Worcester daily spy., 1871-02-16

S4244,79; excess of receipts over expenditures
in hog department, S752.95, to which should he
added $3.50 for whey Sold making total profits
S156.45.
Oakham Cheese Fdctora-Capital invested
S20OO; building IS by 80 feet commenced
making cheese, May 16; closed Sept IS; 303,201
lbs OF milk used; 10 As lbs milk to one of cured
cheese; cheese kept so to 80 days before market
ed; 200 cheeses, each 16 inch, about 40 lbs;
help, men; cost Of help, including board,
S4OO; Al rennets cost 25c. each $50 boxes cost
30c. each; 250 yards cloth cost &C. per yald
heated by Charles Miller & Sons coal heater;
used bags of Marshllfs salt at S3 ~ per SACK
expense of freight and marketing, 90c. per 100;
q lbs. salt per 1000 lbs of milk; 2S072 lbs.
cheese cured; net income Ger 100 lbs, S12
BelchertowR Cheese Fdctory.-Capital $1,000;
building 40 by 65, stories; commenced NAV %
closed Sept. /; 19l ,449 lbs of milk used; 9.91
lbs of milk to 1 of cured cheese; kept from to
6 weeks before marketing; help male, costing
including board SIS; 60 rennets cost 25c each;
heated by steam; fuel cords of wood, $50;
cost q cents per ID, getting cheese ready to
take from factory; 1891 lbs. cursd cheese; net
income per 100 lbs. SIS.
LdReSbOrO Cheese FdctolB-Capital $4,000;
building 100 by 30; commenced making April
r. closed Nov. I; S05,630 lbs. milk used;
10202 lbs. of milk to I of cured cheese; kept
from 4 to 0 weeks before marketing; 1851
cheese, 16 inch; help, Q men. costing, including
boxes at % cents each; 600 yards cloth at
cents; heated by II G. Bagg's patent heater;
fuel, 16 cords wood at So per cord; salt, sacks
of 967 lbs. each, of double refined English dairy,
at S6,27 per sack; expense getting ready to
send from factory, / cent and mills per 100
lbS.; salt, 2 1-2 lbs. per 1000 lbs. milk; 7S,9G3
lbs cheese cured; net income per 100 lbs, sill,
63S, sold for S13,63S; some of the cows that
brought milk Though the season averaged
about 400 lbs per COW.
In Brimfeld, where factory had been started
during the past year, it was reported that $4,000
pounds of cheese had been made.
The president alluded TO the large number Of
cheese factories in the state of New York, over
1900, started within the last ten years, and to
the vast amount of good they had done, aud
prophcsied similar favorable results, in the pro-
duction of better quality of cheese at more
reasonable prices from the increased multipli-
cation of these factories in this state He hoped
that at future sessions of this association they
Caldwell and Arnold, and other experts in this
department of useful practical science.
Discussions and conference of sentiment fol-
lowed, on the best mode of manufacturing
cheese, the preparation of rennets, &c., partici-
pated in by Mcssrs. G. F. Brown of Brimfeld
Dwight Ellis of Warren, Tobie of Hardwick, Z.
c. Bliss, S. R. Burrough, and DR.. Gutter of War
ren, Pickard of North Brookfield, Cummings Of
Warren, j. w. Robinson of Hardwick, and
others, and the president and secretary gave the
results of their own experience and observation.
Mr.. Pickard of North Brookfeld alluded to the
results of his experience in cheese making in
Australia, where he had been at the request Of a
company to introduce the business there. He
said the cheese they made there was of better
quality because of the more particular pains
taken in the cooling of the milk from the cow
before using it; not mixing two kinds of differ
ent temperature, &C.; also the greater pains in
the preparation of the rennet The pastures
there were also better and afforded better feed
for cattle.
The committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing series, which were unanimously adopteds
after which the convention adjourned:
Resolved, that we hereby tender to DIR. j. r.
Nichols and DIR. George B. Loring, our thanks for
the interesting and valuable information contained
in the addresses with which they have favored the
association.
Resolved, that the association acknowledge their
obligations to the citizens of Warren for their at
tenions and iberaity on the occasion of its annual
meeting.
Resolved, the thanks of the association be ex-
tended to the members of the press present for their
interest in taking note of the proceedings.
The association numbers about 200 members,
comprising the most intelligent farmers of that
section Of the state, OF these Barre furnishes
the largest number sixty, Hardwick thirty, War
ren %, and West Brookfeld and New Braintree
some fifteen each, and the remainder from other
towns in the northerly and westerly sections of
Worcester county, and adjoining towns in
Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden, and few
from Rcrkshirp and NI1ddlpsex cOuntips