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DAIRYING. 



Fiq. 934.— Longford Cheese-factory. 



A totally different style of gang-press is the Upright Gang- 

 press, two of which are shown in Figs. 92$ and 925, one of, them 

 being for a single gang of cheese, and the other for a triple gang. 

 In Fig. 924, by means of a series of levers with weights, rope, and 

 pulley, the pressure can be regulated to accommodate any hight of 

 cheese. 



The compound lever-press shown in Fig; 926 is a most excel- 

 lent one for thick cheeses, two of which can be accommodated by 

 it. There being two bottoms to the press, each independent of the 

 other, the two cheeses are pressed evenly. 



A representation of a cheese-stand is given in Fig, 927. These 

 are often needed while the cheeses are, waiting to go under the 

 press. 



Cheese-Hoops. 



In the matter of cheese-hoops, it would seem that nothing is 

 superior to the Miller patent, shown in Figs. 928 and 929. These 

 are made of galvanized iron, with a perforated bottom and loose, 

 open rim, and are suitable for any ordinary screw-press. Over the 

 inner spring hoop, which is raised to the hight of the curd, the 

 o*«ss-board shown in Fig. 930 is placed, and " follower " and rubber 



