[Illustration: AN ICE HARVESTING SCENE.] THE ICE CROP How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice A COMPLETE PRACTICAL TREATISE FOR FARMERS, DAIRYMEN, ICE DEALERS, PRODUCE SHIPPERS, MEAT PACKERS, COLD STORERS, AND ALL INTERESTED IN ICE HOUSES, COLD STORAGE AND THE HANDLING OR USE OF ICE IN ANY WAY INCLUDING Many Recipes for Iced Dishes and Beverages BY THERON L. HILES NEW YORK ORANGE JUDD COMPANY 1893 COPYRIGHT, 1892, BY ORANGE JUDD COMPANY PREFACE. An attempt is made, in this volume, to record some of the more prominent features regarding Ice as it affects the health, convenience and industry of the people. The development of the ice industry during the last forty years has been phenomenal; there are, however, but few records by which its progress can be accurately gauged. No pretentions, other than those of a practical character, are made in behalf of this book. But it is hoped that the information here collected will meet with the favor and approval of those who are interested in this commodity. THERON L. HILES. CHICAGO, ILL., WINTER, 1892. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page. Frontispiece[A] 2 Title Page 3 Preface 5 Chapter I, An Historical Sketch 7–11 Chapter II, Legal and Sanitary Methods 11–14 Chapter III, Cutting and Storing Ice 14–42 Chapter IV, Construction of Commercial Ice Houses 42–55 Chapter V, The Care, Handling and Marketing of Ice 56–62 Chapter VI, The Use of Ice in Refrigeration--Refrigerator Ice House for Use in Farming, Cutting Ice in Small Quantities for Farm and Family Use, Co-operation with the Ice Crop 62–83 Chapter VII, Artificial Ice and Cold Air Machines 84–91 Chapter VIII, Ice in Transportation 91–96 Chapter IX, Retarding Houses Without Ice--Miscellaneous Hints 96–101 Chapter X, Recipes for Iced Food and Beverages 101–114 List of Illustrations 115–116 Index 117–122 [A] The Frontispiece is from the ice harvest of the Knickerbocker Ice Co. of Chicago. THE ICE CROP. CHAPTER I. AN HISTORICAL SKETCH. The Origin of the Ice Business in the United States--Its Wonderful Development Commercially and in the Manifold Uses of Ice--A Pen Picture of a Modern Ice Harvest.