The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-22

hoped TO learn from the experience of such
men as Gov. Hyde
Mr. Hyde persisted in being excused at
the present time; but the desire to hear
him in regard to Devon stock will proba-
bly, lead to his being again called out.
Prof Arnold, secretary of the American
Darymen's association, was then called
upon 10 speak on the value of cheese as an
article of diet. lie said it had been demon
stated that cheese contained about double
the amount of albumen of butchers meat,
as an article of food. The greatest diff
Guilty In using cheese as an article of food,
was in the method of its manufacture, by
which gasses are incorporated in it which
are indigestible. He said that very much
of our cheese is impericctly cured, and
hence is not considered so valuable as food
as 1t really is. We must, in some manner,
solve the problem OF getting our butter and
cheese both from our milk, and he was
happy TO say that experiments are now
being made by which we shall be able to
obtain good, palatable and dgcstible cheese
from skinned milk
Prof Wetherell said that the kind of
cheese demanded by dealers, who cater to
the wants of their customers, is soft
mild cheese, well cured, not hard and brit
tie, like what we used to get. The average
consumption of cheese is only about four
and half pounds per year to each man,
woman and child in the country. This was
only abou! one-thirl the amount of butter
used. He thought we should encourage the
manufacture of cheese rs a valuable article
of diet lie regretted to hear that some of
the cheese factories in Vermont have been
changed to butter factories; and said that
it was for the interests Of farmers to give
more attention to the manufacture OF
cheese lie said he had seen cheese laid
down in the Faneui hail market, Boston,
that was not fit for use as food. What we
want is to find some method of making
cheese such as is demanded by the con.
sumers.
Prof. Wickson. of the Utica Board of
Trade, said our main reliance ought to be
our home Market instead of foreign trade ;
but to satisfy domestic demand we should
manufacture small, soft and mild cheese,
such as will be taken by the home trade in
whole packages. lie said that the small
cheeses would command one cent per pound
above the price of the ordinary cheese for
foreign markets.
Mr.. Hawley of Syracuse. said that, as he
understands the manufacture of cheese, it
is the peculiar process in what is called the
"digestion," that gives it the soft and de-
sirable flavor. He wanted Prof. Arnold to
explain how soft, mild cheese could be
made.
Prof. Arnold said that for a soft cheese,
there is more of the whey left in it while
fer transportation to foreign markets we
had made it dryer and had not left it so as
to ''rpen" so fast. He sail the process of
"ripening" in the vat should be made
slower, and the flavor Of the cheese had, OF
late, been greatly improved. There is q
tendency of the American people to con
sumo good cheese, and as we succeed in
meeting the demands of the people, we al.
vance the interests of the dairy.
Mr.. John T. Ellsworth of Barre, Mass.
SAID he was interested in cheese manufac
ture, and his aim had been to secure the
manufacture of smaller cheese than la.
heretofore been put on the market. But
he said the 30 pound cheese will SDst more
to make and will shrink more than 20 pount
cheese, and hence the extra price paid vii
not pay for extra cost OF manufacturing
the small cheese. He said that there is mar
ket for what is called "whole" cheese, anC
he was glad to know that help is bein!
found that can make good, wholesome, sof
skimmilk cheese. He had seen goo(
cheese made from the skim-milk, eyei
after it had soured and he was now %
the opinion that we had yet to use sou
milk for the skim cheese. He spoke a
some length on the importance of chees
as all article of diet, and of the importanc
of securing good, wholesome cheese with
out decreasing the butter-making qualitie
of the milk. He believed it possible t,
make cheese, to meet the demands Of tn
people, from skim-milk, and skilled mel
are now being employed, id some parts o
the country, who are succeeding remarka
bly, in this direction.
The ASSOCIATION then adjourned until
o'clock in the afternoon.
AT the afternoon session the assembly
was much larger than in the morning an
an increased interest was manifested in til
proceedings A discussion ensued OF
"Mllk," participated in by Henry Saffor
of Quechee, Mr.. Cheever of Boston, MI
Arnold of New York, Mr.. HOLSTER O
Marshfield and Mr. Hawley of Syracuse.
Miss Fanny II. Kyle read an essay O
| farm life, followed by an exhaustive papc
by Prof. Wickson on dairy facts an
, figures, containing statistics of the Ne,
, York manufactures
: c. Horace Hubbard of Springfield, OF
, fered a resolution that the practice of rely
: ing entirely upon the information furnlshe
by dealers, and emitting the highest price
actually paid, in reporting the dairy MAJ
kets of this state, shonld not be tolerated
The resolution elected lively dscussio
for two hours and was then laid on til
table.
In the evening the association listened t
an address by Prof. Leander Wetherell @
Boston on the best mode of making dair
husbandry profitable, and other matter
touching the subject of agriculture.