Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-07-06
DAIRY DEPAR NJ mi.
CENTENNIAL C0MMIsSI0N-BUREAU. OF
I AGRICULTURE. -
PHILADELPHIA, June LIST, 1876.

The American Dairymen's Association
has erected, in close proximity to the Agri-
cultural Building of the Centennial Interna-
tional Exhibition, a model cheese and butter
factory, with rooms for an extensive display
of dairy products, and the apparatus and
appliances used in the manufacture of the
same. The dairy house is in the form of a
double +, the front portion being 116 feet
long by % feet wide, and comprising three
apartments the center one Illustrative in its
appointments of the American cheese fac
tory and creamery system the end rooms
being fitted up for the exhibition of butter
and fancy cheese. The wings are GA feet in
length by 80 feet i'll width, and are appro-
printed, one for the display of foreign cheese,
the other for American. Beneath the build
ing is a cellar of 864 square feet, for the
storage of products not ready for exhibition.
The. whole structure is of two stories in
hight, the upper floor being fitted up with
reception-rooms, offices for committees,
rooms for the storage and the preparation of
products, and for restaurant purposes, it
being designed to establish a farmers lunch
room in the building. Access to the inte-
rior of the exhibition rooms will be closed
to visitors, ample opportunity being given
to view the display through numerous win
doWso opening upon the veranda, which sur
rounds the whole structure.
Cheese and butter will be displayed on
benches or low tables. provided free of
charge. Producers may themselves assume
the charge of their goods, or can place them
in the care of a thoroughly capable custo-
dian, selected by the bureau, and paid by
the exhibitors according to a scale of prices
to be established by the Dairymen's Asso-
cation The dairy building will be ready
Tor the reception of exhibits continuously
from June 18th to November LIST, it being de-
signed to have q constant exhibition, d fea-
ture commencing itself to the fullest sup
port OF dairymen. 10 afford, however, OPP
portunity for more active competition. it
has been decided to have two grand exhibit
tons, one of spring butter and cheese, June
Goth to july 9th and one of autumn butter
and cheese, October 18th to 21st. For the
guidance OF producers. the bureau of agri-
culture has devised the following regulation
Butter will be judged upon the relative
merits as to the make, color, flavor, texture,
solidity, and keeping quality. Parties ex-
hibiting for competition must be prepared to
furnish full statements as to the making of
the butter, upon printed blanks, which will
be supplied.
Butter offered for competition will be in
most acceptable form, if made under the
following Classification. applicable respect
lively to the manufacture Of creameries and
daries.
Best sample of 200 or more pounds, made
at any time. Best package of 50 lbs. or over,
made at any time. Best package of 80 Tbs.
q. over, made in each month respectively.
Best package Of IS TBS. or over, Of oldest
make Best sample Of 3 lbs. in | ID. prints.
Best sample Of 5 Tbs. or more, made respect
lively from the produce Of the various breeds
of cattle.
Cheese will be judged upon the relative
merits as to quality, make, texture, keeping,
flavor and color. Parties exhibiting for
competition must be prepared to furnish,
upon printed blanks, which will be supplied,
ful statements as to the method ot making
and curing the cheese, and the preparation
OF the rennet. Cheese must not be- cut,
bored, or tried In any way before being ex-
hibited, or they will be disqualified for com
petition. Awards will be made upon the
various established appellations, both of
foreign and home production. Cheese en-
tered for competition will be divided into