Evening journal., 1914-05-27

rPrepared BY the United States Depart
ment OF Agricuiture.)
The construction Of a farm refriger-
ntor large enough to meet the re-
qnirements Of a weiEeduipped farm for
the storage Of eggs, butter and fresh
meat and for chilling OF preceding
fruits IN small quantities is essential
10 a weIhregulated farm. Such re-
Er1gerator can be constructed in a
cellar IN the lean-to Of an icehouse.
or In any farm building where con
venient and suitable protection can be
provided. n none OF these alterna-
tives is possible, the refrigerator may
he constructed as an independent
building II built as a separate struo-
ture. the same care IN the choice OF a
site should be exercised as in choos-
ing. ths>, location OF an icehouse. The
essential Feature is wellinsuiated
room containing an Toe rack, drip pan
ami drain.
refrigerator OF the following d.
mensions Will meet the ordinary re-
qlirement OF the farm for the storage
reTy periods: A box with walls s feet
high covering a floor space 8 by 10
Test viii provide a space by by s
lor the storage of products.
Such an arrangement will require
about 100 tons of ice during the year.
but Il can be used to hold eggs and
butter over the season Of abundant
production. A supply OF fresh meat
can be kept by such means in locali-
ties where distributing wagons are not
run, and even where a local supply is
available the producer can arrange to
supply HIS table at Wholesale rather
than retail prices by killing his own
sheep, pigs or veal Instances are
known where an equipment OF this
sort has paid for itself In a single
season through the advance secured
by holding the egg output for only 60
days Dealers purchase and store
eggs while they are most abundant
and cheapest and dispose Of them dur
ing the season OF less abundant pro.
duction at an advanced price. A well.
constructed and well-handled refrig'
orator of this kind on the farm will
enable the producer to keep this profit
at home
The Construction Of an Ice Chest
Where a less expensive cooler Is de
sired an ice chest will be found tc
serve a useful purpose. Such a chesi
can be made from two packing boxes
one 12 inches longer and wider thar
the other and inches deeper. II the
inner box is feet wide. 2 feet deeI
and feet long, the outer box should
be feet wide. feet long and 81
inches deep. The inner box. which
should be made OF matched white pine
or cypress, should be lined with zin'
and provided with a drip pipe in the
bottom near one end and a metal graf
Ing 10 inches from that end, so as e
make a cage in which to store a blocl
Of ioe.
A layer Of six inches of cork dusf
or white pine shavings should b'
placed In the bottom Of the larger bon
after It has been lined with water
proof building paper. Place the
smaller box on the layer Of insulation
making provision for the drain. and
- then pack the same insulating ma
Verial tightly in the space between the
6stsr and the inner box. Fit boars
over the packing between the boxes
so as to cover the edges Of both. Ther
hinge a thick. well-insulated cover L
the outer box. which should At Tight.
and be large enough to cover the en-
tire top OF the chest. The joints car
be made tight by weather strips ant
felt The cover should be provides
with a counter weight and a good ice
chest hasp TO hold it in place.
Creamery and Farmer as Bushes
Associates.
In any line OF manufacture the prC
duction Of the raw material and IN
manufacturing Of 1t into a finishe
product are very closely associated
The one would be an impossibilit
without the other. as the amount an
quality Of the raw material furnishe
ky the producer Affects the economi
efficiency Of the manufacturing estal
ks'hmsnt- while the producer of rh