Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-20
Cheese Factory Rulcs.

VIC ildNc CLouSnI CndI INC lOllOWlnG
rules for the government of SIM
liar institution in New York, may
not be uninteresting or inappropri-
reading for our farmers:
l. The proprietor of the factory
is to make and take charge of the
cheese, furnish boxes, salt, swath-
ing, coloring matter, box and weigh
the cheese, mark the boxes, tally
out cheese to cheese drawers, keep
the book, and tally the same at the
point of delivery, receive the mon
ey for the cheese and disburse the
same among its patrons for one and
three fourth cents a pound; this in
cludes patrons sending milk five
months in the year; patrons sending
milk for four months and less than
five months, one and $500 cents
per pound; patrons sending milk
three months and less than four
months will be charged one and
95-100 cents per pound, patrons
sending milk less than three months
will be charged two and 5-1O0 cents
per pound for manufacturing. The
proprietor is to make out the bills
within ten days after the months
cheese is weighed and delivered.
9. Each patron sending milk to
the factory, is to furnish one good
calf rennett in good order to each
cows milk sent to the factory, or
pay the sum of fifteen cents in lieu
thereof
3. Each patron shall have such
portion Of the money received for
cheese as his milk bears to the whole
quantity furnished by patrons du-
ring the time he sends milk to the
factory; always subject to part
firsD.
4. Each patron shall furnish
pure and sweet unskimmcd milk,
shall strain the same at the time of
milking, and if any is reserved for
use, it shall be an average quality
given by his cows.
5. The milk of each patron de-
livered at the factory shall be prop,
erly tested once each month during
the season, and the result shall be
publicly stated to those patrons re-
curing the same.
6. Any person that knowingly
skins, waters, or adulterates his or
her milk, in any way or form, or
takes out the strippings, shall for
felt the entire amount of milk he or
she has in the factory at the time OF
the misdemeanor and be expelled
from the factory for the ensuing
year. When such facts come to the
proprietor, he shall retain the mon
ey received for cheese and distrib-
ute the same among the patrons in
proportion to their interest.
I. No milk shall be worked into
cheese, when in the judgment of the
manufacturer it will be damage
to the general interest of the pat
rons.
s. Each patron shall bring his
milk as often as the manufacturer
shall require and at or before the
time he may require; and all cans
must be washed and scalded daily,
and kept sweet and clean.
8. There shall be committee of
two to test the milk once in each
month.
10. There shall be committee
on sale of cheese; said committe
to consist of three persons having
an interest III the cheese. Said com
mittee shall! have power to sell the
cheese once in each week, if in their
judgment they think best, and shall
see that the cheese is delivered ac-
cording to contract, and each pat
ron shall be to his proportion of the
expense.
II. There shall be a committee
of three on whey; that committee
shall be composed Of the patrons.
IL. Any patron may take his
proportion of whey and dispose OF
the same as he may sec fit, provided
he notifies the committee in writing
of the same, on or before he sends
milk to the factory, provided he
draws his whey from the bottom OF
the whey-vat; otherwise he will
have to stand the loss or gain in
proportion to the milk sent to the
factory. No patron shall take away
more than two-thirds rs much whey
in bulk of whey as he sends milk to
the factory. No patron shall feed
whey to COWS whose milk is sent to
the factory.
10. Any patron who takes whey
must take it before twelve O'Clock
at noon; if taken after, he will for
felt five dollars, which will be dis
bursed among patrons in proportion
to the amount of milk sent to the
factory. (
IA. The whey committee shall
have power to dispose of the bal
ance Of the whey to the best gen
eral interest and advantage of the
patrons, in their judgment.
Is. The profit or loss Oil whey
shall be divided or assessed on the
patrons owning the same in proper.
ton to the amount of milk sent tc
the factory.
l6. The proprietor agrees te
make the whey butter, and furnish
sufficient to oil the cheese, the bal
ance to be divided; the patrons to
have one-third, and the proprietor
to have two-thirds Of the profits
The proprietor is to furnish salt and
tubs.
II. All cheese sold shall be paid
for on delivery.
Is. The proprietor shall take
care of the cheese up to the first OF
December; if kept later fair com
pensation shall be allowed him.
10. If there is suit brought
: against the proprietor, the cost Of
the suit on the part of the proprie
tor, shall be assessed on patrons in
proportion to their interest.
20. Each person bringing milk
to the factory is to sign the torego
ing rules,