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In any case, whatever drawbacks there are, 

 they are more than counterbalanced by the 

 all absorbing interest of the work. 



There is not the same demand for dairy 

 managers and dairymaids as for gardeners 

 and poultry managers, that is to say, for girls 

 of culture and refinement, for whose benefit 

 this article is intended. Lady gardeners and 

 poultry women are of comparatively recent 

 date, and they have, so to speak, made their 

 own position. On the other hand, the dairy- 

 maid has been with us from time immemorial, 

 and she is usually expected to fill up her time 

 by taking some share of the house or laundry 

 work with the other servants, amongst whom 

 she is classed. Naturally positions such as 

 these are not tenable by ladies, so that 

 practically in dairy work, at the moment, 

 the openings resolve themselves into small 

 independent holdings, or posts as lecturers 

 and teachers. For the former, there are 

 many good appointments under the county Posts to be 

 councils at salaries ranging from 80 to 



