Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-05

the manure from the stalls is made into compost
with that in the yard. mixed with muck and is
not used till it has become fine by dccomposi-
ton.
DdrVing. The manufacture Of butter and
cheese is only carried on to the extent demand
ed by home consumption. Cheese was formerly
produced for sale, and of such quality that it COM
manded (whcn old from 30 to % cents per ID.
The different dairy apartments were shown to us.
and all information in regard to the various pro-
ccsses and management chccrfully given. The
buildings appropriated to this branch of business
are rather small.
They were erected soon after the commence
mcnt of the society, and are less convenient than
most of their modern structures are it is, there
fore. designed to supply their place with new
ediice. to be constructed on the most approved
plan. The several rooms for milk. butter and
cheese, are kept with tie most scrupulous neat.
ness. Nota flv or any other insect, nor even
| the least speck of dirt, could be here discovered
| The cheese room was cool aud airy: the win
dows of which were protected by gauzc screens
and the temperature kept low by wcting the
| floor with cold water. After the cheese is prop.
cry cured i'm this room. and before the weather
| ha. become so cold as to make it liable to freeze
| it is removed TO room in the cclaror basement
| of the house Here the temperature is nearly
the same. about Is drgrces at all times. II is
kept here for any length Of time, and improves
with age.
Ec0noni'cM Ay1ungcmem.-Thc cellar Just
mentioned. (Which, by the way, is so cold that
no ice house is ever necdcd) belongs TO the
house of the principa or senior family. On sig
nifvng our wish to see the arrangements for
culinary purposes. two of the females at once
accompanied Us to the kitchen. and kindly show
ed us the admirable fixtures, and Explained their
uses II would be useless to attempt minute
description of all the labor-Savng contrivances
which are here secured We have examined
similar departments belonging to various large
establishments. but have never seen such perfect
convenenccs a. there are here. and we know not
which most to admire the skill and ingenuity
evinccd in the original design. or the neatness
displayed in their use. \ view of this beautiful
" clean kitchen. and the systematic and quiet
manner in which operations are here conducted,
is sight worth seeing The cooking fora fam
lily OF some three hundred persons is here done
with less labor than Is usually required for thir-
t.,
SleS-A large portion orthc sales Of the So
c.ctv consist OF tried herbs extracts aud the seeds
of vegetables. Some hilyo or sixty acres of land
are devoted to the production of these articles
The amount ot sales or the net profits OF the bus
mess. we didnot learn. The cultivation ofthcir
herb and vegetable gardens as we'll as their fields
generally. is very neat. The herbs and other
preparations are put up in the best manner. and
are sold by established agents in the large cities
and also travelling agents over large portion OF
the country, We noticed a press used for pres
sing herbs, which appears 10 possess sone impor-
tant improvements. 1t was invented by II young
man belonging to the society, and we believe he
has secured patent for it. We hope he will