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similar to those in use by the Talbot Milk Institute and the Willsmere 

 Company, in Melbourne. Seven different types of separators were in the 

 dairy. Students became familiar with the working of these by assemb- 

 ling and dismantling the machines. 



In the cheese room, 200 lbs. of cheese per day was being made. All 

 cheeses are paraffined when six days old by dipping in paraffin at 

 225° F. 



An ice cream plant was in operation. Ice cream seems to be very 

 extensively eaten in the United States, even in the depth of winter. 

 The State law prescribes that all cream used for ice cream must be pas- 

 teurized. The plant used was made by the Creamery Package Com- 

 pany. The ice cream took fifteen minutes to freeze, and was then 

 packed in brine at 14° to 16° F. 



Three kinds of cheese were being made by students : — Full cream, 

 half skim, full skim. 



A large electric oven, capable of holding 432 samples of soil or 

 cheese, was extensively used by the dairy branch. 





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A view of the Dairy and Beef Barns, Davis Farm. 



The course in dairy industry includes four divisions, each requir- 

 ing two hours' lectures and four hours' laboratory work for one 

 semester (half-year) : — 



(a) Elements of dairying; 

 (6) Dairy practice; 

 (c) Market milk and cheese making; 

 {d) Dairy manufactures. 

 Annual Husbandry. — This course includes stock judging (1) and 

 (2); breed and types (1) and (2); stock management; foods and 

 feeding (1) and (2). 



The head-quarters of the division is a commodious brick building, 

 with rooms for the professional staff, stenographers, clerks, and record 

 keepers of the division of annual husbandry. 



The horses were housed in a large horse barn, with ten stalls and four 

 horse boxes on either side of a central alleyway. The overhead loft was 

 used for storing feed. The working horses were regularly fed on 6 lbs. 

 of crushed barley and all the alfalfa hay they would eat. For breed- 



