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SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CHEESE-MAKING 



DRAWING CHEESE TO SHIPPING POINT 



Most cheese-factories are located in country 

 places some distance from railway and steamboat 

 facilities. The cheese is usually drawn to ship- 

 ping- places by patrons of the factory. In many 

 instances the wagons used are not fit for carrying 

 cheese, and the boxes that were clean and neat 

 become dirty or broken by the time they reach the 



FIG. 13 — A CHEESE-BOX, AS IT SHOULD APPEAR 

 WHEN READY FOR SHIPMENT 



station. The cheese should be drawn in clean, 

 spring wagons and should be placed so that the boxes 

 do not roll around and break. Clean straw placed 

 on the bottom of the wagon-box improves the con- 

 ditions of transportation. A covering of oiled canvas 

 placed over the load of boxes will protect them from 

 dust, rain and the heat of the sun. 



HOW TO SELL CHEESE 



When cheese-factories were first operated, the 

 cheese was purchased by buyers, who visited the 



