River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-03
BuiIding cheese Factories.

Mr.. L. D. Curtis gives in the Syracuse
Standard the following directions for start
ing new factories:
We frequently have inquiries from par
ties who contemplate building cheese facto.
ries, regarding certain details which none
but those who have actual experience can
readily carry out. For the benefit Of all
needing such information, we have taken
pains to prepair the following:
Size Of FdctOly-Small or medium-sized
factories now seem TO be in order. People
do not like 10 carry milk long distances, and
this fact undoubtedly accounts for the ten
dency to small factories, conveniently located.
We will give the size of building suitable
for dairy of three hundred TO four hun
dred cows. Let it be eighty by twentv-six
feet, with sixteen foot posts and two floors
From the end of the lower story take
twenty-four feet for a make room, leaving
the remainder for a curing room. Should
more than one vat be used, the make room
will need TO be about six feet larger one
way. 1t may be made so by taking the
space off from the curing room, or by put
ting a projection on the side. The upper
story will be used for curing, but should be
partitioned off the same as the lower story.
The room over the make room should be
lathed and plastered, and provided with
heating apparatus 30 as to make a suitable
place for curing early and late made cheese.
The building may be cheap or expensive as
desired.
The WdlkS.-Iti is now considered desira.
bic to batten the outside and cell up the in.
side, thus making double wall with an
air-tpace between. This enables the factory.
man 10 control the temperature of the room
better. If the windows are hung in the
middle so that the top can be swung out OF
in, as..the bottom swings in opposite direc.
tons, it will be found great convenience
Provision should be made for good ventila.
tion. Stove-pipe or some other kind OF
tubing should be used for carrying the foul
air from the lower room up through the
upper room, instesd Of its being allowed Il
diffuse itself all through the building. OF
course the bottom Of the pipes only have e
be inserted in a hole through the ceiling and
then carried up through the roof
Ranges or ShC'DeS.-Either settlers and
ranges or the old style tables may be used
The latter, since small-sized cheeses hay,
come in fashion, are the more common
They are quite as cheap and convenient
and by using them factory-iaen avoid IA,
annoyance consequent upon the pretended
patent-right which is claimed on the rail,
and turner's. But where two rows of benches
are put side by side, as is usually the case
there should be space enough left between
them for the hand 10 enter while oleanins
them.
HedtiRg-AppardtuS.--We shall not recon
mend any particular style Of vat, since B,
doing 40 we should seem 10 condemn Others
But we will mention the fact that fr small
factories watts with self.heaters are prefera
bic and the more economical. A selfheate
can be set up and run anywhere, with
piece Of stove.pipe 10 conduct Oft the smoke
and the expense Of boilers, mason.work
&C., Is avoided. Five OF six cords Of mapl,
stoye-wood, split fine and well seasoned