The Van Buren press., 1878-12-24
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
American Manufactures In COInpe-
titi0n with Those of the Old
World.
From the New York sun. Dec. a.

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World.
From the New York sun, Dec ..
The transformation that was begun in
the American Institute building, at the
close OF the recent exhibition was not
completed when the doors were again
thrown open. yesterday afternoon, ct tho
opening Of the International Dairy fair.
The interior presented scene Ut confu-
sion. Articles to be placed on exhibi.
ton wers in tho packages in which they
were forwarded, The rumble Of hand
trucks, and the noise Of ths carpenters
SAWS mingled with the sound OF ham
mers, blow on blow" Men we're busily
arranging the exhibits, putting up shaft
ing, and raAlsicg rosdy for the formal
opening OK the Fair in the evening. The
interior Of the building, when the trans.
formation is done, will present an un-
common ard interesting spectacle, Near
the centre, two large pyramids OF cheese
have been built, large enough to "cloy
the hungry edge Of appel te' in the most
inye.a.ate cheese eater. just beyond
rests the giant cheese Of the exhibition,
on low platform, bull. for its accom-
mediation. On tables extending along
| the interior at the right OF the central
the displays of cheese other than those
whoae exhibits ere mentioned above. are
shown. The tables on the left Of the
aisle are mainly devoted to displays Of
butter. The raised platform extending
around the interior, is divided into see
tons. for the display of dairy imple-
ments, and at the further end of the
building from the entrance, the process
Of cheese making is to be shown in all
its stages Along the south side, just
under the spring Of the arches on which
the roof rests. cattle pens have been con-
structed for the exhibition Of the vari-
Gus grades of mich cows.
The exhibition comprises--or will
comprise, when the arrangements are
eompleted--exhibits of cheese, butter,
cows, dairy implements, models Of
cheese factories and creameries, dc. The
display OF eheees comprises five classes,
these classes being again subdivided
into numbers. Eleven first prizes are of,
fered for cheese made in the various dali
rying states Of the Union, and prize
for the best cheese made in the Canadas.
Another class comprises cheese made on
the Continent of Europe, and cheese in
fancy shapes made anywhere. Besides
there is sweepstakes class for the best
cheese made anywhere and still anoth.
er class for the best" display Of cheese"
And, in addition there are valuable spec
ial premiums offered by outsiders. The
butter displays are likewise divided into
lRuFses u aad sa1d!ydea aso numbers
implements and models Six first prizes
are offered for dairy cows (fuil bloods)
and other premiums for cross breeds and
natives Prizes are offered under the
head Of miscellaneous or rennets. color
ting material and condensed milk.
The strong feature Of the exhibition il
cheese--chcese varying in size from the
monster aforementioned. to the little
purple ones which are used as trimmings
on all the pyramids Of cheese; cheese.
varying in strength of flavor from the
rare old crumbling cheese, which cpl.
cures nbble with their crackers and cof-
fee, to the mild and elastic cheese which
has existed scarcely long enough to &C
qure rild cheese varying in strength
of odor from The ovarpower;ng Limbur.
ger to that which exhales suggestion
Of cheese so faint that it seems more like
a Renaissance than an actually. The
monster chscse of the exhibition Is from
the factory of j. c. Cooper, at Theresa,
N. Y. 1t measured four feet in diameter
stands nearly two feet Ligh, and Weighs
about seventeen hundred pounds; yet
there are diminative old cheeses On exhi
bition that smell larger than tina. ono mes-
sures. 1t was sent to the fair In an iron
bound box, but it keeps its shape perfect
with no other support than that eKorded
by the bandage. The pyramidical exhi-
bit OF II. X. Il +. b. Thurbcr Il Co., of
this city, comprises samples of every va
r;ety Of cheese made in this country or
Europe. These are the Cheshire, Derby,
Wiltonshire Somersetshire, and other va
riches, from England; the "Couda'
from South Holland; the Monks
Head" from France; the /" Ballini di
Grcvini," and the I" Bali di Tuglio" from
Italy the =" Cacia Cayilli," from South
Italy; the "Mistrcl!a" from Scicily and
many other curious yarieties, including
the "Stilton."o which looks like length
from buried stoao column out OF the
ruins Of Balbec. Around the base of
the pyramid are ten specimens from a
Whtesboro, N r.. factory, each weigh
ing close 10 thousand pounds. Theex
hibit is surmounted by the life size figure
OF COW, and attracts much attention.
The display made by Smith Il Under
bill, also OF this city, is less snowy than
that Of the Thurbcrs, but 1t comprises
come samples Of the best grades of cheese
made for general use at some Of the best
known factories and private diaries Of
this country. M. Folsom, of this city, is
also an extensive exhibitor There are,
in al, but 200 exhibitors of cheese, but
the exhibits are not ticketed yet.
The display OF butter is very large,
The Thurbers show Irish butter, prepar.
I'd on the Dorset system; Danish butter
n tuba; butter from Friesland. Holland
W elsh tubs; Kiel butter, from Denmark
Normandy butter. and other varieties
II. ID Sherman ~ CO., Of Monticello, In
llama. send samples Of butter, packed
n tubs of burr maple, with DckIed plat
d hinges and hoops. There are 800
packages of fancy creamery butter from
1lgin. HI, by various exhibitors. in all
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