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J. (Josiah) Twamley

An early British writer on dairying, this practical specialist turned long experience in the cheese trade into clear advice for farmers and makers. His work offers a vivid look at how cheese and butter were produced in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Dairying exemplified, or, The business of cheese-making Laid down from approved rules, collected from the most experienced dairy-women, of several counties. Digested under various heads. From a series of observations, during thirty years practice in the cheese trade. The second edition corrected and improved

Dairying exemplified, or, The business of cheese-making Laid down from approved rules, collected from the most experienced dairy-women, of several counties. Digested under various heads. From a series of observations, during thirty years practice in the cheese trade. The second edition corrected and improved

by J. (Josiah) Twamley

About the author

Josiah Twamley was a British agronomist and agricultural writer best known for practical books on dairying and cheese-making. The surviving sources about his life are quite sparse, but catalog and reference records consistently connect him with Britain and with agricultural writing focused on dairy practice.

His best-known works include Dairying Exemplified; or, The Business of Cheese-Making and Essays on the Management of the Dairy. Descriptions of these books say they drew on about thirty years of observation and practice, and they focus on the everyday realities of grazing land, cow care, butter-making, and the production of different cheeses.

That practical voice is a big part of his appeal now. Rather than writing as a distant theorist, he comes across as someone interested in useful methods, tested routines, and the knowledge of experienced dairy workers. For modern listeners, his books preserve a hands-on piece of agricultural history from a time when food production depended closely on local skill and accumulated craft knowledge.