Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-11-20

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Fig. @Seed Scar of Hairy Vetch; A
and 8, Forms Showing White, Gen.
trail slit of Some Scars. (EnIarqed.)
harvesting and storing ice is not
great compared with the comfort it
brings, and an ample supply of this
luxury is of greater Importance in the
country home than in the city resi-
| dence. Even such farmers as are not
near lakes or streams often gather
quite supply of ice by putting out
pans or wooden troughs filled with
water and removing the ice after the
water has frozen. A special galvan-
ICED iron can which may be used in
this way will be described later in
| this series.
While city people may purchase per-
ishable supplies as needed, the remote
ness of country homes from markets
makes it necessary to use more
canned, corned or smoked meat prod
ucts at a season when the table might
be supplied with other meats il there
was an available supply of ice to keep
| it.
Not only is ice appreciated because
of it's use in the preservation Of fresh
meats, butter and other table supplies,
but the production of high-grade do
mestio dairy products is almost impos-
sible without it. Many markets to
which milk is now shipped demand
that it be cooled before shipment to a
degree not attainable without the use
of ice. Modern methods of marketing
show other products besides milk, such
as fruit and eggs, If chilled before be-
ing taken to market, arrive in much
better condition. Ice in the country
home, therefore, is of value for a
greater number of purposes than at
first might seem.
Source of the Ice Supply.
The source of the ice supply varies
with local conditions In many sec.
tons lakes, rivers or large streams af-
ford supply of suitable ice without
special plan or preparation on the part
|
such natural sources are not easily
accessible, small streams or even the
water from spring can be stored in
an excavation or by means of a dam,
so as to afford sufficient water surface
to provide the desired ice supply. The
harvest area or surface will depend
upon the tonnage to be stored and the
normal thickness of the ice in the To-
cality. In central New York the nor
NAL ice supply ranges from s to 10
inches in thickness, while in eastern
Virginia 4 to inches is as great q
thickness as can usually be counted
upon.
The stream or pond from which the
supply of ice is taken should be fed
from source free from contamina.
ton or pollution. II the stream is so
sluggish that water weeds thrive in 1t,
all vegetation must be removed to
prevent its freezing In the ice. De-
caying vegetable matter frozen in ice
is very Objectionable, because as the
ice melts this matter is deposited in
the Ice Dox or refrigerator, rendering
it unnecessarily filthy and dangerous
to health.
Ponds in which green spawn or algae
grow profusely can be rid of these
pests by the use of copper sulphate
The crystals can be placed in a cloth
sack, which is hung to a pole and
trailed through the water until the
salts are dissolved. One or two treat
ments of the sulphate during the sea
son at the rate of one pound to 100,
600 gallons of water will be sufficient
to keep down such growth and make
: the water clear and pure. 1t is impos
sible to have pure ice unless the POND
or stream is clean and the water IL
: free from contamination.
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