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cow as poffible, having been firft drained carefully 

 through a clofe drainer, formed of a large wooden 

 bowl with a hole at the bottom covered with a very 

 clofe fievc of fine wire, (filver wire is beft) or hair 

 web woven for that purpofe; or thin cloth of any 

 kind, (1 (hould always prefer the wire, as mod du- 

 rable and cleanly) fo as to keep back hairs, &c. that 

 may accidentally fall from the cow. Thefe difhes 

 Ihould never exceed three inches in depth, whatever 

 be their other dimenfions; and if the plan recom- 

 mended above of feparating the milk into two 

 parts, and of keeping each cow*s milk by itfelf, 

 fliall be followed, it would be convenient to have 

 them made of fuch dimenfions as tQ contain about 

 one and a half or two gallons Englifli. As foon as 

 they are filled they are to be placed on the fhelves 

 in the milk-houfe, where they fliould be allowed to 

 remain perfectly undifturbcd till it be judged expe- 

 dient to feparate the cream from them. 



The length of time that fliould elapfe before the 

 cream be fcparated, will depend upon the degree 

 of heat at the time, and the particular views of the 

 owner of the dairy. In a moderately warm tempe- 

 rature of the air, if very fine butter be intended, it 

 fliould not be allowed to fl:and more than fix or 

 eight hours. For ordinary good butter it may fafely 

 be let ftand twelve hours, or more; but where the 

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