Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1894 — Prepared For the Summer [ARTICLE]

Prepared For the Summer

Where in the' entire animated creation can man find as useful an animal as the cow? As soon as a calf is born, it becomes of value and can be sold as readily as any product on the market. The shipping of veal calves is quite an important traffic in this vicinity at present. After the cow has attained the proper ago for milking, she is a sure breadwinner and gives her owner a ..OQBtinual source of income. Taking capital invested into consideration, there is probably not another investment which a man could make that would yield the per cent. and be a,s certain of obtaining the profit. It is what we would call a sure “snap." Even after the bovine becomes old she is of value as meat and her hide and bones are sold as a last resource.

The cold storage is filled with ice to the ceiling, packed in thoroughly, making a block 27x21x20. Calling 45 cubic feet a ton, there is not less than 250 tons. The ice house proper is also filled in good shape, holding about 80 tons. This, if it keeps w T ell, will last until ice comes again, but it is a question to be decided by trial as to its keeping qualtities, the ice being overlaid with frozen snow to the depth of three or four inches.