Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-02-23

Abstract OF a tabulated report % the results of
operations oi the cheese factoues in the county
last year, read before thc waldo Co. Dairy
Association, Jan. 30, ls]l
Waldo county takes the lead in the
State in associated dairying or the manu-
featuring of milk into cheese by the fac
tory system. ami this section seems to be
peculiarly adapted to this branch OF
farming. for Notwithstanding all the 90.
staces and difficulties, necessarily en-
eountered in starting, and operating new
enterprises, success has Invariably follow
ed every effort. Oar climate, air and
water are especially adapted TO milk pre-
ducing and cheese making. Our soil
produces The richest and best TODD tor
stock. and our markets are convenient,
snd prices remCnerAlive, as the consumer
takes almost directly from the producer.
Ia 1873 there were tour factories in
operation, in the county; last season nine
were in operation. and with the six more
lately chartered we may expect over 8
dozen. strong. live. well stocked and
opel sted factories 10 be in running order
during The summer OF 1875. And every
one success, adding SO much TO The
wealth OF the farmer, the town and the
community. both directly AID indirectly,
tle bearings OF which we have not time
. discuss.
We summarize the doings of the nils
factories for the last season: Whole
amount OF milk received / .74S. 456 lbs
81 81 tons Of cheese manufactured.
Average cost OF factory buildings 81 .236.
Average cost Of apparatus, $40. Fac,o.
res run iron 10 10 l46 days Number
OF los. OF milk TO make pound OF cured
cheese. about TO- Price obtained for
cheese. II cts. per 10. Average cost OF
making, per 10, p > cts. Average
number OF cows to factory 10; highes,
80; least. 90. Whole number Of cheese
boxes used. 292i. At a COS. OF IL cts. each.
Average wages paid cheese maker. 500
per nlOalh and bOAld. Estimated vAlue
o! whey Tor feeding to hogs. cts. per
gallon. Price OF mileh cows. SO.
Thus briefly are some Of the facts OBJ
tanned by collsIing from full returns from
each factory. 4 few hints and explalions
sre in order. Il must be borne in mind
that five Of these factories were new and
started late in the season. One operated
only little over four weeks. and only
one for full season. From the same
factories with only the same number Q;
cows we may confidently expect double
the amount Of product another season
Again no factory is fully stocked with
capable OF manufacturing the milk Of
20O cows without adding 10 its expenses.
This wsuld quadruple the product or
give rs 500 tones Of cheese annually from
the nine factories The cash product last
season was 81 ,4O9 The cheese making
capacity Of the county is a; least 400
tons annually OF $4,000 a year. The
only drawback TO this in two years is the
lack OF COWS, and this lack our farmers
must Immediately commence to supply
by purchase and raising. Let our farm
sys look 10 il that not heller calf goes
10 the butcher until our county is supplied
with cows. It will pay to raise them.
Another point A large sum is annu-
ally paid out to cheese makers from
abroad and thus The money carried away.
We can just as well keep it at home
We have plenty OF young men OF brains
to make No. cheesemakers. Let every
factory not thus supplied. see that some
young man learns next season. and thus
stop leak.
The value Of whey for feeding to hogs
heretofore overlooked. is found to be an
item OF importance. Experiments made
BY patrons OF our factories last summer
fully settles the question The estimate
OF cts. per gallon value is fully borne
out. and the aggregate is large.
But the question eanno. be treated in
the short limits OF q newspaper article.
The great value OF The general results
aecruing from the cheese factory system
TO Waldo county and 10 Maine are plain,
direct and important The restocking
your farms; the appreciated value Of
manufactured article over the price of |
the raw product; the direct returns in
dollars and cents without paying middle
men; the cash value added to our rural !
towns in stock improvements and build
ings, and more than all else. the gradual
but surely increasing fertility and value
Of our farms thus making a new and i'm.
proved departure in agriculture. are
patent to any one who has fully examined
the subject, and gives cheering promise
for the success Of the agriculture future
OF Maine.