. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1863 . dollar a day at that time. At the beginning of ice cutting and storing only farm implements were business, however, soon developed the necessity for implements and ma-chines for doing the work, which were supplied. In 1847 more ice was secured in a day than would have been requisite tosupply the trade in 1832. Ordinarily, before ice is formed of sufficient thick-ness, snow falls, which, if the ice be four or more inches thick, is removed bya snow-scraper, in case the snow is not of sufficient weight to bring thewater abov
. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the year 1863 . dollar a day at that time. At the beginning of ice cutting and storing only farm implements were business, however, soon developed the necessity for implements and ma-chines for doing the work, which were supplied. In 1847 more ice was secured in a day than would have been requisite tosupply the trade in 1832. Ordinarily, before ice is formed of sufficient thick-ness, snow falls, which, if the ice be four or more inches thick, is removed bya snow-scraper, in case the snow is not of sufficient weight to bring thewater above the ice, but if it does, after being frozen, the snow ice is removedby an ice plane, which cuts about two inches deep and twenty-two inchesin width. This machine is drawn by two horses, and is directed by insertingits guides into grooves before made by the ice-marker. The chips are removedin the same manner as dry snow. This is often attended with great expense,and if the weather is warm immediately after, is a total loss ; yet if this be THE ICE TRADE. 443. 444 AGRICULTURAL REPORT. (a.) HAND CKOOTE. (b.) SAW. (c.) ICE EEOOSS. (d.) CA&EittWG (e.) PONI> BAR. (/.) €MES1£IL BAK.
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