The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-02-14
FARM TOPICS.


AND now TO MANAGE
,.h style and cost bave deferred
Too puen sr from the luxury of an
psag ~ Asarulc, the more style and
ir-hcuse,.s ss Il Is adapted to the pur-
CT tns s a. popular notion OF such
poss i Z % have it almost alright to
bd'ap sSt the heat, whereas a large
ksep o air Is necessary to prevent
sneuni = The drier the air can be
asnpnsessht hotter. There should always
lsp',, l rns CIRCULATION Deer the ice and to
ks n. .S;s. there should always be two
irare ..'s. on two sides of the top,
open Pm ~ two feet square, according
from .. ~ i've Of the building; The outer
Sms 4 4, the bottom should be tight, so
uls .'ade the hot air, but the founda.
so ~h;rh the ice is placed should
Be le0so This can be done by filling
4. 1870 ~ Sattom with about a foot OF loose
inns INV ~ which scantling can be laid,
sssss sooripe Of boards upon them:
YIN er from the melting ice will
10 - s rsrcolate through the boards and
iseg r. snd soak into the ground below.
CON- ~ no difference whether the bot
y : sboye or below ground, but the
Dn ON, rails must be tight, and the bed
ou's. sSe ice SO arranged that water
ueou sccnmulate. A foot and half
WI v a. = Is ) good bed upon which to
y ~ iee. Straw is not so good,
ss,ssss i IS apt to fement and melt the
y Tia hacking Of ice, and the saw
~ covering, causes it to keep, more,
a n.s thsn The house itself: hence saw
s w. should be thoroughly packed in
~ s.s,,rd The sides, not less than foot
AZ, aSjsI and on the top full two feet, after
s ,as we'll trodden. The ice should be
:, h regular blocks, and carefully
ss,sa WITH finely broken pieces crowded
ass ,hp spaces. The nearer the con-
,.s s can be made into solid mass, the
none ma satisfactory will be the result.
rar this reason ice will keep better when
.snrsd n yery cold weather. 1t is not
, ,sesssary that the building should be
Seuhle.Iiued, or that the Innings should
- 6lled in with sawdust, tan-bark, or
srzw Ia fact, a portion of a shed,
Ousuipg to the north, may be used, by
Srs piEng up the ice, and then enclos-
mo the mass with wall of boards, well
nd in, and covered with sawdust; or
the ice may be piled on the north side
a any building, with posts set up, to
which boards may be nailed for the
ouler walls and roof. Such an ice-house
my BODY can afford. as it will cost but
,iew dollars, while il will keep ice per-
l,ctly. II building Of some sort is re-
CURED. plain one costing about $40
viii answer the purpose much better
than an elaborate and more expensive
snsir. A small amount of ice viii not
keep Is well as a large quantity, and
IL two-horse loads is about the mini
mum quantity that should be stored for
the family use. As the farmer can do
de whole work himself, there is no
reason Why any farm should be deprived
Of this luxury to the house, and almost
necessity for the profitable manipulation
Il milk and cream. Ice may be gath
cred with rude tools; the ordinary
farmer has every thing, unless it be two
hooks y. handle the cakes. These a
common blacksmith can make out of
piece Of round iron. The cross-cut
saw, with one handle removed, will cut
the Ice. A full set of ice tools will cost
Us, ndwouid do for neighborhood.
They would make the work handler,
but are not . necessity. IF. d. Curtis,
IN Farm and Home.