New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-19
CONDENSED uILK.
what 10 is-Hsw and Where msse' ana
Bsu Mach 10 MsAe-Hissery OF the In.
veusisn-when and Where the B"si.
~ess was stsrtea-Hsw she Tin Cans
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which the following 10 falr sample. hoWhTu Den
writes from Ellington. Chsutauqua County n. " win
yss be 90 hind give the process Of manufacturing
condensed milk and the comparative profits with butter
and cheese James Springer writes from Lockpor''
m. IT have lust returned wounded from the army
While in hospital at Chattanooga one OF onr greatest
hIuries was condensed milk. have forgotten where
\ IL made. 1 took memorandum to write inquiries
about H. bat lost II. want 20 know IL IL could Do
nade mere IN Illinois You could not do IHR lib NJ
renders better service than Ia telling them al hcu
this condensed milk-bow it's made anu nom III
served 90 sweet Ii real godsend 10 Us PVol soA
A lady IN the city said to US the other day: 90
wish that tbs TRIBUNE would tell people ABOUT con-
$3.50 Lii n, percy recommended IL 90 mel had
never heard Of il beforehand now would not ne WIN
cot IL for any money. Can't you tel people 10" Z" Is
since this INQUIRY we have sought Information nj the
very fount Of knowledge. We have made Journey OF 60
niles up the Harlem Railroad we nave spent , rOs
carefully inspected every part OF the ouilng anu az
Che machinery and have seen the nnntl OF tne wno.y
srocess from the arrival OF tho milk cans the farmers
wagons 10 the shipping Of the condensed mix on me
railroad cars Wo have oonversed freely win me
patentee of the process aud manufacturer Ol the
srtice and In our visit we had the advantage OF the
senyersaton Of two scientific gentlemen who We're
there to verify their convictions of the great beneht me
procsss Ia M ely 70 be 10 farmers who may i've too lar
svay from city markets 10 send fresh milk daily They
were aso anxious to prove by experiments thht INC
same process that IL applied to mix may DC eppnoo "
For instance one Of these gentlemen, Dr. Samuei H.
Percy Of NewYork. who once owned farm IN inc mop
region of this State there TO prove that hops can
have all their virtue extracted by water as soon as
gathered from the field and that condensed mo sueh
portable shape that bale OF hops WIZ De transports a.
he contents Of gallon can and WILL Keep any desn0u
The other gentleman was Mr.. S L. Goodele Secretary
Of the Board Of Agriculture Of the state o. ae
Ass heretofore taken deep interest IN the hatoI
chat be induced company TO establish MIX oonueS
Ing factory in Maine. He is now c1ndeat ,nas Sno!
< Tho tel
He condensed and yield syaluabe product ms "omo
stuize great waste lie has conducted some ehpefl
nents this end as wen as some others III uls ile,
which We hope will be greatly beneficial W American
We have mentioned the names Of these gentlemen as
indorsers Of Of the leading facts that we Intend 10
.ate sbout the business of condensing milk. We in
eend 10 give such minute as VIII enable the iD9rers
shsf we have mentioned 10 fully understand the an
The MILK FACTORY AT wAssAIo-wsssaic Is the
Hamsof station upon the Harlem Railroad, % miles
hen Eew-York. IL is on Wasseic Creek, IN Dutehess
0Sunty 1t has been celebrated for its manufacture OF
hyperion iron the business having been conducted over
years by Mr. Grizzly the proprietor OF tne ioTpaes
Anr charcoal The station seems 10 be smut IN De'"een
the mountains and Traveller, II told that the IlIk
Of 500 cows was received there daily, would wonder
where they found pasturage. He may rest assured
that there roads up the hills and through fch sf
Sensive valleys whore there are COO Sn ,so
Z healthy for and beast and the mix produced OF
-. such quality as might DO expected from such q
ners located in February. 1861 establishment for Tie
purpose Of furnishing pure milk 10 those no oesfeH ~
n New-York City Ie furnish pure " Ns RI -
would bear transportation, and keep pure ana SWEEP
afer reaching the families Of the consumers For TINS
Vurpose IL condensed four quarts ino one BY evspo
kstpg 90 Der cent q the water, and with IT all impuh
Ties that affect the sight taste or smell leaving the con-
ssaaY in the form and Of the eonsistence OF cream
This is condensed milk by and by we VIII tell how 1t
= condensed. .
what over 30 farmers for the daily delivery Of TO- coo
quarts Of milk, six days In the week q; three ents
Suar II is required 10 he carefully strained and thor
spghy cooled upon the farm by ice cold spring water
some hours before II Is hauled TO the factory because
win nlure in closed cans II carried while It contains
arrive at O'clock H. and coltinue until p. m,
bringing from ~ Is cans Of 40 quarts each, at load
There are two receiving watts outside Of the factory
snder sheds where the wagoners drive up and place
the upon platforms Here the first process In the
Durfcation commences Each can Is examined by tho
taster who has acquired the degree OF skill that
Custom House liQuortasters have. and which enables
lza 10 determine whether the milk Is sweet, has
end set away in basins properly marked to prove the
Sasity Of each dairy. It Is found that SONG farms
COWS generally what is called native stock"
Those which give the greatest number Of quarts Of milk
= year are the most valuable.
ssous 80 By iaO feet two stories high Sde the tn
shop boz makers chop, store rooms, office. engine
srosI But in time Of drouth like that Of june is64 It
necessary TO resort TO steam. As steam is necessary
q all times there three furnaces and boilers indie
pendent OF each other 70 avoid necessity OF stopping
rom any accident and these 200 tuns Of an.
thraite coal annually which is discharged from vessels
~ Hudson, and comes BY cars via Chatham and the
Harlem road about sixty miles
Beside tho Of steam motor and heater, IL Is
ne great agent OF cleanliness which appears to DO
considered next 70 godiness In this establishment.
We have seen the law Of perfect nestness nowhere
Szle Of this factory that everything that Is used
fDr milk once must be washed with steam and water
before II Is used again. The least particle Of milk adj
herring 10 vessel and becoming sour contamnates the
pozt mess 10 ON this account that they prefer to
Gash the farmers cans IL is impossible ~ do IL
te With cold or hot water. a. 1t is done by steam:
Nil sent 70 the city IN cans by farmers Is often injured
by the neglect Of tese whose duty II Is TO keep the
cans perfectly clean and sweet.
"A As soon as the cans are emptied they are one aer
0kother. turned bottom up on stand and strong jet
Of steam let for minute and this is follow ed by
let Of water which washes away every particle Of adj
tsrins milk, and a. the vsshings TOW away into the
creek.
The milk being strained and cooled at the farm and
Brought in under cover Of blankets snd buffalo skins Is
Ssceved at IN average temperature. In Summer Of SO
$50 degrees and therefore It Ia very unusual thing
10 ind can that has any faint OF change Owing 70
tAs thorough cleaning Of the cans it is Impossible for
HE milk TO become soured BY the that often ~
bets milk seat 10 the cy-thst Vs. souring Of the cans
after they are emptied.
1os a. well 90 steam being necessity Of the work,
thsre large Ice house connected viii the factory
knd lately complsto cheese manufacturing room hai
tAen added that In case Of any sudden decrease OF
3Ae demand for condensed milk. happened when tho
SuttIers were ordered back from tho front tho milk
contracted for can be al received and converted into
sbeess
HOW fHE MILK - c0TDEsED
We win start from the platform where the cans aye
received from the farmer and take the reader sep ~
step through the whole process.
II the cans "psss uisstar,' they are Immediately
<mpfied through fine cloth s<ainer into the receiving