Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-03-17


The number of cows varies greatly,
from 500 TO 1900 or more. Our expert
snce shows that . factory with less than
500 cows will not pay expenses. including
interest GA capital invested in factory,
fixtures. Sc, unless an extra RITE bc
charged for manufacturing. Extreme
large factories. say of 1900 COWS, 81" not
give the best returns to farmers. There
is usually more waste; the milk coming
from long distance is olten in bad con
di,ion, and the wcrk at the factory j.,
from time To time hurried and sighted.
The best results arc obtained. both as 10
quantity AMI quality oi product, where
the factory uses the milk of from 500 20
500 cows, and not above 1000.
>. size OF building.
improvements are constantly making
in buildings The early factories were
made rude aud imperfect structures
The late ercciious arc mcIc substantially
built. but very plum in style, with no
pretensions 10 architectural beauty.
This is mistake. A competent archi
tect should be employed. who should
give design foI handsome exterior,
Imposing. grac, tai, and pleasing - the
evu. The cost would no, be very ma, h
more. hut the value of such buildings
would be greatly enhanced. and could
be turned &C. soud account in ease they
were abandoned ior cheese making.
In some of our establishments the
manufacturing department and curing
rooms are separated. The system of
marketing cheese in America i some.
what different from that in England.
The cheese j. not held for 81 Sr,at 4
length ut lime while curing. We ry ln
send our cheese lo market when % i
from ,hirt, 60 sixty DAYS old, Tncrc arc
lew curing rooms built with the dcsi- N
at holding cheese Tor the entire season.
Without attempting ~ give mode,
builling>. e. 4. &c considered lN >"m.
rs the best, it viii perhaps suffice 70
prescott two or three plans Of those es-
teemed a. among the first elas>.
The Fairfield and he Willow Grove
factories send ou cheese iayoabh
known in the Ersli>h markets. They
have for several years received top
prices from English shippers.
The Fairfield factory Is located in
Herkimer Co. n. Y. righ, miles from
Little Falls, The largest country cheese
market in America II receives the
the mix Of 100 COWS The mauuiac.
turing department and curing rooms
(d,y houseO are under one root. The
establishment i one huudr, Il and forty
eight lcet .ong by ,hiriy-eieht tct wide
and three stories high. The second and
third stories are for curing rooms Tie
manuls curing room is forty bv thirty
one feet. The boiler, FIVE horse ps.wcr,
stands IN separate room. and cost tour
hundred and fifty dollars. The mauutac
turing room is rovidod with double watts
for On, c>e making. These vat, are g., Pc
sixteen feet long. three feet four iucac>
wide, and eighteen inches deep. holding
six hundred gallons.
3. Cost OF buildings.
This. of COURSE, varies in different 10
calilics. ard must bcregulaled according
t. taste in architecture. cos, OF material,
lajar. dc. Factories in the State oi
New Yok cost from 50 Geo to $4,000.
a. Cost OF Machinery.
The principal cost, under thi. head, will
10 for steam boiler, milk watts. presses
and hools Steam boiler. with fixtures,
say $500; watts. SlOOeach; screw presses,
81 each. a factory Tor six hundred
cows nay be fitted up in good running
order for from $500 10 $500. Vatg
with heater attached, which obviatc
having steam Loi.cI, are Sold six hun.
drcd gallon sile) iur about 500 each.
5. Number OF People Employed.
\ factory with six hundred la eight
hundred cows will need five hands, and
perhaps, hen the curing looms are tuil,
more help. The manufacturer. or head
manager, it skilllul, will command from
$500 10 Sl@CO and Hoard for Ihs cheese
mai ing season. riue months. The see
ond man, vEo. IClLap>, has worked AT
the business cor u year or more. gets
say. from $50 to SO per month and
board. and women from 81 to s. pei
week anu boaId.
Women not unircqueEtly take char
of lac.Ories as head manufacturers al
salaries a. high as 500 per month anc
board Boys and gills, or youn. person:
of immature age, are no, usually EN-.
ployed The head manufacturer at the
factory is expected TO take eff his coat
and 10 : coed days work every day
seeing to The delivery Of the milk, work
ing at the curds. the presses. and with :
sharp eye to see that all moves on il
order and ON time
o. Quantity of MILK Received.
This. Of course. depends on variety
OF goodness of cows
quality o: pIsturage, the season. tim,
OF commencing and closing operations.
The Weeks factory. at Verona. Oneid;
county. in 1867 had an average of 64t
cows; length of season. Peg days
pounds of milk recei,e eel 2.l4S.6 greer