Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-17
agricultural.


ice to keep through the summer. Before
building, l made inquiries Of architects and
others, as to how an ice-house should be
built. Some said "Have it under ground"
others, "have it above ground" so l con-
cluded / would try both. | built my ice
house six feet under ground and six feet
above, eleven feet long and seven feet wide,
with window and blind at each end, about
eighteen by twenty-four inches, giving good
Ventilation. l used four-inch studs, and
filed in TO the peak with sawdust. An ex-
perienced hand filled the house, which will
hold about twenty tuns. He put joist across
the bottom, and packed the ice on straw,
using it freely at the sides and top.
As soon as warm weather commenced, the
ice began to melt, and by the first Of July all
that was above ground had been used up, OF
had disappeared by melting. The under
ground ice kept better, but all was gone by
the middle of August. ..-
Some people said it was because it was a
new house, and that it would be better
the second year; believed it and triedagain;
but the result was the same-the ice was
gone by the middle of August, and the straw
rotted.
Some one then suggested that the thick
ness of sawdust was not sufficient, and that
the heat from the bottom caused it to melt.
So put in another set of studs, and filled
floor and lined that also. l then felt sure it
would keep; although by reducing the size
could only put in eighteen tuns. That year
it kept till the lst of September. l was
induced to fill il in the same way again, be-
cause they said the ice was not solid the
year before and did not keep in any Of the
houses. The result was the same; the ice
was gone by the lst of September. I.
By that time had become convinced that
-Iro ,ctt tba icrbf fhipcr 10 r,nf nd
it, and that unless could do better hereafter,
Iwould buy ice during the summer.
| concluded to try once more, and use saw
dust. Last winter put about six inches o.
sawdust on the floor, and then packed in the
ice, leaving q space of four inches between
the ice and the sides, which was filed il
with sawdust, and the top covered with abou
six inches also. On the lst of Septembe
of this year, we had not used it down to tn
level of the ground even, and could perceiy
but very little moisture on that which wa
taken out daily. AT this time we are usn
it freely, and it comes out in solid cakes.
am not certain but it might keep well
packed in an empty stall with plenty of saw
dust round it, or even in pen out of door;
if well covered with the saWdust and pro
tected from rain
PRESENTATION OF EGGs.-A correspondent
at Goodwinsville, n. j., has had good sue
cess in keeping eggs in the following man
ner:
With an inch-and- -a-half auger, holes were
bored in shelves, which were put up in o COO
cellar, protected from frost. The eggs, as
fast as collected, were set in these holes, with
the little end downward. Some were used
in three months, some in six months, and
the balance in little over year from the time
of storing, and all were reported as perfectly
good.
The cellar in which eggs were kept SC
well, must, we think, have been very dry
and cool. 1t would be well for those making
this experiment to try small quantity al
first; they might not keep as well under all
circumstances, as in the case above.
VENTILATION OF SACKs-British farm.
ers ventillate their stacks as follows: They
fill with straw a bag, say three and a half fee
high and twenty inches in diameter; place i
vertically in the center, and stack around ii
As the stack rises they lift the sack, and s.
on to the top. In this way chimney
formed in the center of the stack, into whic
the steam and gases generated, find their wa
and escape readily. This methsd might b
adopted with advantage in stacking corr
fodder.
MODE OF CATcHISG RATs.-Rats are not th
only species of tenants that outwit the
landlords, as they will shun sometimes a
DdllS anu lIdDhs as many u1Ou65 vi RtlllD
rid of them cause them to die on the prem
ises, and taint the atmosphere, or are daI
gerous to human life, it may be well to n
member that if the center of a cage
sprinkled with few drops of oil of rhodiu
"a species of convolvulus, from the CanaI
Islands, fifty pounds Of the root yield OF
pound of the essential oil), multitudes a
irresistibly attracted to the spot to be di
posed of at will.
RECIPE FOR IMPROVING CIDER.-Let the ne
cider from sour apples (sound and select
fruit is to be preierred) ferment from o.
week to three weeks, as the weather is war
or cool. When it has attained TO live
fermentation, add to each gallon one quart
of an ounce of sulphite {nOt suIphate) of lin
Stir the powder and cider until intimate
mixed, and return the emulsion to t
fermenting liquid. Agitate thoroughly a
briskly for few moments, and then let I
cider settle. The fermentation will Co
mence at once. When, after few days, t
cider has become clear, draw off and bot
carefully, or remove the sediment and retu
to the original vessel. Ifloosely corked,
kept in barrel on draught, it will retain
taste as a still cider. Ifpreserved in bottl
carefully corked, which is better, it will
come sparkling cider, and may be kept
definitely long. The above is from Profess
HoIsford, of Harvard University, and is l
dCubtedly reliable.
PROPER AND PERMANENT FENcIEG.-A ct
respondent of the Northeastern Farmer giN
his views upon this topic as follows: 81 {
aware that many fence without any rega
whatever to the future. Leaving out of {
account those who put up shackling, crum
ling concerns at first there are many W
believe they are putting up substant
fences, which, from few points of negll
or ignorance, fall to the ground in +
years. ......--,J i.
"Really, post should never be put into
ground in green state. need not stt
thereason. The end that is put into the grou
should not have any bark on. Why need
state the reason2 If not cyanized, eve
post should be charred or burned, at least OIL
iourth ofan inch deep; I. g., 50 the charr
part shall be at least foot above
surface, and a foot below the surface Of |
ground. The New York farmers used TO
that, and posts lasted for lifetime. I
reason Is obvious. While the post is ch
ring, large quantities Of water evapOrs
leaving the post dry and the pores closl
the charcoal has the power of absorbing La
quantities of air gases, rendering it in
measure impervious to water. Finally, ch
coal possesses the power Of "resist
putrefaction or decomposition" thereby p
serving the wood within. Illustrate