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AgricuUtiral Jouinial of Victoria. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



The Carriage of Cheese. 



During the recent warm weatlier parcels of elieese reaching 

 Melbourne by rail and boat from the country arrived in very soft 

 condition, and much harm to the quality occurred in conseqvience. 

 However, far greater damage happens through forwarding them 

 loose, especially when the weather is uTifavorable. It stands to 

 reason that cheese must get flattened out, broken, or misshapen, 

 when heated, and two, three, or even more cheeses piled on top of 

 each other. In a railway truck the result is bad enough, but in small 

 steamers trading along the coast the cheese is frequently stacked 

 on top of other goods and gets badly marked. 



if it were packed in crates (as illustrated) for transit nuich of 

 this loss would be obviated. 



Cheese Crate to hold three 40 lb. Cheeses. 



Two cheese-inakers who were recommended to adopt crates have 

 used the same packages for half a dozen consignments, and they 

 appear to be good enough for six more trips. Those consignors 

 have not had a cheese marked so far, therefore it is certain the use 

 of crates will repay the slight cost and trouble many times over. 

 The accompanying photographs have been taken, and sent to cheese- 

 makers to show the state in which their cheese was landed in 

 Melbourne for market. — R. Croire. 



