710 



DAIRYING. 



Fig. 910. Fm. 920. 



Stirring-rakes. 



Mr. O'Neill, of Utica, N. Y. (shown in 

 Fig. 910), which seems to be a favorite 

 in his own State. 



A convenient milk-vat is shown in Fig. 

 911. It is* of stout tin of the best qual- 

 ity, and inclosed in and supported by a 

 strong outer case of wood, between which 

 and the tin is a space under the bottom 

 and around the sides and ends. A 

 stream of water runs through the vat, 

 and as the water issues from the end, 

 it is conducted by a rubber tube, to a 

 small water-wheel that is sunk in the 

 floor close by, to which the agitators are 

 attached, and the water is thus made to 

 serve a double purpose. 



Curd-Mills and Curd-Drainers. 



An improved milk-vat, invented in England, and used with suc- 

 cess in some parts of this country, is shown in Fig. 912. The curd, 

 ground by a curd-mill, which is shown in Fig. 913, is seen in the cloth 

 in the vat, ready to be placed in an oven, which takes the place of 

 the ordinary cheese-press. A is the wooden cheese-vat, B the cylin- 



Fig. 931. 



CUrd-braakw 



Fie. 92* 



