COURSE IX CHEESE MAKING FOR MOVABLE 

 SCHOOLS OF AGRICULTURE. 



GENERAL SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS. 



It should hardly be necessary to sa}' that no one should attempt to 

 use this course of lectures for the purpose planned unless he has had 

 extended, j^ractical, and successful experience in making Cheddar 

 cheese. The outlines are to be used as a source of suggestions rather 

 than as a rigid system to be followed in every detail in just the order 

 given. The successful teacher has methods and ideas of his owTi for 

 imj)arting instruction and adjusts other systems to his own, selecting 

 what he regards as most useful; but at the same time he must always 

 possess an open mind, ready to ap])rociate and utilize new suggestions 

 and so more or less constantly modify his own methods in the line of 

 greater efficiency. 



Some may think it wise to follow the course in detail in the order 

 given, laying a thorough foundation before taking up the actual details 

 of cheese making. Others may prefer to start with making cheese, 

 calling attention only to general })()ints and from day to day repeating 

 the operation of cheese making with greater attention to minute 

 details. Whatever the order of handling the subject may be, most of 

 the material embodied in the lectures should be utilized, if possible, at 

 some time during the course of instruction. 



The ideal conditions for carrying on such instruction are, of course, 

 in a well-equipped cheese factory. The only special requirements will 

 be small vats or a large vat divided into small compartments, so that 

 one can work with 100 pounds of milk, if necessary. For learning the 

 manipulations of cheese making, skim milk will answer every purpose 

 and avoid the risk of wasting whole milk. 



The teacher must keep in mind the following facts in imparting 

 knowledge to students: (1) One must know much more than mere 

 methods. It is not sufficient for the teacher or the student to know 

 merely how to make cheese, but for the highest success it is quite as 

 important to know as well the reasons for every step of the methods. 

 Try always to inspire your students with the questioning spirit, so that 

 they will constantly be asking to know ' ' why. " (2 ) One must acquire 



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