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manures the small holder can depend upon 



increasing his returns. 



We come next to the manufacture of 



cheese, to which it is essential to refer, 



although there are comparativelv 



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tew men occupymg small areas of 



land who turn their attention to this branch 



of dairy work. We have already referred to 



the fact that in some Continental countries 



small holders deliver their milk to co-operative 



cheese factories, receiving in return its money 



value as determined by the price obtained for 



the completed product. We may add to this 



fact, however, that it is the practice of small 



milk producers in some parts of France, 



Germany, and Italy to employ their milk, 



however small the quantity, in the production 



of certain varieties of cheese of small size. 



We have had the advantage of visiting farm 



after farm in one county in Normandy in 



order to see the process of manufacture of a 



variety of cheese known as Neufchatel, which, 



resembling the well-known Bondon in shape, 



is about 2 1 in. in height by 1| in. in 



diameter, and like a diminutive Stilton 



or Cheddar Loaf. One gallon of milk produces 



about four cheeses of this type, so that the 



smallest cowkeeper is able to manufacture 



