Farm Cheese Making 



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Pressing. A home-made 

 lever-press, as outlined in 

 the diagram, may be 

 made of a plank or bar, 

 one end of which iC), is 

 stuck under a piece of a 

 board nailed on the wall 

 while at the other end a 

 weight iK) is applied 

 which may be moved in 

 and out to regulate the 

 pressure. The hoop is 



2Diagram of LeverfPress" 

 1 1 , , >i-ress. pressure. Ihe hooo i^ 



placed under the plank at the fulcrum (L) near the wall H a 

 compound lever-press or a screw-press is available it is bettez- 



Upright Factory and Dairy Cheese Press 



It is important that the pressure is applied straight so as to make 

 the cheese even and not one side lower than the other. Begin with 

 light pressure and increase it gradually every hour until at uio-ht 



