Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1891 — THE DAIRY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE DAIRY.

A Refrigerator Without 100. The following Is my method of keeping nice, hard butter, fresh meats, etc., in the hottest weather, says J. W. Harsh-

barger. in the Practical Farmer. First, 1 arranged the pump and platform of my well so as to have a clear opening of 3 feet by 13 inches, then placed a box of corresponding size over it, 4 feet high, with slope enough to turn water, and rubber felt for roof. The door is 2 feet wide, and 3 feet 7 inches high, and hung 8 Inches from left hand end. Windlass shaft Inches in diameter, with cogs on right hand end, and spring ratchet, to hold it at

any given point. Next is the cage, made of five-eighths lumber except the top board, which is one inch. Cage Is 21 Inches wide,3 feet 3 Inches high, and 10 Inches deep, with four shelves. It Is open in front, except a two inch strip on each side, and an extra piece under the center, where the rope goes through. Then two pieces 2x4, 16 feet long, are nailed to cross piece, 4x4 12X inches long, for the lower end, hung in well, and top nailed to platform Joists, 21X inches apart. At eacli lower end of the cage are two blocks nailed on, so as to receive the 2x4, and serve as a guide for cage. Use rope five-eights of an inch thick, and about 30 feet long, with one end fastened to cage, which weigh's 35 lbs., and a balance weight of 48 lbs. at the other end, and rope so adjusted on shaft, that when the cage comes up, the weight goes down. This makes It work with perfect case, even when there is an additional weight of 30 tbs. in cage. Box, cage and rope, are all thoroughly painted inside and out. My wife says she would not take SSOO, and do without it. .