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in a very thin stream down the outside of the back of the box, 
falling into a second shallow zinc tray placed immediately under 
the box. At the further end of this tray it is discharged through 
A waste pipe. Cold air from the surface of this water enters the 
box through a series of holes drilled in its bottom, and cir- 
culates round the sides of the board or dish that holds the 
butter, raised above the bottom by slats of wood. The door of 
the box is in the front, opposite to the side that is kept wet. 
Butter should always be thoroughly cooled before it is made up ; 
this is a convenient arrangement for the purpose. When the 
butter is so hard that pieces of it can be broken short oflF, it is 
ready for the final working. 
The Working Dairy itself has now been so frequently de- 
scribed in the ' Journal,' that it is not necessary to say more 
about it here, except that it fully retained its popularity. A 
smaller size of Danish Separator than those previously exhibited 
was shown at Preston. It is intended for dairies of from 30 
to 40 cows, and can be well worked by a pony ; its price is 211. 
All the power required in the Dairy was supplied by one of 
Davey's Domestic Motors of 4-horse power, and the water 
heated in the condensing tank satisfied all the requirements of 
the Dairy for washing purposes. 
Among dairy appliances in the Showyard, one that seems 
likely to prove very serviceable was exhibited by Mr. J. Gray, 
of Stranraer, Wigtonshire. His Patent Leverless Cheese-Press 
(Xo.3818) is fitted with steel screws, with a nut three inches deep. 
It is compact in shape, occupying much less dairy space than 
the old lever presses. Pressure is made continuous through the 
night by the introduction of a powerful spiral spring tested up 
to 2\ tons pressure. An indicator in front of the spring enables 
the pressure to be put on with accuracy to the amount required, 
and shows the exact amount of effective pressure at any subsequent 
time. At the expiration of the field trials of implements, the 
Judges had no opportunity of giving this press a satisfactory 
trial. They were, however, favourably impressed by its merits, 
and fully concurred in the hope expressed by their Stewards 
that a trial might be given to it next year. Another new im- 
plement exhibited by Mr. Gray was an improved Curd Mill 
(Xo. 3819), in which the curd is cut into strips by a block pressing 
it through a knife-frame fitted with sharp knives, crossed in 
the American fashion. The pressure being evenly distributed, 
and the divisions uniform, the whole strength remains in the 
curd, and it is not hardened as in ordinary curd-breaking. 
William Brenton exhibited a set of Strainer Milking Buckets 
(\o. 258) manufactured and patented by T. Burns; these are said 
to be new, though not entered as "New Implements." These 
