New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-15
AMERICAN DAIRyMENA AND CHEESE
MANUFACTURERS CONVENTION
AT UTICA.


Court House al Utica Wednesday and THURSDAY
10Th and nth last There was very large attendance
including many ladies' and some members from distant
States and Canada. Fuly 900 persons were present az
the deliberations on Thursday. The opening address
Of Mr. Williams the President sets forth the general
objects of the meeting as follows
Whatever advantages ma! have resulted ron our
organization have sprung from Its usefulness as a
ohanue FOR communicating 10 all each individual sue
In our branch OF industry 10 is not Is 'uneu th
it, efficiency has beer all that could be desired Neither
1t granted that has failed altogether IN IT'S Objects
The general character Of American cheese " becci
TO have been materially clcTated by the discussions
already had.
TIE finer samples OF our goods" are reported to
have sold IN English markets ri the same prices OBJ
tanned for their choicest brands. and IN comparisons
Instituted under our own observation American prod
uc- not AZ all dshonoed, while the great buk OF
onr cheese approxmacs In yllsh cheese in quality.
This small triumph, and II credi, be not due your
Association LEI II De given 70 whom II Is due
The new lie which has been developed IN the home
trade should receive your careful consideration. ana ne
iosierod and encouraged In all available ways as tho
shield Of our defense II Is believed by man! that but
for this rcopened channel oi product the past sea
son had been the easy victims Of a studied combha
ton among those engaged in shipping cheese to foreign
markets drive prices below lair return to U.s. How
ever much or little there may be In this supposiion.
prudcaco dictates that guard against Il IN future by
oponing every outlet for our production
By making our goods or portion OF them. OF o
proper character in size aud shape and Of quality to
stand the warm climate of ftuth,rn countries ana by
ing efforts open ic.kcr markets IN those ooln'
tries II is thought vcTy large Gmocnt OF American
cheese may be worked of at remuncgntvc prices with
out being taxed unduy by those who add nothing 10 us
value for consEcption.
The nteres, In tho II our Association and the
general good feeling existing among its mcnbers IN,
spirc confidence 10 propositions to take advanced
grounds and employ additional agencies for attaining
our purposes Most associations for promoting The III
terest oispecal branches OF Industry have distinct or
gans devoted mainly To their speciality, reaching oil
membcrs and carrying to Item all Items Of intelligence
relating Ia their particular interest creating iul I'M
Outstanding upon all questions OF importance nnd
making harmonious and efficient action easy. llis u.
thought g be- the great want o! our Assoca'on and
providing for II tho first duty II this Coavepton.
ously appointed g prepare subjects TOT TIE discus
sion OF the Convention. reported a. iJilows'
l. An arrangement fcr weekly organ devoted 10 The
dairymGB's Interest.
Q. The advantage and profits Of connecting batter
with cheese manufacture.
4. Inc policy OF sending an agen. to E9gani To
lnvcsilgatc and report upon the style OF Cheese de
inaudcd b. tie trade, AID the method OF naGGiao'
tufc
= The importance new features. and requirements
6. TIE policy o; establishing dairyman's salesroom
and DEPOT ~ New.Ncrk.
:. Btsi eIaase. and stock for dairy purposes.
s Test heaters.
A Ieng,i, discussion thea followed upon the cIpcdl
ency 81 establishing daifymans organ, hcssr.. Bart
lett Comsiock aud far'inson Advocating It At length
Messrs FaKson and Leland Ginning hat II would De
an unnecessary barber resolution finally prevailed
mt chccscmakeIs bed better stick to their business
aud leave Publishing Of newspapers to private enter
NJ Coms,ock said that before The discussions were
oyer II goud 10 showa that the dealers alone were re-
sonsblc for the fhl In cheese ~ New ORR ey bold
ING heavy stocks aud iimicy yielding 10 shippers and
retailers.
