The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-28
Dairying IN Denmark

A curious instance of the manner in
which peaceful Industries are changed or
modified by war is given by the rise OF the
export trade of butter packed in tins from
Denmark. The rise and manner of con-
Quoting this business is also OF lhe greatest
Interest to our dairymen, as from the
prices paid for the product there is evil
IDENTIFY large margin for profit in it. The
business is now in the hands of joint
stock company, entitled the Scandinavian
preserved butter company, which COM
menced operations with capital of about
one hundred thousand dollars, the shares
being held in Sweden and Denmark. The
company owns and operates a packing fac
tory, aud purchases the butter from the
dairymen, who make it at home under con-
tract and in accordance with a set of rules
which are strict and strictly enforced, so
as to secure uniformity and excellence OF
quality. The factory is conducted upon a
similar principle to one that not long ago
was put in operation in one of our western
states, but which soon failed, and the cause
of its success is abundantly worthy of
note as showing wherein our factory might
have avoided failure.
The factory is situated in Copenhagen,
and is quadrangular in shape, surrounding
large courtyard. Two of the work
rooms are partly underground, facing the
courtyard, and between them lies the re-
ceiving room, where the butter brought
from the diaries is received and sorted &C
cording to quality. The factory is cooled
by system of ventilation in which air is
forced by steam power over metallic cham
bers filled with ice. The butter received
in the shape of rolls in tubs is taken from
| the reception room to the work rooms,
where it is discharged upon slate; the
rolls are scraped and then cut into slices an
| inch and a half thick. The slices are
placed in an American butter worker, the
kind used being that well known among
our dairymen, or at least those of them
| who attend conventions and exhibitions,
and become acquainted with the machin-
cry of their business, as circular table
upon which cOnical fluted roller is made
to traverse by power. The sliced butter is
placed upon this worker or kneader, two or
three pounds of salt to the 100 pounds OF
butter is added, and the roller is driven by
steam power az the rate of ninety rev0lu-
tons par minute eight or nine times around
the table. There are three Of these knead-
ers IN the factory, which are able to work
over fifty tons of butter per week.
AS the butter 10 taken from the worker
it is removed ia a table mounted upon cas-
tors, which is pushed across the room tc
the timing machine. This is provided
with n table, in the center of which is
round hole large enough to contain one OF
the tins. The tin placed in this is 1lled
with butter, which is closely pressed dowr
by means of rammer or packing disc
operated by rack and pinion set in motion
by handwheel near the table. The but
, ter is then smoothed around the edges will
; "A spatula, and a small portion around thu
edge is removed to admit of the soldering
I of the cover. The soldering is performed
in a separate apartment, in which also Thu
tins are tested to ascertain it they are wa
tertight by being plunged into tank o
water. A small underground passage o
r tunnel connects the workrooms on eithe
: side of the courtyard. There are, in tn
+ fret story above these work Rooms, a store
4 room, a workshop and third work room
In the last, the tins, brought ththcr by
. hoist, are wiped clean and dry, colore
t red and labelled. They are then ready TO
G shipment, and are worth az wholesale frou
thirty 10 fifty cents per pound. The latte
K price is for the so-called ''selected tabl
d butter" When packed for export the tint
: weighing from half pound up TO twenty
d eight pounds, are placed in iron-Loun
> wooden cases which are of form slzt
v Inc NUMBER OF employees III tnc ihClolJb
v addition to clerks, officers and workme
If engaged in making tins and packing case
n is from one hundred to one hundred an
!. twenty-five. This seems to be in excess
re what should be the the actual Requirement
of such an establishment or for the actu
I. work done. Our suspicious in this regal
AZ are verified by the fact that only sma
A. ne; profit was realized in 1874, the la
g year of which we have any report. Mu'
le of the butter being sold for ships stoT
BIT for use upon long voyages and in all C
I'd mates, and the remainder beine sent
g. tropical countries chiefly, it is obvious tn
W its keeping qualities depend greatly up
3. the method of its manufacture and care
al selecting only good and rejecting bad lo
he The rules enforced by the company up
IS, its contractors or patrons are well wor