Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-10
agricultural,
Maine Board of agriculture.
Farmers Convention at FarmIngton-

the subject of dairy farming, and the
process oi cheese and butter making inihc
country -occupied the afternoon. In in
tro;luciHg his lecture, he spoke uf the be-
ginning of the cheese factory system IN
our county, paying word of common
dalion Ia Jesse Williams. the unprece.
dented founder of Rome. y. Y, who in
1850 couct ivcd the idea of associated dali
ries, - means of allcyiating the mem
Lers ol his family from har,l work. and
who by this, hit upon great principle
OF Wide application and cue destined il
all coming time To- bc 4 means Of lifting
heavy burdens from The arms of toll
Blu; aside from the question of free.
don, from toll. il also furnishes u means
OF procuring cheap food. AS beef becomes
wear bv wear more Sc:I-ce, we must look
To- the dairy tn make up the deficiency.
As a comparison. he said that three steers
tour wears old. representing tw lrc years
srnwih of beef amounted Ia 5000 pounds,
willie one COW nj twelve wears tor cheese
would reduce 400 puund>; hat ~ =
pound at cheese Is equal in nutrition to
two lourd> OF beet, il would make 4 diff
iercrcc >till greater. giving the dairy g.
coo pounds e fool on the one hand.
against 5000 pounds of beef on the other.
In re. Ir,' ln he value ol milk rs an ar
,iclc of tool. he quoted from Or. q. {.
VIRGINS. in>p, ,tur ct milS Ia Providence.
wi.o Szvs tia, the uutriti,e value ct mix
counarcd with either kinds oi auinSl food,
As i,r iA>lauce. When compared with
beet steak or eggs, or fish l. less than
is generally supposed. Sr,oiu STEAK at
Sjceu,s "a pound i - d,.,r as miiN ot =
ccut, Ouarl. eggs a., 50 GEMS dozen l.
A. draI a. milk 81 ~ cents a quart Ii
Lorrrs who pay l. cents Jur corn heel
would hav,l, thius themselves able .
-, ten GEMS for milk, when, in Iaci.
they could ~ well afford 90 pay - cts.
Relatively speaking. milk ut 10 or even
y j the cheapest animal tool lint eau nc
used and If more pl Il we've used, End
les veal and pork, especially in wa1m
weather. the better it wou'd tc Tor 'he
peoples pockets and siomoch~.
We produce arueally 70OCoO go Ihs.
ofchee>c. aud send abroad, annually. 90,
coo rs. but We shall ICON sec the time
when al tie chce>cs Mil be needed Tor
L,,ue consumption The annual con,
SUMPTION. OF L,tc Years. has Increased n
lhrra,c ct 100000 lbs. amer nine.
teen Years cNpcti,rcc IN. associated d"i
riir. d,ifsg Which Iime the >l>;,m has
been pet Ia thc>e,,rc>i taste, tie dairy
men oh New Yu,k l;ud 81 n.rl" 'c"u"Hi
Cal ~ regards ktor, luldin.>. d"'f>
working AID appliarcr>-wh''c the 'sci'
r,-uadc prolu.t Will, ou m a'erasc.
sell 70, enough uoi, Ihan thar made IN
thcla:u 5aily topaz 'lv crlirr cot oi
maru'a,imc Il, ,u,,c>, at The cheese
ta,;,ri,> las IL Gr,,G ttc lDt,cr ma. crs
OF Charge County. New l"iN' To 'r'r"
drrc "a >orj,',d ,l,yt tor ne mo3urliop
oClu',c,. ard 10 Guns 4urucc the product
has iis,n io tire highest point "i 'Ncei-
!e'cc. ami extraordinary prices are pa'd
f0r it. A,sviug Is also made; Tor rom
the Skinned mix / ua6e r1liian'e
quality { cheese, "i which large qu""u-
ties ;rc sent io th" Southern States, {"
China and The East lndiaS. The details
ororEauizia- Gai'y Factories were alluded
To ~ some length. The c'St oi oteci'u2
= gnnd ftctory and supplying It with
maclincr, aud apparatus, would be alou,
81 .OoO. aud iar,urics ar usually CSial-
li>hcd - io:"t >t"ck corporation. with
shares 4, SAY go 20 500 each. tie csIi-
mated that a factory i"r 6o cows would
cost from Sl.2oo O" Sl'3oo. lie f'9'n'
sites Ior desirable location Tor " factory
were plenty at good water. and room
e., "a j." irlI'mss Ire Appliances Tor
ar"rUi@ctory were deserted ut great
detail. ard "ei"G'ct tl"l We hive rot
ro"" i"r more extended report "l 'hl'
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