Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-09

Ux.osv,ILs Csssss HAcsosy.-llsse Il
our readers have psesah,s bsaed a Cheese
factories - eos Of the inslitutisos of he
country, asd Of their sxissssss IN ether
places-dewa in New Yssk, q farther
West. perhaps. but Ssw havs any knevl>
edge Of the fact that ssch fae~ssy has
been pot 10 operation within three miles q
our city. and is doing lively business. -
Such is the fact. and having bed ths pisss.
ure Of visiting il, and observing tie nsds
Of operating. ws will make . note Of It for
The benefit Of the public.
Unionvills Cheese Fastssy 10 located on
the farm Of our veil known farmer friend,
George Murray, ont % "Jssssy Ridgs"
sbeut three nilss frsm town. The enter.
prise was isaugufatsd lAss wistss By 0se.
Murray, John LAnbsss and Gssegs W.
Sitteriy, three sf the most extensive farm
sss 10 that vicinity. each 'oss taking an
equal amount II stock thsesis. Their bs>
Lief was thss By thus elsbSisg Asgsthee ssd
putting he Dlas iaos spssaaiss, aad iavit.
ine neighbssine lasmsss 70 esos h and
join them, - sxtsssive and rsousssa-
tive factory wsuld ~ The result Acseed>
insly thsy wsot to work, sslseted H. spst,
and gst sut their lumbse lest winter, aod
BY the 10th Of Juas hsd Il rssly 70 = -
work.
The building-ths nais past-is 30 By
80 feet, I've stories high. With . wing %
the north side - BY II 6sss, Il b plassss.
ed and painted, end ths windows httsd
with blisds asd wire serssss, - - - kssp
out dies, and still have abundAat vensils
ton. The sparasss iss n.akisg sAssss u
10 the wing II ths building. end seasises q
one .'Oosida Cheese vas' 10 Ssss loeg :
feet inches wide at The TOP and Ssss 7
inches deep, with capacity for $40 gsllsas
Of milk. The bottom sad sides ere eAsn-
bered for water. with place for ars sx>
tending ito entire length unds1seth with
proper aues. This 10 for heating water
underneath the milk, By which process,
aided BY thermousesr, the milk 10 brought
to the proper Temperature With The great.
est accuracy, and without shs possibility Of
getting seorched. There IL alss . copper
heater 70 supply hot water, double acting
lever cheese prsss. With its appropriate
furniture; sink Furnished With . pump
which leads to cistsrn. . surd through !;
platform scales, end . cusiess litsls
instrument called . Lseteemstss, for
testing the purity Of milk. 1ssrything 10
kept in perfectly nest end clean ordsr-ss
should BE-.
TO this place, then, The farmers bring
their milk night aud morning. 10 larss cans
made for The purpose Ths milk 10 weighed
and . strict aceo1nt kept sf ~ sams.-
There ore frsa 45 to 20 csws now sapply~
ing the factory which fssnish absst 700
pounds Of milk per day. The nights milk
10 kept in the vat till nosning, and - soon
As the mornings milk 10 poured in The work
Of cheese making commences, and in about
four hours two large. new milk cheese.
weighing about 45 Ms. each, ass put 70
press. The cheese making is under the
management Of Mrs. L. L. Holeomb, whose
experience seems to bs Of the frat quality.
On our visit to the factory, Nrs. H., being
unwell, ~ found our friend, L. L., himself
up to the elbows in curd, and though not
his regular business, except % assistant, be
seemed 70 know - mach about COED cheese
making q anybody.
So far none Of the nsighboring farmers
have eonsultsd their Interests - 70 patron.
ize the factory, - The three stockholders
with their Is cows keep he fsctsey run.
ming. and are making money BY it. Many
Of the farmers In that nsishboshood prsiss
to make their milk into butter and cell il in
that way, bat probably they have not
learned the fact that pound Of good chsess
is wsrth - much - . pound Of good butter
this season, and that milk yields about
three times - nueh cheese - batter. Ta>
king this il eoosidssatioa With the labor
saved in The household. ought to esnsiues
anybody that theis interest Il On ths aide q
cheese. They psy cent pound isr nilk.
which is . god profit, o. take milk end
make cheese u the halves. II takes . ne
Of milk to =aks one pound Of cheese, and
sbous - ibs. to make one pound Of butter.
on On average. Nov the cheese fsstesy C.
tuslly pays more for the milk than the lar
mee can get ies it altsr oil The trouble q
butter making, - ibs. Of milk 10 worth in
cheese. SO esnts-in butter. 20 to IS cents
The factory he's turned out sbeut 6fty
splendid new milk ehsess, and these are
laid away 90 racks in the main building
where they are cared for every day in he
proper manner. Il l. rare treat y take .
look ct this department. All thess inter-
ested in good cheese and hsms enterprise
should 30 and 80 for thsassivss.
Outside Of the building and u rsspssta-
BILE distance north 10 the posA yssd. The
whey 10 drawn o6 from the eheses VI into
spouts which carry il 10 The pssk yard,
where Il runs into large ''slsp VI, iron
which The troushs inside ~ ysrd ~ ssp-
piled. when required. Near BY is . eesn
crib for more substantial ICED. New ths
capacity sf ths factory is equal to Tie milk
Of 500 cows, and - the rule = oas ssv ~
one hog, il 10 plain 10 b $3.50 shae . essd
deal efposk would b. Tie result Of this sp-
eratioo. Hsgs thrive vsal - wAsy, -
With sora 10 shs hll ct veg ~ ssd pss-
ducs ths bsse quality - pssk.
Hence ve ~ thss THE shsssee lAsassy
mot saly dess sway With . grsst dAsl sfhasd
work b ~ hso hs.ss, ~ tssos ~ milk,
withoss wssls, - ~ bsol asssaoG ~ ths
refuse = whsy b sssdily tssssd int pssk,
end b bringing ths nsiChbssAssa hsp -
gsthss q The Fsssssy yards. nseh Aser is
saved 10 feeding thso q hsas. One uan
can feed thousand - easy = be ssn fssd
hundred u this fastesy-it y hardly aay
work at ell.