Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-05-25
BUTTER MAKING in ORANGE CO.
FROM THE AMERicAN AGRIcuLruRlsT.

FROM THE AMERICAN AGRICULTuRIsT.
have delayed until now a compli-
ance with your request, TO furnish 10
you a statemen, of the progress of but
Ter making, as pursued in our county,
with view TO obtain from number
of our best butter makers, the details
Of their process. As the statements
received do not materially differ from
each other, or from my own mode of
proceeding, shall give you that.
THE MILK RooM.--lt is aH-impor-
tant that this should be cool, dry, and
moderately light, with a free cireula-
ton ofair. Mine is in the cellar Of
my farmhouse, ventilated by means
Of two windows about two feet square,
on the north side, and like window
and lattice-door on the south side, all
covered ON the outside with wire
gauze, fine enough TO exclude the flies.
The floor is formed by layer of small
stones, six inches deep, well grouted-
that is, . morter of lime and sand, thin
enough TO run freely, poured upon
The stones until they are entirely COW
cred with it,-and when dry, thin
covering of wa,cr-lime cement is put
upon it, and made smooth with the
,rowel. This costs little, if any more
than plank floor, and eifectually
keeps out both rats and mice; and as
water does not injure il, it is easily
kept perfectly clean and sweet. The
milk-pans stand upon marble slabs,
raised upon brickwork about two feet
from the floor, and the butter is work
ed on a marble table. A pumps plac-
ed at one end of the room, bringing
the water through a lead pipe, from
the bottom Of The well, aud the water
discharged, runs the whole length of
the cellar in channl prepared for the
purpose, when the floor was ccmented,
and escapes through fine iron CRATE,
ccmented into the floor, over the
mouth of the drain. The churn stands
in the milk-room, and is worked by
dog-power machine, on the outside of
the building. The milk-room should
be used exclusively for dairy purpo-
ses.
DAIRY UTENsILs.-The cows are
MIXED into wooden pals, not painted
on the inside, and kept perfectly neat
and sweet. They must be thoroughly
cleansed, dried, and aired, morning
and evening; and never used for any
other purpose. The pans should be
shallow, with the sides much more
slanting than the usual pattern Of pans
which we see at the tin shops, and be
kept as brish: as silver; they must be
we'll aired in the sun.
THE MILK.-This must stand in the
pans, undisturbed, until the whole OF
the cream has risen;-some ofour
best dary-women say, until it is "iop-
pcred," or hick,-bolh milk and
cream arc then put into the churn TO-
gether, at temperature of about fifty
five of Fahrenheit; the ehurn is then
worked with rapid stroke. say from
sixty TO seventy-livc per minute, until
the butter "begins TO comc,' when the
brake is put upon the wheel, and the
churn is worked more and more mod
erate'y, until the butter is entirely sep
arated from the butter-milk. Upon
taking the butter from the churn, it is
washed with cold water, sailed, and
thoroughly worked with a WoOden Ia
die, upon the marble table. Ii must
never be worked with the hand, as the
warmth of the hand will injure it. 1t
is then set aside in cool place, until
the next day, when il is again, in like
manner, worked until every drop Of
the butter milk is extracted. It's then
fit for packing away, or for use. The
butter must at no lime be allowed 10
get soft. FREDERICK ]. Belts.
NEwBURo, Dec. l2ih, ls43.
THE RECEIPTS or REvEyUE at the
port Of New York for the first third Of
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