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dry house or milk room; a constant supply of cool air is ob¬ 
tained and an even temperature maintained at a very moderate 
expense. In our hot, dry summers, I am satisfied we shall 
never be able to hold our cheese in that perfect flavor which 
the market demands, unless some change is made in our curing 
rooms. 
Seasons like the one just past are exceptions, and the like 
may not occur again in years. It approximated more nearly 
to the summers in England than those common with us, and to 
the peculiar condition of the climate more than anything else, 
in my opinion, may be attributed the general fine flavor of 
our cheese the past season. And if there was anything more 
needed to establish the fact of climatic influence, reference may 
be had to the hot summer of 1868 in England, and the conse¬ 
quent depreciation that year of English cheese. 
The inventive genius of the American people must be 
turned to this point, producing, by artificial means, a tempera¬ 
ture and condition of atmosphere best adapted for securing del¬ 
icate flavor in cheese. 
