The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-01-15
AGRICULTURAL.
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EstabIishing ~heese FACE
tory.

factory. Sometimes the ciFcgsEss:s.i
ces are such thai We can .ire positive
" The advice: Don't Where there
- utie prospect o. secarin. the niIk
esa. less, 200 co#s. where the la,al i.
evidently nui adapted 10 gas, whefe
there are unfortunate ntigllbofioas'
oaa-re,s or jeal. usies, or where there
is how , factory within reasonable
distance. we would strongly dissnale
any i ar,ics from building . factory
Where land IS #el. adapted 1o graz
ing. anl farmers liase some fitness
Tor taking care .: cows and milk. AMI
there is certainty of securing lie
milk o. POO cows, with : prospect o.
doubling lie n-n4ber within two or
three years, che. &c tact ~, un.ieT
good management, in Ill ordinary
cases, proves q good investment.
Contrary TO tie opinions OF many
good men--so able an authority as
Mr.. Willard among the nunhcf-wr
do not believe the best method oil
establishing factory is 70 ba.e il
under the control CT . join, stock
company. In large majority Of
cases We believe it letter that tiIe
In iiings and fxtnres should b
owned By a DAIRY farmer in the
neigilborhooi, and the cheese man
ufac,ured under his direction. w
find . natural iee,in. am ny many
farmers TIA. ihey moald pre.- u
hare The proprietor Of the iseioJy
parcLase the mix al . 1zed prize
rather ihaa 10 hare il n4ap1tac. or I'd
for them. There are Advantages in
this plan, and il II saccess:ull. ioi
lowed IN many csses. Il ]. d iee.ct.
that the patrons viii net iale 80
good care ii he milk I.ie.;li . O.
=ny not prop=rl. cared Tor viii ran
ely tits BIZ. e eos. q hard feeling.
sometimes. 4 patrons prefer tins
plan they nns; -. expec. she high
est possible a.iee. Il t4e proprietor
takes The i:sE 2. .osias Il he g.
sA.oal1 tai 70 stry ls- prize. IL
ps,rois mas. take the risk q l.-s
pro5is thai the o.hzF pan w2ail
have given If ,hs cheese -tcu.1 sell
., any higi, prizes
Tie mn who furnishes ;he milk
Of > o. 30 CO.'S II Iii. osn certain !,
Ia. 3 MUCH zIferes. Z iati..- Tic
factory properly conducted . aHs
one else
TIE factory taiE,ling ncal not IL
complicated iu plan nor very eostly
A comfortable room ior laasla.actuf
ing AID good ea4as rooms are reel
cd. Tae curing rooms sitoall b
dry, szin. il spring sui 81 and % =
in Summer. salsnin. water ne4r :,
hand is very eonseh.en.. BAT no. a.
al. essevt:.l. i vel with wia. mil
o. steam pump u maci. more coz
non in The West ,i-n 4 spring a.
stream CT s.a.ef at i:.e fze.ory
There Is always possibility Of .aii
urc, and il Is well TO place he buii,i
Jag in position wl,sse il sill is con
venians ter seine other propose il
cheese making should u a5aasoncj
II there khouid be circumstances il.al
make j. no, improbable Tia. snch 4
change ma. be made, tie building
may be cileaply constructed A
least one lair sized room should be
plastcred. ceilej, or dolb.e walled ii
some way. II sales OF cheese arr
made throughout. tic seas when
they are abont 80 days oil, 500
cheese woa.l BIZ IS many As Wou,s
need storage at one tune in taetory
Of 200 cows.
The outfit for cheese making need:
not he very costly, and 9. first there
is no necessity tor expenling more
than is really necessary. The iota
cost fer buildings az iix.ares my
range any place FRI N 81 oeJ aryirl
OF course at the figure named the
buildings would be rongh and cheap,
and some convcnicnces for worl.in.
might be lacking. For $500 to 81,
900 very cre,iitabse factory Tor the
milk Of 900 10 300 cows could be
provided.
There is now little difficulty in Sc
curing competent cheese makers
from New York or the dairy regions
OF the Northwest One Xxi I'D work
man can direct tic operations OF even
yer, large factory
In the Northwest when cheese is
made for the patrons a charge Of
about two cents pound is made by
The proprietor Of the factory. Usu
silly, We believe, this does not in
Guide selling the cheese. This sea
son the price paid for mix where !
this was purchased outright did no:
vary ,nncL IN the Nortliwest from
eight mills to one cent a pound. II