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factory, even though the results secured may not be perfect. 
Some attempt to control temperature and moisture in curing 
cheese will give better results than are possible in the absence 
of any system, a condition too general at present in the cheese 
factories of New York. 
The subject of a special curing-room in each cheese factory 
has been very fully discussed in Bulletin No. 70 of the Wis:onsin 
Agricultural Experiment Station, and several factories in that 
State have made such curing-rooms. The system has also been 
studied and applied in Canada by Prof. James Robertson, Com- 
missioner of Agriculture and Dairying for the Dominion. 
The following statements are, for the most part, condensed 
from Prof. F. H. King’s Wisconsin Bulletin No. 70. The cuts 
are from the same source. 
Curing-rooms may be constructed above ground or under 
ground, and may be of wood or masonry or a combination. Con- 
sidering moderate cost, convenience, and efficiency, a curing- 
room built of wood entirely above gr ULE is the most practical 
for the average factory. 
(1) Location—A curing-room above ground should be placed 
on the north side of a building in order to be protected as much 
as possible from the direct rays of the sun. It is advantageous 
also if the room can be shut off on the other three sides by hall- 
ways, Stairways, other rooms or building screens. 
(2) Windows in a curing-room should be as few and as small 
as consistent with the amount of light necessary. They should 
be made double, as nearly air-tight as possible, and preferably 
in one section, fitted closely and permanently in place. If neces- 
sary to exclude direct sunshine, blinds or awnings should be 
placed outside. : Eee: 
(3) The door of a curing-room SQ be built to resemble that 
of a refrigerator. eA 
(4) Walls should be built like those of cold- Rrorate and ice- 
houses. The studding outside should be covered with matched 
Sheathing and drop siding, with a layer of three-ply acid and 
water-proof paper between. The paper recommended by Prof. 
