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is an advantage ; for twenty are easier managed, with less 

 huddling in the stable than forty, and are only confined 

 half as long, make less droppings, and only require half 

 as much stable room, and each section has an opportunity 

 to drink in the yard while the other is in the stable. 



Disposal of the Milk. — The milk pails are carried as 

 fast as filled to the milkhouse, and emptied into a vat of 

 suitable size, say 7 by 4 feet, and 2 feet deep, made of 

 wood, lined with tin, having a space between, into which 

 cold spring water is drawn at night to cool the milk and 

 promote the raising of the cream. This vat is elevated 

 upon legs for greater convenience, so that the top is some 

 3I/2 feet high. When the morning milk is added, the 

 water is drawn off and a conducting pipe from a small 

 boiler fills the space with steam to scald the curd, which 

 is made in the same vat. The steam is then turned into 

 a barrel of water and heats that ready for cleansing 

 utensils without the least trouble. 



Taking ojf the Whey. — Another vat of a smaller size, 

 with rollers in the legs, is placed along the side, and sur- 

 face whey dipped off, and then it is rolled to a spot where 

 a conductor, opening through the floor, receives the con- 

 tents and carries it down to the pig pen. The curd is 

 next dipped into a strainer in the small vat and the whey 

 drained off, and then it is rolled along side of the press, 

 and put into the hoop upon a sliding board, so the whole 

 is done without any hard lifting. The press is one of Mr. 

 Eames' own make, and with a small weight, will give 

 seven tons' pressure. In turning the cheese in press, a 

 small wheel table is rolled along side, upon which it is 

 done with ease. Upon the same, it is conveyed into the 

 cheese room, where the cheese are kept upon long tables, 

 and turned by rolling upon edge and over, which is gen- 

 erally done by Mr. E. himself, but without great exertion 

 of strength. 



The next process after placing upon the table, is, to 

 bandage with thin muslin, made on purpose and costing 

 only three cents a yard. The strips are cut two or three 



