The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-05-29
QUE AHTERTCUs LETrER.
ALLEN CREEK, Mar

4 OUR AMERIcUs LETTER.
ALLEN CREEK, May 26, 1868.
1 EDITOR News: As one Of the insti
tutiOns of Lyon county, allow me tc
give your readers a brief history of
THE AMERICUs CHEESE FACTORY,
which was established in the spring o.
1866, by p. b. Campbell, who had beer
eighteen years in the business in Onei
da county, n. Y. This factory turned
out l1,000 pounds of cheese the first
season--the greatest amount per day
being ITO pounds-which was sold al
an average of 1872 cents per pound.
In 1867, II, 800 pounds of cheese were
made--the highest per day being 23C
pounds-which was sold ut 1891 cents
per pound.
The highest amount per day reached
the present season is Ito pounds, which
will be much increased when all
who patronize the factory commence
operations. An offer of 15 cents pei
pound, cash. at the factory, for all the
cheese made and to be made this season.
has been declined. This cheese is pro
nounced by persons in the trade to be
equal to any of the New York factory
cheese. A large proportion of the
milk Is furnished by the farmers and
'thers in the vicinity. who pay three
cents per pound for having it made up,
and receive one pound of cheese for
nine pounds of milk-the cheese being
weighed when taken from the hoop. A
COW that will produce 20 pounds of
milk per day for five months, will bring
her owner 300 pounds of curd cheese,
worth S36--at II cents net. a com
mon hand will milk ten cows in an. hour
and half, and with boy to ''fetch in
the cows" and drive to the factory, can
make $50 to $40 per month, and have
most of his time to devote to other bust
ness. a good cheese factory is valuable
to any farming community, as it affords
4 product that is marketable and will
bring i'll money all through the sum-
mer season, while the farmer need not
let it interfere materially with his other
duties. Any business that tends to Gre
ate new fields of employment, with
profitable returns, should be encouraged
by the farmers, and it is gratifying to
know that the Americas factory is APP
preciated i'll this community. a good
wooden factory is also needed i'll this
county.
ALLEN CREEK
appears to be meeting with special ia
vor among the new corners. No less
than seven or eight farms have changed
hands between this point and its juno
ton with Dow creek, within the last
twenty days. Joseph Peak sold 100
acres of unimproved land, On tire bot
tom, two miles below here, last week,
for 81 600. &. S. Smith has also sold
his place, 120 acres, for 81 200. Up near
the head of the creek, good unim-
proved land can now be bought cheap.
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Among the late arrivals from the
East are two professional teachers-Mr.
+. Il. Nichols, who has located in Amer
icus, and Miss Susan Smith, who is at
present staying with her cousin. G. S.
Smith, here on the creek. Mr.. Nichols
instead of waiting for something to
turn up" in his line, has rented some
land, and gone at farming-meantime
commencing the erection of residence
in town. L understand he intends to
resume teaching whenever a favorable
opportunity is afforded. He has had
ample experience, l am informed, in
graded schools. Miss Smith has also
taught for a number of years in Maine
and Massachusetts,, and am sure would
conduct school advantageouSly should
one be given her here. She would take
a school this summer if it were offered,
and if any district is without teacher,
and wants one, here is chance to Sc
cure one. Let us encourage this class
of people in coming to Kansas. II.