[AT] Putting the tractor to use

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

I've heard dad tell about his dad packing ice in sawdust to keep it from 
melting. His dad also built a large "flower house" for my grandmother to 
keep her ornamental plants in. The walls were packed with sawdust. It worked 
well considering one entire wall was just about solid glass--single pane at 
that!

John


-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:25 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Putting the tractor to use

If I'm not mistaken they used to pack the ice in sawdust to keep it from
melting, maybe that's why it's lower. I'm not old enough to remember any
of that, but some of the guys might be.

Mike M

On 6/15/2014 8:48 PM, Dean Vinson wrote:
>> http://www.vinsonfarm.net/photos/branches_20140614.jpg
>
> Thanks very much, everyone.  This is indeed a fine old place, and the SM
> looks right at home here.    I'm grateful to prior owners (of both) for
> taking good care of them.
>
> Steve W. wrote:
>> What is/was the smaller brick building? Summer kitchen?
>> Looks like it would make a great smoke house....
> Steve, that's the icehouse, currently used as a wood shed and a gardening
> shed.  The floor is of brick and about a foot below the surrounding grade, 
> I
> assume to help it stay cool later in the year when packed with ice. 
> Seems
> like a low floor like that would be wet all the time but it isn't, not 
> even
> damp.   Must have been built with good drainage all around.   The 
> structure
> is in decent shape but there are some areas where it's going to need
> attention.  I certainly don't intend for anything to fall down on my 
> watch.
>
> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
>
>
>
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