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The Walney Dairy
19th Century Dairying: A Cottage Industry
Butter
Before the Civil War, the Machen women and a slave named Sally made butter for the family in this room every week. By 1880 the farm was making butter for commercial sale and men did ...
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The Walney Dairy
Anatomy of a Dairy
The Perfect Location
The Machen’s chose this site to take advantage of the natural flow of the spring. Water was easily directed from the spring through the building and out the other side. As it passed through, the ...
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The Walney Dairy
19th Century Dairying: A Cottage Industry
Butter
Before the Civil War, the Machen women and a slave named Sally made butter for the family in this room every week. By 1880 the farm was making butter for commercial sale and men did ...
