Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-28
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sue of:.thc l4th.inst., I noticed the fols
lowing:
at was almost the unanimous de-
cision of the Iowa Dairyman's Assoc
citation, that it did not pay to make
full cream cheese, as the people did
not appreciate a good cheese that
twice as much mild cheese could be
sold as strong"
Now this article does not express
the ideas of said convention in regard
to the a why it did not pay to
make full a cheese. The great
reason is, that we allow our older
brethren in the east to impose upon
US in this way: They will make
skinned and and half skinned
cheese and sell it to cheese dealers
as such. This cheese is made soft and
we'll colOred, and to the eye is q very
rich cheese. This cheese finds its way
into our Wholesale houses, and here
it goes through some machine and
comes out full cream, New York
Factory, etc. Then our grocerymen
buy it for New York Factory, and
many of them really believe that they
do get the genuine article, because
the box is so branded. Now here is
two questions that 1 would like to
have answered:
LIST. Why is it that New York Fac
tory cheese can be bought cheaper in
small lots OF even a single cheese, in
Chicago, than it by the car load
in New York? Does it %dcprcciatc in
value as it comes west? Cheese is in.
variably higher in New York than
in Chicago.
I'd What use do our wholesale hons
es make of SO many "brands ?" Ia
passing through one of these large
cheese houses in c., within a year
or two. / noticed several brands, one
"New York Factory, full cream" one
"Wcstcrn Reserve and several 9TH
eIs. Then l discovered scrapers for
scraping the manufacturers brand.
What is this for?
In answering the above questions
you will discover a part Of the reason
why it does not pay to make full
cream cheese.
"The people do not appreciate a
good cheese" Why is it then that
they are so particular when buying a
small piece. Now my observation
has taught me this, that anything
that is branded "Eastern," "Western
Reserve" or New York Factory
meets with more ready sale and il
consequently better, regardless of the
quality. Now it is my opinion that
there are more people deceived and
sWindled under the above names than
any other, and when applied to cheese,
all Others. The people do appreciate
good cheese and they think that by
buying New York Factory. they
are sure to get it. Oh, what decep.
ton, they only buy the wholesaler
brand they buy and eat it ignorant.
ly, but say to themselves, ..thia is not
is good cheese as we used to get in
York State,' q good reason, for il
came through that state where there
are SO many celebrated creameries.
They appreciate good cheese, bu'
do not know where to get it. / would
say to this class to give homo manu-
facturc a trial before going else
| where.
am very sorry that some of tn,
Iowa Dairymen are going to use tn,
skinner this season, or did intend to
I am in hopes that the low price o.
butter and the bright prospects fol
cheese full cream, will induce them Il
hold to an honorable business.
Ibelievc that the people will in CIV
cry community, where there is /,
cheese factory, sustain the manufac
turer in making full cream cheese, BY
paying him what his goods are worth
II we cannot make q full cream chess
any better than the eastern skime,
cheese, lots sell at the same price,
But If We make 3 better article an,
more costly, we should let the peopl
know it and make the price accord
ingly, and then we will not be force,
to make skinned cheese.
A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION.
March "a. 1877.