Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-03
F0ruers' Ciub--paris.

/ resident of Massachusetts, and who has
been Interested in Cheese Factory in
that State. was called upon for informal
! ton in relation 10 che cost. and working
/ OF such factories in Massachusetts.
Mr.. Dean said the factory in which he
! was int, rested, would manufacture the
| milk of from 400 10 Coo eows.-lt WAS =
building of % by 60 feet that the cost. in
that place. 5000 for the building. ana
/ $500 for the apparatus, water, &c.-
( Timber cost. in his place, from $50, to
$50 per NJ. lor the building. The ium-
hen .or casing. 6nishjngs, &c, cost sSS
per W. From to cords OF wood was
rcauilcd 10 heat the milk Though the
season. Water that will run through a
halt iuch pipe. is sufficient to cleanse the
apparatus. the building. aud for nil pur-
pose, necessary in the mandatory. One
man AL woman arc Sufficient II take
care oi ,4c milk OF 60J CONS. and one
smart woman can manage that OF 500
GUYS. tie bu,S and sells COWS as Il busl.
re>>, aud does not always keep the best
COWS such as he docs keep. average
about $50 income per year IN the Factory.
lie has noticed hat the number ot COWS
increased in the vicinity where factories
have been established. The milk is
brought Only once a day-in the morn
iny-is weighed. and each ones pro.
portion OF the whey. who desire it, is re-
tuned in the same cans in which the
milk /, urought Milk i sometimes brot
in from & distance of five miles.
lie has known some factories establish.
ca by private udi,iduals, who manuiac-
lured the farmers milk irln cheese ut 80
cts. per pound. as ih usual price. The
manufacturers had the whey. and would
keep 4 large lot OF hogs. and he thought
they made it profitable operation. He
had never known factory suspended,
after being pa, in operation, aud had
never kuoNn farmer. who COR any cause
ur notion, had become dissatisfied, and bad
Withdrawn from the factory for a yea,
lot would return the mex, Year and have
biz milk worked mo cheese by the
factory.
Mr.. Dean gave straight forward ard in
Icrcsting answers to the many questions
that were asked him. AMI exhibited a
thorough AMI practical kuoWlcdG oi the
,u,.e,t on which ho Nas couvcr>iug -
lii>r,mAiA, should have been heard by
every farmer who has any doubts - To
the rial advantages ol associated dairy
iug they wcr, we'll ,cd b, tie
meeting. aud vote OF thanks Was pass
ed. for The information given, at the oio.
iug q! hi, remarks.
Abou, halt of the members OF the Conn
mirec chosen al The la>t meeting were
pr, sent. and ready to report on the cu
enlargement given by the farmers IN
then vicinity IL the proposed enterprise.
Tie y hole nualhcr of cows reported
as ready 10 be furnished. exceeded zoo,
leaving less than 100 10 he rep"rlcd hy
tnc or members Of the Committee
absent, ia order 20 make the namter SEQ,
which was considered sufli ,icnt number
To- Justify the s;ariing of the Institution.
The friends OF the "llaud-slcd~ enter
prise having occupied the Hall daring
tac earlier par; of the evening. not a long
season wa, lett L" the Club for discussion,
ur a., Transaction @: business. The two
meetings. however, brought out = luli
hol,r; but many appeared more interest
ca in the sliding" business than in
Dair, iu2 operations, and thc excitement
of Nl, manufacturing seemed Tor The
1: omcut.!,,.e..r ,da Jbc interest ia nulicr
and CHEESE making. There is nothing
Strange or unnatural in Ibis. The SEA
ION of the Year. the lri-iI atmosphere.
the face ol the earth, all combined >ccm-
cd more pr"pitious /" The ex,rci>c OF
''coa,t ting. than 10 butter and cheese
ms1u-. There is time Tor every.
ching under the SUn~-a time TO coast,
and l.me To- make cheese; time To
build Su.,m NILS and Sled Factories. and
4 lime go bui.l Cheese Factories. After
the citizens of Paris have carried the
former enterprises beyond the possibility
of defeat. no doubt the farmers will
gr7pple with the latter and carry 10
successful con>ummation. ills enter
prise lar more essential 10 their general
interest.
Awaking to 4 sense Of the necessity Of
action. the citizens of Ptri, Hill and
vicinity, have mantle sted praiscworthy
zeal and p,omp,nesS, in meeting, with
alacrity, pecunisry responsibilities, in
aiding The infant enterprises now just
splinging up in their midst. and wi Ii
strong faith in their ultimate success, are
literally casting their bread upon the
water"
Let The farmers in Paris come up To-
the work with equal energy and deter
mination, in advancing an improvement
in the direction of their own interest, and
The third enter. rise will follow close ON
The heel, OF the Srcui Il.
Go in. tarncr>. citizens o. Plri>, with
lin,rli hearts. aud opau Land fur au IL
slitulion. the establishment of which
will inurc 10 ynur benefit, aud mu.'i.
eventually. culminate in an advantage To
Your tnwn. Locate il where Your spcci i