with straw. He
states that the whole cost of construc-
ton and filling did not exceed screen
dollars. The family had used ice all
Summer as freely as if there had been
an unlimited supply, and there is evil
IDENTIFY enough in store to last until the
''new crop comes in"
AN ICE HOUSE At MODERATE EXPENSE.
We copy from Aliens Rural Ar
ehitecturc," portion of the author
description of a convenient, ornament
81. and comparatively cheap ice-house
1.-The size may be twelve feet square,
and from that up to any required ex-
tent. Less than twelve feet square
would be too small for keeping Ice
well. The idea here given is simply
the principle of construction. The
posts should be fall eight feet bigl
above the ground to where the plate Of
the roof is attached Mark out youl
ground the size you require for the
house; then, commencing at one cor
ner, dig double set of holes opposite
each other. one foot deep, an two-and
a-half feet apart, on each side Of tn
intended building. say three feet cqui
distant, so that when the posts stan'
up they will present double row, one
and-half feet apart. Then set in you
posts. which should be of oak, chest
nut. or some lasting wood. and pacl
the earth firmly around them. If tn
posts are sawed. they may be 4 by
inches in size. set clgcways towar'
each other. Ii not sawed. they ma,
be round sticks cut from the woods, o
split from the body of tree, quarterc,
but stable, so as to appear decent
and the insidcs facing each other a
they stand up. lined to surface to re
ccivc the planking. OF course, whcl
the posts are set in the ground. the,
are to show a square form, or skeleton
Of what the building is to be whc,
completed. When this is done. squar
of the top of each post to level. al
round. then frame. or spike on to
each line of posts plate. say ST
inches wide, and four to six inche
deep. and stay the two plates togethe
strongly. so rs 10 form double fran,
Now. plank, or board up closely tn
inside of each line Of posts. that th
space between them shall be fair SUI
face. Cut out. or leave out space 70
doc. in the center of the side wher
YOU want it, two-and-a-half or tire
feet wide. and six-and-a half feet high
and board up tho inner partition side
IL this opening, so as to form a door
casing on each side. so that the spac
between the two lines of posts may b
acontinuous Dor all around. Then ii
up this space between the posts wit
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packed from the ground up TO th