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soft, mellow, nutty, and yet mild in flavour. 

 This variety is already sold in England, and 

 it is appreciated in London, where it is 

 growing in favour. It is one of the most 

 delicious cheeses, and its character is such that 

 if it became better known to the English 

 people it would be more highly appreciated, 

 and would obtain a considerable sale. I know 

 of no variety which is more worthy of pro- 

 duction, and those who take it in hand will not 

 only find that it is easily made, but that it will 

 return them a profit far in excess of anything 

 which can be obtained by the manufacture of 

 the pressed cheeses which are made in such large 

 quantities. 



PONT L'EVEQUE. Pont PEveque cheese is 

 a variety with a great local reputation in the 

 north of one of the most important dairy depart- 

 ments of France. It takes its name from a 

 village not far from Havre and Lisieux, and 

 is sold in considerable quantities in the fashion- 

 able watering-places of Trouville and Deauville. 

 I was enabled to see the system pursued by the 

 most famous maker, a highly intelligent farmer, 

 upon his own farm near Pont 1'Eveque. This 



