, 1876-07-08
DAIRYING IN
(From the ". Y. TYmes.)

&, 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 conducting this business is also
of the greatest interest to our dairymen, as
from the prices paid for the product there is
evidently q large margin for profit in it. Pre-
vidusly to the French and German war an ex-
tensive business in exporting choice butter
packed in tins was done by the French with
Brazil, the East Indies, and the South Ameri-
can Republics. The war stopped the supply
Of butter from France, and by the enterprise
Of some Danish merchants Of Copenhagen
the business was finally secured by them. In
1879, over two hundred thousand dollars
worth Of butter was shipped, and in 1874 the
exports had increased to over two and q half
million pounds, representing q value Of more
than a million dollars. The business Is now In
the hands Of q ioint stock company, entitled
the scandinavian Preserved Butter Company,
which commenced operations with a capital of
about one hundred thousand dollars, the shares
being held in Denmark and Sweden. The GEM
pany owns and operates q packing factory, and
purchases the butter from the dairymen, who
mska 1t at home under contract and in accord
ance with q set Of rules, which are strict and
strictly enforced, so as to secure uniformity
and excellence of quality. The factory is con-
Quoted upon q 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 q large
courtyard. Two Of the work-roOms are partly
underground, facing the courtyard, and be-
tween them lies the reoeivlng-roOm, where the
butter brought from the diaries is received and
sorted according to quality. The factory is
cooled by a system of ventilation in which air
is forced By steam power over metallic cham.
bers filed with ice. The butter received in the
shape of rolls in tubs is taken from the recep.
tion-r0om to the wOrk-roOms where it is dis.
charged upon q 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 we'll
known among our darymen, or at least those
of them who attend conventions and exhibit
tions, and become acquainted with the machi-
merry Of their business, as q circular table upon
which 4 conioai futed roller is made to traverse
by power. The sliced butter is placed upon
this worker or kneader, two to three pounds of
salt to the 100 pounds of butter Is added, and
the roller is driven by steam-pOwer at the rate
Of ninety revolutions per minute eight or nine
times around the table. There are three Of
these kneaders in the factory, which are able to
work over fifty tons of butter per week.
AS the butter is taken from the worker" It
10 removed to a table mounted upon c%astors,
which is pushed across the room to the timing
machine. This is provided with a table, in
the centre of which is a round hole large enough
to contain one of the tins. The tin placed in
this is filled with butter, which is closely press
ed down by means of o rammer or packing
disc, operated by rack and pinion set in mo.
zion by a hand-wheeI near the table. The but.
ter Is :hen smoothed around the edges with a
spatula, and a small portion around the edge is
removed to admit of the soldering of the cover.
The soldering is performed in a separate apart
ment, in which also the tins are tested to ascer-
tain if they are water-tight by being plunged
Into a tank of water. A small underground
passage or tunnel connects the work-roomG
on either side of the courtyard. There are in
the first story. above these work-rooms, a store
room. a workshop, and a third work-room. In
the last the tins. brought thither by a hoist, are
wiped clean and dry, oolored red, and labeled.
They are then ready for shipment, and are
worth at wholesale from thirty to fifty cents