Mr.. Leland replied that. to eIoaning under heavy
stocks &C. be could only say inat Dc had al.a,s paid
one hundrcd cents Oh the dollar aud expected 10 con.
i,nnc tie pracilce Tie farmers had cKaced too high
price, on an Ovcistockod foreign nnfke. Tie stock
In New York was hght-not over 300 boxes II was
Enrlishmens stomlch. and not dealers backbone that
4 be demands Of ,he home trade wcr, next taken up
Nj stone Of Chicago sad the Southern trade wonid
REQUIRE pccliur ,,f ot cheese. The milk should be
skinned that tie cl ecse might he ess oily western
N kers sent 10 oheese East 1boy found mn abundant
market at home.
cheese maTkot opening IN the Southern states During
The latter pr Of lie Inst season, prices for ono makers
we're from two Is three cents better IN Cincinnati
Iouisvilie, ~. lpus. or Ncw'Orieans thnn ~ rev.
York This hni helped much 10 keep up prices ia the
Tast Cheese made partially from skinned MIX. about
Atecn inches ia diameter from four To I'VE ihches
thick and about uty days old was best suited To thr
Southern market. Richer and older cheese. which
commanded tie highest rates here or at the West did
not nnd Il ready sale at the South.
MI Barlrit would have AN hspicdH Cheese Mhhu'
featuring Association. The name Of TINS Association
.houL be changed To that form. II lrcady had mem
bcrslip covering several States andSrovnces There
were repic seuta'ycs pressing rom Massnchuset's,
Vermont,
Mr. Colnsiocl offered the following, which, aiIer de-
bate. was passed; IT. ,t.
oFganiLl0n be changed 20 that OF hn American 'he'e NAM"
In The evening An address on The cheese Interests
was read b. Mf. X. a Willard. He said;
Tie pgogrcsl which lad been made in the manage
mcnt OF the dairy wug truly wonderful Now We laNc
order and sysiem. ana science III conducting .I.i',
tons. liner. was no branch oi farming "hvh nuu
been developed with such rapidiy Us that OF dai ihg
He lGyocnt Il gpccnlucs In farming In 10. 1ii's ana
sections where soil and climate plainly indicated iha'
they could be conducted With marked success
Iis snOkc of the immense waste tnnt was suffered 10
90 on annually IN cleese-mlking. and pointed onl
where IL could ue corrected The waste was mostly III
the OILY particles OF the milk. Vast quantities OF .is
matter were allowed 10 para on WIN thc WIZ H..
certain practices dempndcd immediate correction. ne
fnyor OF cheese had been improved ~ large nuhper
OF factories and private dalcr dusng the par yoar
and this effort on the part OF dar 70 nAc
article has kept up pIicos Lhor,s IN thus uiree.o"
must be continued anu cheese made atti.clNr W "a"
toners People were fond OF foods that "ei" pi',
atable and attractive and would purchase ihelu NJ
lgp prices; bat IL was usclcss To Try 10 imc" "po'
ths home market poor. tpongy ana Putrlu ". Va
rnbbi.b suoh rs was snn.acturcd u Few years
ago snch cheese cpuf v betold IN h,neu lunn,
ti,jcs at low rates and eTtain class. lie ioihtcd
out he manner IN VIII 80 conId De iinl ,, ~ 10
flavor by manu,actuf' al Caring. giving ,h'ieslt
OF tome new cxperir leu hhn De'h ,ns.,,,''
his dairy fnrlu ass iB matter In 'n'nuh' .
turing the first re 'cess was W ~, ,o,s
clean. healthy ma pcon''n''. Il. 49,.
The nature %. " "hs impc,,,Ve.r -, =,
stood and II w at snnh ,l'"'y W
r,rnent Womb antiy Of MIX. Dhify'
mem were ne Gaming pals and dairy
utensils pror often careless ~ a' ' ,nb
dirt and iii lilk whilo milking or nd
ding fever composed milk 10 that which
vas good ice tainted milk md caused
,rouble .vor Fernents were often
induced iInicut 10 cohtro', ~, 49,
meDts iuch oan chhiu.'' 49,. Wy w.,
cuids lace OF tDo why AZ, ~
oror ,ss often causing the LOSS 81
iarr sc. lie gave his views as TO the
a...ii hnal q