The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-12-30
From The ALbanu CnLtipalor.

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As had some dairy-farming experience in
Holland, and was for number OF years manager
of extensive farm where butler was made in
the northern part of that country, where the best
article for market is produced, | thought it not
unfit to give your readers description of the
way the "Hollanders" make butter, which often
keeps one year more.
The milk, taken to the dairv-maid. was MACE,
into shallow earthen pans, glazed inside, which
stood in reservoir of cool water, purposelv LEI
in before every milking. In the course Of tho
day, she dipped of the cream by the aid of a flat
hollow wooden dIsh as often as it rose IN the chr
face OF the milk, which in no case is suffered to
get sour before the cream was poured into large
tubs, in the form of Dutch churn. and stirred
several times in the day. | should have stated
that nights milk was put in the pans in the same
way, and skinned off before the mornings mill
was brought in; the cream of the last being adj
ded to that OF the first, the whole was suffered to
get sour together. If the cream did nor tnrn
sour itself, it was caused to do so by adding some
acid cream to the contents of the tubs
Churning was performed by horse power
sometimes once day, and sometimes every Other
day, according to the fitness of the cream The
churn apparatus was so arranged that repuIar
motion of the dasher could be adapted TO the coo
son OF the year. Alter the butter was separated
1t was taken out by strainer made of silver wire
and put in brass tray, in which it was left to
harden for few hours in the reservoir alluded
to above. When hard enough TO knead well
the butter milk was all pressed out, not particle
visible to the eye being left after which the drv
butter was salted, and the salt worked in. The
hand, often dipped in ice cold water, has hitherto
performed the expulsion OF the butter milk
Alter the salt was added, only wooden ladle
perfectly sweet, touched the butter. and the
milk-like brine, which ig expressed under The
operation of sailing, is dried off by pressing clean
linen towels on the butter.
The next operation is putting the butter down
IN the hrkin; this is made OF white oak (sIigbtIv
different from the American white oak, it being
closer grained,) and when destined for a sea WOW.
age or long keeping, only cid firkins, which were
collected Tor the purpose, were used, after the
same were made sweet by scalding brine The
bottom OF the vessel was sprinkled and the sides
rubbed with pulyerised salt, and the butter pack
ed in such manner that no cavities nor brine
ever remained in or between the succeeding law
ers; the hrkin being filled, layer of sajt was
rubbed on the surface, and a clean sheet of white
paper placed over the SALT while the nailng m
OF hollow wooden dish completed the article for
the market and for transportation to any part of
the world.
1t is incredible to anybody who has not made
close observations on the subj ect, how easily milk
is changed by the temperature, and above an
how easily it's affected by the vessels wherein II
is Kept, as also how much almost magical infu.
ence the personal cleanliness OF the dairy maid
has on the article OF butter produced
1t is rule with the dairy women of nv coun.
try never to put milk. cream, or butter twice in
the same vessel, without scadin g, airing, and if
possible summing
have eaten butter of our own make. that had
been sent among ship stores, passed the equator
to the island OF Java, aud was brought back again
perfectly sweet and fresh.
The cows by the construction of the stable
were divided on both side of the floor 26 fe wide
with large doors Tor wagon loaded wi tn Green
heritage or hay TO drive through; before and nm.
der the head Of the cattle were trougbs buIt If
brick, for their drink and food, with pump an
placed that the water troughs could be drained
oil at the opposite end. Cutters were provided
behind the cows, to receive the solid and lioud
excrements, which by their own gravity. and
hnally by sweeping and cleansing, were convey
ed to cstern, where compost was formed bv
admixtures OF mud out OF the bottom of ditcbps
which in Holland divide the m eadows and taka
the place OF fences This compost was carried
out and scattered over the meadows in the snrino
as soon as the water is drawn off
ALB. C. RICHARD.
Walden's Ridge, Hamilton Co., Tenn.