Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-12-31
agricultural.
From the Maine Farmer
Cheese Factories in TermORt.
Introduction IF Associated psiryins.


State The reported number OF mich
cows in the State hast year. (lS7i,) was
lS0,2S5; the production OF butter was
7,Stt,S96 pounds; aad tho production OF
cheese was 1850, 200 pounds. This coun-
y oi Chit,enden is the great cheese pro-
,luciHs county in The State; bat the three
counties OF Franklin, Washington. and
Orleans. are before this county in the
production OF butter. The litst Cheese
Factory in the State and ths lirS, ore in
The United States-waS started in this
County,in 1888, 10y +. d. Mason, Esq, Of
Richmond, one OF our most Intelligent,
enferprising and successful farmers, and
the efficient President OF tho Vermont
Dairymau's Association
For time a0er their introduction in
1889 cheese factories were naturally re-.
regarded as au experiment, and they did
n,ttccoue very common till 1865. since
which time they have been introduced
quite extensively, 50 that COW there are
sjNty seven cheese Elctoyie, j., the STATE,
twenty two of which are in this couaty
OF Chjttenden. The average number of
COWS to a factory here is from 500 10 100,
though some factories receive the milk Of
only 200, and others have The milk Of
200 COWS. One factory in Bennington
county takes the milk of 300 COWS. In
WiilistOn, in this county there are two
factories that have COO COWS each. Ii is
said by some who are most conversant
with the workings OF the factories, that
a snail number Of COWS, SAY 800. is best
Tor the patrons OF tho concern; but a
larger number is better Tor the one who
owUs aud runs a factory ON his own ac-
count. The reason why the smaller
cheese idCOrieS are more profitable TO
lac patrons. Is that, in the larger factor
ies they oitcnvo not have help enough 10
do The work properly, and The cheese
can DC worked aad made better in the
sulaler watts OF the smaller factories.
TIE cost Of the cheese factories in this
Sale is from $1,000 10 5000. The
tteSideu, OF the pajJyman's Association
says that factory suitable Tor milk OF
Goo OF 200 CONS, ought 10 be built and
furnished, ready to start. Tor - 900.
In starting Factory. IL should DO
understood by the farmers Interested in
Dc, ,hat sIcat deal depends on mo plan,
construction and furnishing OF Tho build
ug, and on the skill OF Tie cheese max
or Good plans of cheese factories can
bv obtained in New York from persons
Who make IL their business 10 furnish
them. and it vii pay veil tor those
about 10 build factories. TO set them; and
Ia starting a Factory il : SlvaJs best 20
send tor an experienced cheese maker,
aud pay suitable price for skilled labor
IA this department. Experience has
shown that &, is well for dairymen inter-
esteI to build their factory, aud own it
themselves, getting good chcese-maksr
~ make their cheese, Uut they need 10
be very careful, in regard 10 the various
articles which they buy Tor the furnishing
Of their buildiugor they will DO grieyous-
~ imposed upon by interested parties,
who have various worthless inventions
10 sell to whOmsoeysr they can cheat In
organizing a company and starting a
factory. it i, best. in all cases, 10 draw
up and subscribe the pyoles articles of
association. and bind lie patrons to fur
ui>h The milk OF = certain number OF cows
Tor 8 certain number Of wears. say three.
o. four, or i've; and also the chceSe-mak.
Il should be bound to make good Arti-
Gle of cheese.
HON FACTORY Is MANAGED.
The usual custom at the factories 70
receive the milk and make The cheese
twice day and il B. desirable to have
the mix brought from a distance not
greater than three or three and a halt
miles. When received al the factory the
milk is weighed aud credited to the send
er OF il; strained into the watts, cooled,
heated and made into cheese. when the
whey is of 10 be fed to swine oa thu
premises or At the dsirymen's homes.
and the room and utensils are cleaned
and everything is made ready Tor the
next cheese making process, whether it
bc in the morning or evening, but in
some factories the cheese is made only
once day. TAs cost Of making cheese
al The factories Is usually from one aud u
half to two cents a pound; and the
cheese sells in the market for enough
more than other eheese 10 pay this cost of
manufacturing. During the past season,
factory cheese has sold tor IS l , 10 10
cents pound; while common cheese
has been selling Tor 1912 to L y cents
apouHd. Occasionally u private dairy.
man, who has got a high reputation in
the marke; Tor his cheese, ge!s u higher
picc Tor IL; but these arc the prices gen
orally obtained this year tor factory and
common cheese. Thus, after these years
OF experience and observation IS TO the
working of cheese factories in this STATE,
they arc regarded - 81 success. Not
that every single factory has been sue
cess, for We Know Of two or three that
have no. been completely successful; but
their ill.succeSs is understood to be due
To some mismanagemeut in their work.
ing. and not 10 the systen OF the cheese