The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-17

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The following Communication. raising he
above qussad M Sgl.4'a ITSELF:
lsci1ixufos, iowa, yuly 10, 1889.
j M. EMALLry-l1Ds Dear 81 - ssssS-.
I Eke oejec; eflAis letssr - 70 let Is facts IN
the Believing case:
Al the State Fais, hsid q lfuaecaIne, last Oc-
tober, Gen Wileon, (of the Iowa Farmer, told
ME that she COMMITTEES on Churns did not con-
slider the experiments in churninR satisfactory;
consequently, no premiums would be awarded
On churns.. With this report ] uas satisfied,
until after lsft shs ~ fsir ground.
Iwent to the Iseasuses's ollcs 70 inquire a.
% the final result, when vas again toid-"No
EPremtnms AWARDED Mr.. CIV. Stafford was in
she Office At the time went in, and he WAS still
there when left Tor the cars but was sur
prised, more than an hour later, TO see Mr.. G.
W. Stafford, OF Now Boston, come on board the
Edward Manning with his green ys-acfion ierer
eAars, with frs. premiums attached to it. lie
Immediately commenced explaining his long
absence By saying that he had sold his c.,urn 10
one OF the Committee, saying, ut the same time,
ne got no money for it, and then went on ex.
planning why he did not deliver his churn TO the
buyer by saying it was imperfect, and that he
would make good one as soon as possible and
then send it to the buyer. (All this was said in
presence OF all the churn exhibitors, ne 1--WE
three" came down the river on the same boa,.)
Doctor CAss, Formerly OF Muscatine, will cor.
roooratc the following statement; he was an
eyewitness during the process of churning, and
'eit interested in the result (being dairyman,l
as be furnished the cream, and after the experi-
ments were made took back the butter and
mix las part pay) oftwo Of the churnings. The
cream was about 10 degrees too cold at the time
OF commencing, and was sweet, being the cream
OF Of the milk of the day before the expert
lnents were made; it was skinned that morn
ing between and o'clock, aud about s o.
clock the cream was poured together to mix
thoroughly. and then divided as follows:
Amount Of cream, ~ quarts Ny churn be
ing largest about IL quarts fell to my lot; pro-
duced butter in thirty minutes, gathered it in
perfect manner, in few moments, ready for
The table or packing. All this time crowd OF
witnesses we're present.
Mr. Staffords churn being next in size about
quarts of cream fell to his lot Churned all
day, By SPELLS and during the middle Of the |
day, as it grew warm, the cream would natural |
~ come 10 the proper temperature, and thus |
facilitate churning very much, and in the eve.
ring, about o'clock, he proclaimed butter,
worked with it from that time until about six /
o'clock, let the whole thing stand over night in /
his tub, next morning worked with it again for |
some time, then lifted the whole apparatus to
turn out the contents, but was obliged TO use I
tnife to scrape the butter still adhering to the
sides of his churn, (the churn being TIM and af-
ltr all the butter had to be treated in the old T
way. DR.. Cass refused to take back the butter
md milk after being smeared about so long in
hat celebrated churn.
DEscRIPTIoN.-During the process of churn.
ng he was obliged to hold down tie churn with
me hand while working the lever with the otn
sr The strap used for coupling the shaft Of
he cashier and lever together would work on
his wise when tie strap was drawn sufficiently
light to produce the desired action Of dash then
would cant the whole apparatus on one side,
inless held down, and bring down the cream
before the butter came or, if the strap be so
lack as not to turn it topsy.turvy, then itslides
found the shaft without turning it at all. 1t
,soyed itself failure then and there. This
i urn may DO in theory, but will not do in
u ictice. Children can not churn on any such
hings. The crowd of witnesses above spoken
II had long since become disgusted-many ex-
PRESSING their sympathy for the poor fellow, who
vas compelled to bear on the churn with one
IA nd while laboring under such unfavorabe cir.
alternately resting bis feet during
lie tedious operation.
Mr.. G. w. Beesin, Of Indiana, had about two
lnarts, proclaimed butter in IA minutes his
turn also had to be lifted to turn out the con-
eats, and the butter treated afterwards in the
lslal way.
Now, l wish to know hoU or rhy premium
.ould be granted under such unfavorable cir.
and at SO late an hour?
remain, yours truly,
Mp. GRIPPE.