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The cows are fed, when the pasture is short, with whey and shorts 

 once a day. The expense for extra feed this season, will be about 

 twenty dollars. After milking the cows, let the milk cool to about 

 the temperature of 80*^, and then put in the rennet. Let it stand 

 three-fourths of an hour, and then break up the curd. After about 

 three-fourths of an hour longer, cook it gradually to the temperature 

 of 90*^, stirring it slowly at the same time, then drawing oflF the xvhey 

 stir it until quite dry and cool. After a few minutes salt it, using 

 ahont a teaspoonful of evaporated salt, ground fine, -to about 15 lbs. 

 of curd, and let it stand until quite cool. At about 12 M., put it in 

 press under sufficient weight to press out all the whey as soon as pos- 

 sible. About 4 P. M., the same day, turn the cheese, put it in the 

 press and turn it again the next morning. Next evening take it out 

 and cap it, put it again in the press until next morning ; afterwards 

 put it in the cheese room until quite dry, which will take about two 

 days, then rub it well with hot butter, made by churning the whey. 



Morgan, Ashtabula County, Ohio. 



HENRY ROBINSON'S METHOD OF RAISING WHEAT. 



In reply to the interrogating circular of the Institute, relating to 

 my manner of raising wheat, I beg leave to state that I raised 84 bush- 

 els o.T of two acres, one acre of which had had corn on it, the other 

 acre, one half had been planted with potatoes, the other half was an 

 old sward, the soil a sandy loam. The crops were taken off early, 

 and the wheat sown the beginning of September. The manure ap- 

 plied was a compost of stable and street, offals, &c. 50 bushels of 

 leached ashes, 50 of quick lime, slacked upon the compost heap and 

 mixed with the compost as the heap was taken away. The result 

 was as follows : 



50 loads of manure at 37i cts., 18 75 



50 bushels quick lime at 21 cts., 10 50 



50 leached ashes at 10 cts., 5 00 



Expenses putting in crop, 11 50 



" harvesting, &c., 12 25 



Gain, 66 48 



$124 48 

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