Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-03-16

ganlZatlOn: +. ID. Wlghtman, Nor
gan; J. r. Reeves, Rome; d. l.
Bailey, Lenox; H. A. Reeves, New
Lyme, and T. B. Wire, Lenox.
Mr.. S. H. Cook, secretary and
cashier of the LenOx Factory, made
a report of the business for 1876,
from which the following facts were
CLEANED:
Pounds of milk used. ...-.. S,O92, ,O5S
Pounds of cheese produced. -. S0O,915
Cheese shipped. 296, ,O34
Pounds of cheese cut by patrons $3.50
Cash received for sales. ,..... $27, 255. "a
Sold to patrons. s............... S4I6.32
Total sold. 80, oO5:Oo
Boxes used. o,4lI
Paid for BOXES. SSS1.4O
Paid for hauling. g.........-.... $l29.S1
Paid for boxing g..--.-------. Sol.SO
Factory opened April 10th, max
| ing every day. Nights milk set in
cans and skinned in the morning.
Oct. l4th, began to set in pans and
skim, and milk delivered once in two
days. Nov. IIth, delivered once in
three days, after the 9th, delivered
once in four days, and closed Dec.
5th. $l.25 per hundred was paid
for manufacturing, which covered
all furnishing. Price paid patrons
for Rennets, Is to 20 cents. Manu-
features pay declared on cured
weights. There we're something
over 1000 cows MIXED for the fac
tory. The net receipt per pound of
milk in mills, for each month is as
follows: April, Z mills; MAY, rs;
June, 6; July, 6; August, s.8; Sep
tember, 1l.l3. OF the 5000 boxes
of cheese shipped, not one was dis
counted on account of bad making
of the cheese. Mr.. George Sinclair
was the cheese maker.
Mr.. Marcena V. Miller of the fa-
nous Alderny Factory of New
Lyme, reported the work of that fac
tory as follows: Giving the result
in mills, per pound for milk we have
for April, Z mills; May, 5; June, A.
81; July, $50; August, 8; Septem-
Der, 1l.4O; October, III; Novem-
Der, 1850.
At the afternoon session the COM
mittee reported that they thought
the proposed association desirable
and that it would be fully sustained
by the farmers, and they proposed
the following Resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the undersigned, do
hereby associate ourselves together for mu-
tual improvement in the science of cheese
making, and more efficient action in pro-
noting the general interests of the cheese
community.
ART. L The name of the organization
shall be the rth-Eastern Ohio Dairy
mems Association.
ART. II. The officers of the Association
shall consist of President, Vice Presidents,
Secretary and Treasurer. Iifl tt8
ART. III. The President, Vice Presi-
dents, Secretary and Treasurer shall con-
stitute the Executive Board of the Associ-
alton.
ART. ". The officers of the Associa-
ton shall be elected at the regular annual |
til their successors are chosen. 1 saa .lI
ART. Y. The regular annual meeting |
shall occur on the third Tuesday in Febru-
srY of each year, and at such place as the
Executive Board shall designate.
The following gentlemen were
elected officers for the ensuing year:
President-Newton E. French, of
Jefferson.
Vice Presidents-H. N. Carter.
Perry, Lake Co.; f. D. Weightman,
Morgan; NJ. V. Miller, New Lyme; /
]. r. Reeves, Rome; Chas. Petrie, |
Cherry Valley; N. Strong, Austin
burg; james Pplsifer, Dorset; H.
Purdy, Jefferson; D. L. Bailey, Len
OK.
Secretary and Treasurer-S. H.
Cook, Lenox.
After the permanent organization
was effected, there was some remarks
of a general character, and Col Har-
ris was called out.
Mr.. Harris began by referring to
his life in Lenox, 40 years ago. He
related some amusing anecdotes, and
soon bad his audience in good hu-
NOR He said that he did not know
that there were any Indians about,
in those days, but once when he was
on a military expedition, he had
"his horse shoJfrom under him." He
had got scamp of a horse from
Newt French, to go to a militia
training in Rome, and had all his
on, consisting of sword,
etc., when the horse rebelled, kick
ed up before and behind, and burst
the saddIe-girth and shot from under
him!
He had some little experience as a
farmer, but much more as an agris
cultural editor. His observation led
him to see that the golden days of
the cheese maker was years ago,
when he MIXED the COWS of his own
raising and made his cheese at home.
But times and habits had changed,
and 1t seemed best that cheese should
be made at factory. This certain
ly saved the women a great deal of
labor, and gave the men more time,
but he regretted the latter did not
make as good use of it as should be
done. He pointed out the folly and
loss of selling off cows in the fall
and buying strange cows in the
spring. For it was absolutely GER
tam that they should buy the poor
est cows in the land, for Michigan
farmers would not sell good COWS at
prices buyers could afford. The prop
er course for farmers to pursue, was
to get good COWS, then breed with
reference to the milking qualities of
COWS. Keep the COWS on the farm,
make all the manure possible and
then use it. lie called the attention
Of the dairymen to the reports made
that day. Some dairys yielded $l5
to the cowl Was it surprising that
farming did not pay? A COW could
be made to yield $50, and none
should fall below $40. This result
could be obtained by proper atten-
Lion. He advised commercial ma
naures, where the lands were poor,
and seemed to need bone and lime
qualities.
N. E. French, of Jefferson, being
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