The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-28

ot icehouses in use By dairymen. and
has studied the advantages Of each
type. Only . small number o. the
tcehouses examined BY the depart
ment's specialists were built Of new
lumber.
In many instances ice was stored
In the cellar under the house or barn.
Or in the corner Of some building. such
- . woodshed, corncrib, or barn, or
under the driveway leading to the
barn. and occasionally It was simply
stacked outdoors with no roof for pro-
lection. Where the Ice was stored in
cellars. open sheds or in stacks. the
loss from melting was comparatively
large. depending ON the ventilation.
drainage and care in packing. Where
the cost Of har resting Ice 10 . small
item. dairymen often say that It IL
less expensive to store in such places
than TO 90 to the expense Of building
IN up-to-date icehouss. Where Ice II
stacked outdoors and covered with
some form Of insulation. 1t 10 neces-
cary to put up from 80 to SO per cent
more than the amount previously al
lowed. 90 - to provide for the heavy
shrinkage.
The ice should be stored ~ near
the milkhouse ~ possible. in order to
save labor in removing it to the milk
tank. A great many dairymen find 1t
an advantage to have the milk room
In one end of the icehouse. In this
way the cost Of q separate tankhouse
10 eliminated. The small amount CT
time and labor required to transfer
the ice to the cooling tank generally
acts Is an added incentive for the
free use of ice. It il highly impor-
tant that the milk room. whether COM
bined with the icehouse or standing
alone, be located 80 that objection
able odors will be avoided.
In comparing the different methods
Of storing ice. 1t was found that where
the cost of ice was comparatively
high it was advisable to spend enough
money In building and insulating the
icehouse to protect the ice from melt
ing as much as possible, but in cases
where the cost Of the ice was small
It appeared that the owners were often
justified in building a cheaper stor-
age with a relatively high loss Of ice
from meltage. The dairyman there
fore should consider both the cost
Of construction and the cost of the
ice in selecting the type most suita.
BILE for his requirements.
Some farmers store their ice in
roughly constructed bins. One of this
sort was seen, made by placing large
posts of irregular sizes three feet In
the ground and about four feet apart,
and upon these were nailed miscella-
neous lot of boards; no roof was pro-
vided. The shrinkage was reported
from 30 to so per cent. Ice might be
stored in this manner for some pur-
poses, but this method is not recon-
mended for q dairy farm. Further
more a bin of this sort is very un-
slightly and is an indication of slack
methods in farming. Where ice is
cheap and building material high. it
might be permissible as temporary
arrangement; but 1t is not SO eco
pomical a method as may appear at
first sight, for the cost of the ice
lost in the shrinkage would generally
amount to more than the interest on
the cost OF constructing a serviceable
icehouse.
An instance was observed In which
n corner of a woodshed, about twelve
feet square and ten feet high. had
been converted into an ice shed. This
corner OF the woodshed had been
roughly boarded up and about IA
inches OF sawdust placed around the
ice on all sides, top, and bottom. The
cost of the building was very little.
and the shrinkage was reported at
about 20 per cent. The owner stated
that softwood sawdust is much bet
ter insulation than hardwood saw
dust.
The icehouse in the illustration
measures Is by 20 feet on the out
side and feet high. At the front
or south end room ID oy
feet is partitioned of and used for
milk room. The remaining space,
Is by IA feet by feet high, after
allowing for inches OF wall, IL
inches of sawdust on the sides, IL
inches on the bottom. and 1S inches
on the top, will provide space ror
about II tons of ice. This house 10
built on high, sloping ground, where
the soil is porous, consequently tne
drainage is satisfactory. The founda'
tion ia made OF concrete (mixture
to 81, IN feet wide at the bottom ana
sloping gradually until the top meas
ures inches. The sills which ress
"a the foundation are BY 6 inches'