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THE dairyman's 3IAKUAL. 



in the curing room adjoining. The drain is shown by 

 the dotted lines (figure 71). 



The curing-room is furnished with benches, twenty- 

 four inches high and three feet wide, made of strips 



Fig. 72.— CUEING HOUSE. 



having spaces between tliem to facilitate circulation of 

 air. These benches should be carefully made to avoid 

 cracks or spaces in the joints which would harbor cheese 

 maggots, the great pest of the cheese factory. They 

 should be ranged at a distance of two feet apart and the 



Fig. 73.— WEIGHING CAN. 



Fig. 74.— CONDUCTING PIPE. 



cheeses are placed on them in double rows. A roomy 

 closet should be provided in which to keep the numei'ous 

 small utensils and for a wash-stand and towels for tl.e 

 men. The factory is best warmed by steam coils sup- 

 plied from the boiler, and a small engine of five-horse 



