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being at this time about half milked) ; the heat 1 08. 

 ninety-five degrees. CUEESE. 



Note alfo, the cheefes of yefterday (the 

 l6th of June) prefs remarkably elaftic, and 

 fpungy (like a fungus) : perhaps owing to the 

 milk's coming too hot ; or perhaps to two or 

 three of the cows being then a-bulling * ; or ; 



perhaps^ being made thicker than ufual, the 

 prefs was not heavy enough for them; or per- 

 haps this ill quality is owing to the cold water 

 being put into the milk. 

 June 1 8, Thirty gallons : ninety-five degrees: 

 covered : came in one hour and a half: whey 

 ninety-two degrees : curd pretty good. 



Juneig. Thirty gallons : ninety-two degrees : 

 two cups covered : curd very good. 



June 21. Thirty gallons: ninety-eight degrees; 

 lowered by half a pail of cold water to ninety- 

 five degrees : the curd good ; but the cbecfes 

 like thofe of the j6th prefs, hollow and 

 fpungy. 



* I afterwards found that the milk of a cow, on the day 

 of amour, retained, after having flood fome time in the 

 puil after milking, ninety-eight degrees of heat. This fhews 

 that the flate if not the quality of the milk is altered by the 

 heat of the cow ; and a cautious dairy-woman always en- 

 to keep fuch milk out of her cheefe-tub. 



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