Dairy

(dā're.) [From O. Eng. dey, milk.] (Agricul.) Abuilding appropriated to the purpose of preserving and managing milk, making butter, cheese, . Temperature in a D. is of the first importance; for if too much heat be admitted, the milk will quickly become sour; and if too cold an atmosphere prevails, neither butter nor cheese making can be carried on with any succe . D.-farms, in general,consist chiefly of meadow and pasture, with only a small portion of the land under tillage; but it has of late years been proved that stall feeding, with green crops, is most important in the management of cows: for in this way they can be kept in milk through the whole winter season. [s. 261]