# Hints to Cheese Makers explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by James McIntyre.

## What happens

This chapter offers practical advice to cheese makers on the importance of quality, cleanliness, and attention to detail in cheese production. It also highlights the economic benefit of using whey to fatten pigs, emphasizing the interconnectedness of dairy farming and pork production.

## Themes in this chapter

### Agriculture and Rural Economy

The chapter focuses on cheese making as a key agricultural enterprise, stressing quality control and the profitable use of by-products like whey for pig fattening.

### Moral Lessons and Domestic Virtue

The advice to keep dishes clean and factories neat reflects a moral emphasis on diligence, order, and virtue in domestic and commercial work.

## Character check-ins

### John Grant

Mentioned as having a famous work devoted to the cure of pork, indicating his expertise in related agricultural practices.

## Key lines

> All those who quality do prize Must study color, taste and size, And keep their dishes clean and sweet, And all things round their factories neat

Those who value high-quality cheese must pay attention to its color, flavor, and dimensions, and maintain cleanliness and tidiness in all equipment and surroundings.

_Emphasizes the importance of meticulous hygiene and quality control in cheese production._

> For dairymen find it doth pay To fatten pigs upon the whey, For there is money raising grease As well as in the making cheese.

Dairy farmers discover that it is profitable to feed whey to pigs, as producing lard from pigs is as lucrative as making cheese.

_Highlights the economic synergy between cheese making and pig farming._

## Links

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