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BULLETIN 970, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



about the cheese. The dimensions of the foil are 22 by 13 inches, 

 and it has a weight of 1 pound for 6,500 square inches. The foil is 

 separated from the cheese by means of parchment paper to which 

 it is attached. Ordinarily the trade name and design are printed 

 in black upon the foil. When ready to ship, all cheeses are wrapped 

 in strong, brown, wrapping paper, tied with a cord, and for conven- 

 ience the net weight of the cheese is marked on the paper. Both 

 paper and foil tend to hold the cheese in shape and protect it in 

 transit. The wrapped cheese is then packed in sawdust, pine shav- 

 ings, or excelsior, in 

 order to absorb any 

 leakage brought 

 about by a change 

 from low to high 

 temperatures. No 

 difficulty has been 

 experienced from the 

 cheese absorbing 

 woody odors from the 

 box or packing mate- 

 rial. 



The wholesale price 

 receivedforthe cheese 

 has averaged 10 or 15 

 cents below that of 

 the imported cheese. 

 A natural prejudice, 

 which is hard to over- 

 come, exists against 

 domestic cheese made 

 from cows' milk. The 

 cheese has been criti- 

 cised most often for 

 its yellow color and 

 the lack of the char- 

 acteristic piquancy of the imported cheese. It is probably impossi- 

 ble to produce on an average a cheese from cows' milk as white as 

 that from sheep's milk. Some of the cheese made, however, has been 

 above reproach in respect to both color and piquancy. 



POSSIBILITIES FOR DOMESTIC ROQUEFORT. 



The making of cows'-milk Roquefort on a commercial scale should 

 not be attempted by inexperienced operators or where the equip- 

 ment for proper curing conditions is lacking. In the past, efforts to 

 make Roquefort on a factory scale have failed, largely because of 

 the fact that these factors have not received proper consideration. 



Fig. lu.— Packing Roquefort for shipment. The cheeses, \\Tapped in 

 tin foil and wrapping paper and surrounded with sawdust, are 

 packed 12 in a box. 



