The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-10

The facts relative to the contest ant
awards on butter at the Centennia
are gradually coming to light. Iowa
and Illinois did not take the prize by
default, but there was sharp competi.
tion both in the June and October
contests. There were large number
of tubs in June presented. but over
two hundred i'm October. The Cen.
tennial Commissioners agreed on the
scale, of which 100 was perfection,
and subdivided that number into SIX
points. 1t is conceded by the Co,na-
trg Gentleman, and other eastern ag.
ricultural papers, that in the scale the
butter from the West generally aver.
aged above that from the East. The
butter from the eastern States ayerag.
ed so, go, 20, IS and 50. The West av-
eraged 20, 50, IS, 80 and 95. And the
eastern paper from which we obtain
some of these facts admits that about
the 18th of October, so good was lows
reputation at Philadelphia, 800 tubs OF
Iowa butter was sold in the street
market at 10 cents per pound, being
higher figures than butter from any
other State was selling for in that
market during that month.
Each one who presented butter for
exhibition had to give the kind Of
stock, manner of feeding, and kind of
food, as well as all the operations of
making the butter. Messrs. Stewart
& Mellen of Manchester, Iowa, who
received the medal at the June con-
test, gives their statement as follows :
STATEMENT OF STEWART 4 MILLEN.
We respectfully submit the follow
ing statement i'm regard to butter ex-
hibited at the Centennial, June, 1876 !:
The COWS were no particular breed.
but were what we call good mixed
western stock. Most of the cows came
in in March and April. The feed at
the time the butter was made first of
June was mostly timothy and clover,
with some prairie grasses. The milk
was brought TO our factory twice a
day, morning and evening. The
creamery was kept al temperature
of b2o TO 65o. The milk was set in
pans by feet, II inches deep; milk
pans set in water watts; water supplied
from a pump. Cream taken off in 30
hours: a little acid Churning done
in the morning by horse power. Kind
of churn used, square box churn with
no dash or paddles, revolving slowly,
and ehurning i'm from 81 To 40 min
utes. When butter has come, before
it formes into solid mass, the butter
milk is drawn off, and cool water
thrown into wash. While this water
is being thrown in, the churn should
lie slowly kept in slight motion back
and forth mot revolving until the
milk is all out When the water is
drawn Off the butter is placed in the
worker, salted worked a few times,
then set away for twenty-four hours.
1t is then re-worked, using some
brine to wash off any milk that
may remain. After being suflf-
ciently worked, it is packed in the
tubs which have been soaked "a hours
in brine. \ b!eached muslin cloth is
then saturated in brine and placed on
top of the tub. Fine salt is sprinkled
over the top of the muslin, and damp
ened so as to be like paste. We use
one ounce of salt to pound of butter.
STEWART Il MELLEN.
The October IAel lal was awarded to
Gooch 4 Barber, Ridgetild, Ill.
sroTEMENr OF GooCH Il BARBER.
The dairy consists of 30l cows, most
" of native stock. The average dis
tance of milk brought not to exceed
two miles, received once day at q
temperature of SO to 81. The princi-
pie feed is blue grass, redtop and tim
othy. In the fall quantities of green
sowed in corn are fed them at night -
The milk is set in uncovered yac-.
with four inches of water space on
sides and bottom, through which
spring water constantly flows 10 hold
the temperature of milk constantly 10
go The milk stood - hours, kept
sweet and made "A cool quality Ot
skim cheese The cream w2. Kept in
eight gallon can, set i'm water sat held
at Il temperature Of 81. The cream
was kept 4, hour when il WAS slight
sour churnei in revolving dash
churn, and required about one hours
churning. and the butter gathered in
Jumps the size Of pea.
The buttermiIk Wa. drawn off and
cold water put in to rinse thoroughly.
The butter Wa then taken out and
salted. three -fourths of an ounce to
the pound salt being worked in
20 thoroughly a. to require very little
working the second time. The but
ter-worker u-ei j. the inclined table
with lever. GODCH < BARBER.
-S'ute Register.