Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1871-02-24
agricultural.
DairninQ in Maine.

Maine has for many years maintained
lair reputation for its dairy products.
being more noted Ter the amour, than Tor
its superior quality. The census returns
for 1870 will very soon. we suppose, be-
come available for purposes OF compari
son and inloI mation-hut until thoy are
presented To- the public nc must rely up
on the retuIn, of 1860 and those Of 1880,
which will serve our present purpose
very well. In 1850 Maine produced s.
24S. Sll pounds of butter. and 2,4S4, 454
pounds eff cheese, and in 1860 was Sec
und in rank OF the New England States,
being exceeded only by Vermont. which
produced $4,000 $50 pounds. while OF
cheese il yielded less than either Mas
sachusetts. Connecticut or New Hamp-
shire-;he yield of tie latter being res
pectively. 1924, 900; s S9S,4ll and .
2S2 ,O92, pounds for the several States.
Throughout the State, and generally
throughout New England, the period be-
tween 1850 and 1860 shows a great re-
,luction in the amount of cheese produced,
owing. no doubt. TO the increased labor
and expense of making it as compared
with butter. The past decade, however.
rs the returns OF 1870 will undoubtedly
show. has witnessed considerable change
in this particular, especially in the States
OF Massachusetts, Connecticut and YER
mont. where the factory system OF
cheese making has been introduced and
successfully practiced for several Years.
I'm 1867 we have no later returns at
hand-Vermont hail nine. and MaSsschu-
sctts ten cheese factories, tie former
consu ming the milk OF $50 and the latter
SAIL COWS. But 10 60 ha,k again for
moment 10 the census OF 1860 Pcuob
scot county returned the greatest amour,
orbu,ter of any one county, viz: 1881
Goo pounds. Kcnncbec 5tandn . second
with !, 22s.72l pounds. York third with
l LOG CSC pounds, and Cumberland to"rth
with l.O62,5l2 pounds. Oxford county
producedth most cheese, 294 52S pounds;
Andro>cossin next, 25C.lo3; kenucbCc
third, 22S, 6j4. and Somerset fourth. PA.
ass pounds. These several counties
Compare very well with counties In Yer
mont and New Hamphirr aud W. pres
ume the census returns OF 1870 will not
show very large increase of the prod
uct II anything. au advance may be
expected in the production Of cheese I'M
certain sections, aud IN pnc or two Couu
ties we shall expect 10 see reported an
increase OF bulter-but not sufficient in
either to materially affect the gross
amounts given a. the commencement of
this Article. in TIE New England States
the annual production of butter IS over
sixteen pounds 10 each person. - much
for the statistics. which though not recent,
NAV be sci down a. relttul,.. and n fur
ni,hing an approximation 90 Ia amour;
Of bI.ter and cheese produced at present
They show al,o The be-, dairy regions OF
our State.
Maine butter has not the cc,Jrity
which Vermont butter has. nor has Maine
cheese the reputation of New YnrA cheese.
Our dairy products find homo markets.
consequently their reputation = limited
Still, Livsrmore chec>, i well huoNn IN
Augusta and Portland markets, and com.
nsnds fancy price, while the butter
from the best dai.ics Of Kcnncbcc, som
erset and Cumberland counties j. almost
always engaged before /, i made Ye,
Notwithstanding this. Maine does not
produce the butter and cheese which she
consumes. New YORK cheese is found ~
almost every country store, aud last i,ll
q larger quantity than usual OF New
\ DIRK and Vermont butter was brought
into the State The season. We are
aware was an uufavOra5lc one for the
production of butter. Feed was short,
and poor, and COWS in many sections
were not only obliged to drink impure
water, hut actually suffered from the
want OF it. The Effects OF this were
plainly manifest in the butter produced,
and great amount of roo@ butter was in
market
With the new interest which has re
Gently been manifested ia dairying amcug
us, we have though, that two or three
articles showing the advantages of dairy
farming over sOme other branches. the
adapiihili,y OF cur State rs a dairy region.
and the details OF the factory system OF
butter and cheese manufacture, obtained
from sources of the best authnrity-
would serve good purpose with cur
readers. We shall endeayor to present
this information in succeeding issues of
our journal Maine Farmer
Colds and how TO Prevent Them.
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