New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-13
and dieaereeabe 70 tho wives and daughters OF the
obaosa Ynalor Tho dsiryman England has been en-

in the immediate future decidedly against large pro
ducon The low prices for cheese together WIN the
poor quality made to drive the smaller dairynen
out Of the business and into wheat raising since %eas
at double the price tdid when cheese nasns
was at prosperous stage. Thus far the Factory
system Is entirely unknown OF unused in Enganu 40
further attempt has been made toward introducing 1t
than to call a meeting on the subject in Chester,
which, however resulted In nothing. III sPI.ee
change, the low prices and American competition
may eventually force English darymen into tho adoption
OF the system. With regard to foreign cheese, the man
sources of supply for England are the United states
Holland ard Canada. In 1865. the total import from
gradually TILL in 1865, the import 100000 pounds
orneay The import OF 1865 was still greater; but the
cattle-pague in Holland. The increasing demand by
France upon Holland, now offers serious eompeuuoh 70
the English market Anew source from which TINS
food is beginning to Is Sweden Here labor Is cheap
and the land thickly populated The factory system mas
lately been introduced ana no pains are spared 10 nhe
them do the largest amount Of work possible The bad
flavor in the Swedish cheese Is rapidly being overcome
so that in few years Sweden VIII take inc ntst ranR
among cheese producing countries Inc present season
productive Of very large increase IN tne sup
made in the States, and s IN texture ana appearances
superior Yet it does NOT az t nc nscuarIy had
flavor which pertains TO the most OF H. Inc chel opIgt
norosy looseness Of texture and bad flavor One En-
gsh writer says he considers that no progress as oee
made in the manufacture of American cheese LOT tho
did two years ago. or more. There j. necessity
cheese ia TO maintain its hold on the English consumer
and compete successfully with the homemade and that
has nearly OF quite reached its maximum AS sI
quality Of cheese has been produced IN canada hence te
rival compettion lies between the English dairy farmer
aud the daymen Of the United States since tle miro
duclon OF the factory system the threatens
70 become more and more exciting, and Will make neces
sary greater watchfuness on the part or the american
producer one item Of improvement, however, III i .ns
country the past season. has been the use OF Det[
for hacking The plan OF using double hoops great
Improvement. Better care also Is exercised ~ sp e
made this season Of heating and damaging ny careless
ness. The cheddarshape cneese h ,aO Nor cWt
in English markets than that made in any other
shape Colored cheese Is decidedly IN iayor III
don there no sale whatever for white cheese In clos
ing Mr. webb urged upon the cheese manufacturers ne
p1t Importance OF only maintaining their present
hold upon and Tvalshp with English manufacturers DuV
OF improving their work so as 70 aT So Sus Srogco
and thereby raise the prices OF American cheese III lol
eigu ports. -
DISCUSSION OF THE MECHANICAL AND CHEM
ICAL DEPARTMENTS OF CHEESE TRADE-THE
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE BUSINESS
LOOKED AFTER-ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR
THE ENSUING YEAR-EX-GoyERNoRs SEYMOUR
MADE PRESIDENT. - -. ,o,o
The Convention reassembed this morning, and
called to order at o'clock Dy t1e Fresuen i o
question Of purity Of flavor In cheese which was ald on
ic tDG Csc ,maEers Much fault was found with
10y ltacc eney Who eave their milk Standing Ina lin cans
sum- the loading platform before taxing u 70 INC
ages tie whole batc for the day The practice, also,
OF covering milk up tight Immediately after milking in
condemned The speakers did not advise that the cats
and infane swine be allowed to help themselves but
where il may have free air in which the gases and ami
NAL warmth may pass off unobsructed Before mixing E
fine cows should be IN perfect state OF calmness. They
must not be beaten 10 make them stand Inc mlKmah
should carefully and gently clean of the largest teat;
under them. Incacuable injury is experienced by the
loose dirt that would otherwise inter :, RON c tne
sdcred by the Convention entirely unsafe 10 depend
upon city butchers for the article These men 3rng tne
calves long distance before killing them Inc y9uhg
animals become hungry their somachs lniiame ana me
rennot obtained from them diseased The practice also
OF bleeding the calves before hhng them IN oter 20
make the veal white Is fatal to pure healthy rennet Inc
II il can be procured any price, the only kind that
should be used In making cheese THESE precautions
the with the earnestness the Importance OF
the subject demands II cheese making f. legitimate
and nlcetes strictly observed During the discussion
the subject by late Seth Miller OF Lewis, VicePres
dent OF the Association, written few days previous tohs
death resolution was also adopted recommending the
use OF tin instead OF wooden pals for milking
The subject OF making from whey was next taken
from the table and further discussed by Mr. Arnold OF
ToIupkins Prof Brewer Of Yale. Mr.. Kenny OF Cort-
land and others The distinctive feature IN TINS discus
were opposed TO the feasibility of the idea, while
practical darymen we're In favor Of il. Mr. Arnold Of
Toni was the opinion that butter could not sue
cssfy be made from the whey Of the cheese; but Mr.
Kenny OF Cortland said he had made butter from the
whey OF his cheese followed with great success Daring
the 'spast season he had made the cheese from 800
cows From the milk he made 2ss,7sl pounds OF
cheese and from the whey sOoO pounds Of butter Both
The cheese and the butter brought the highest current
prices These figures show that while the cheese was all
profitable article for butermaking. The subwhey left
after making the butter proved rs good for atteng pur
poses as that fed before any butter taken out This
was accounted for, by Prof Brewer from the fact that
neither the cheese the butter embodied the fateng
II ococ the special order Of business for tho hour
called fo-the statistical address BY A. Willard
A. NJ, Agricultural Editor OF The Utcd HeFdId Inc OBJ
feet Of Mr.. Wizards address was 10 review the cheese
market for the past 10 year. ~ . a iD pU'
providing themselves some means OF securing trust
worthy weekly semi-monthy reports on the actual
state II the trade lie began by noticing the fact that
while all other articles OF food had advanced III prlce,
cheese had dropped down far below prices Of ordinary
times The cry Of over production and giuted markets
had scared daIrymen into throwing their commodity on
dealer the absence of any direct means OF inorma
ton the producer obliged TO depend upon flying rumor
has shown that neither OF these sources
can be safely depended upon. The producer is never
The shippers and middle men far-sighted shrewd,
and wellnformed IN their business. while the cheese
While these dealers by means dishonest ana cannot
be charged with any studied design to obtain the COM
that they shoaid take advantage Of the superior
knowledge to buy for as little as possible and
themselves are alone at fault II they not make just
profit from their years labor Aproper knowledge OF the
financial part OF their trade would warn them against
throwing their cheese into the market with renewed
rapdty every time rumor OF falling prices reaches them
and its runOus effect 10 an alarming extent. England
market for this country by the fierce
the part OF American dalrymen to respond TO
every random Cable report Of the prices the
Atlantic While she has taken from us only 100000
pounds, she has made our market for 200OoO0OO The
real for the runou low prices OF American cheese
lies the doors OF the cheesenakers OF America them
selyes-espccally those Of NewYork State. Had the
American Darymen's Association provided some means
at its Convention last year for obtaining reliable weekly
reports from the market and the factories abroad and at
home the past would not have witnessed SO many
dead losses to the manufacturers They would have had
the backbone TO stand firm and demand prices for their
cheese which the known amount made and III market
would have warranted them in demanding As IL s no
better result reasonably looked for another year.
Unless this evil remeded the middlemen and the