The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1875-04-30
farlNers' Column.
Speed the PlOsC."
A Hartford County Farmer Oh Butter and
Cheese Factories.

We take the following from the monthly
journal OF the Maryland State Agricultural
Society:
AT the request of some of the members of
our Farmers Club and other citizens of our
county who seem to be interested in the
Dairy. am willing to give some facts and
statistics that have gathered within the last
| three years, in relation to butter and cheese
making by the factory system.
Cheese making began in Herkimer county
more than 90 years ago. It's progress was Mt
| nrst slow, and majority of farmers thought
u hazardous venture, and that over pro.
| ductlon would be the necessary result. The
| TACT, however, soon became apparent that
| the cheese makers were rapidly out-strip-
ping in wealth their neighboIs who were en-
gagged IN grain raising and mixed husband
ry and TO this important fact, the farmers
OF our county seem to be just waking up
Inc uncertainty of our wheat crop, and the
| very low price OF corn, seem to invite the
farmer TO some other branch gilmore prom
ising return, for the high price of labor. and
the fertilizers we are obliged to use to keep
up inc average fertility of our lands, leaves
very small margin of profits. have long
thought II a repreach TO the agricultural in
terest OF Maryland, that they are Indifferent
TO 1he facts before us that over one million
OF dollars annually 60 out of our State 10 pny
| for butter and cheese, which ought TO be
| added to the wealth of our own citizens
Maryland ought to add 100000 cows TO her
dairy stock, which would double the amount
| OF manure, and make our fields smile with
increased fertility, and We should hear less
complaint of hard times, and our collectors
save considerable wear and tear Of horse
flesh, &C.
Inc associated system of dairying, was
lirst introduced by the late Jesse Williams,
OF Oneida county, N. Y The dairy associa
tons are about to erect monument to his
memory as great benefactor of our day.
never having patented any of the great i'm.
provements which he invented, and which
are freely used by all dairy associations. In
1871, when the first co operative factory was
punt, the price of the best cheese was 7 cents
Compare the prices of to-day of IA TO is
cents, and Still some of our farmers are croak.
ing about over-production, and that we shall
glut the market They do not consider that
over 200 factories have been built in the
State OF New York, yet Hartford county will
glut the market if they build two or three
factories.
sincerely hope our people will take n
more liberal view OF our great country. and
when asked TO subscribe TO such an enter
PRISE, Will not be making such narrow, con
traCtc excuse as, you don't pay but 6 per
cent interest to the stockholders; it is TOO
lar from me; l don't expect to keep COWS,
&c, but take the more correct and liberal
view, that every public improvement made
in one corner of the county, is felt moro or
less at the other. If one branch of industry
is benefited, it reaches to all, even the LAWYERS
get their share, and am most happy to saw,
we nave some very estimahle citizens belong
ing TO that profession in our county, who. I
have no doubt, will render us ycry material
aid in our anticipated factory.
The main object that our people have first
to consider is, will it pay to buy milk at three
cents quart to make into butter or cheese?
That will depend altogether upon the price
realized Tor the butter and cheese. 1t requires
rom TO III pounds of milk, with the cream
all IN, to make one pound of cheese. If the
milk is TO be skinned, 2 or3 pounds more
must be allowed.
III Is the practice in many factories TO make
butter and cheese both. They take one pound
of butter from 90 to 100 pounds ofmilk with
out deterlorating the quality of cheese as in
making the full milk cheese. 1t is thought
much of the oily matter in the milk PASS
es Off in the whey, and the milk is more
closely worked up by combining the butter
and cheese both. From the most reliable
information have been able to get, as to the
anouhI vi nlllk lor pounu oiDutter OF mixed
quality, such as is generally received at fac
tories, from % to 26 pounds, which would
be from II to IA quarts. One quart of milk
averages about two pounds.
In the selection for u site for factory, an
abundant flow of water is the most essential
requisite. A spring that will fill two inch
pipe of ordinary play, without any head, is
thought to be sufficient for the milk of 400
cows. The site should be favorable TO
thorough ventilation. Good butter can't be
made in tainted atmosphere
l will reply to one more question, and
close the article. Does COW pay in COM
parison TO feeding cattle? In n recent visit
to some.dairies in Pennsylvania, saw dairy
of100 cows, the butter from which was sold
for $4,000, the curd for $4,000, and pork for
$780, which made over $3.50 per COW.
w. G. HAvILAND.
Forest Hill, Sd Month, Sd, 1875.