Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-04
WON ALL THE PRIZES.

We have space here TO mention only instance ont
many The butter sailed with Higgins salt took all the pre-
mams at the fair Of the Northwestern Dairymens As
ISOLATION held in Chicago last year These the "wooo
Creamery" Of Huntley. H., first premium Of s0O tl
Booth Creamery Of Salem, wis., second premium of SIS;
the Houston Creamery" Pleasant prairie WIS., thru
premium Of $50 and the Booth Dairy" first premium for
dairy butter, s50-leavng only the inferior premiums OF
SIS s5 and $40 for dairy butter be taken by all the
other brands of salt combined.
1t may be interesting dairymen to know how the two
leading brands-Higgn and Ashtons made and what
the diff renee il between them We wish had the space
reprint entire the letter of Mr. f. b. Tturbera member
Of the firm Of II. X & H. r.. Thurber n Co.. New York.
to the american Grocer; hut must be give few
extracts from After describing the scenery near the salt
works he says;
Before proceeding to describe the usual process of salt
IN king perhaps ought to state what salt mine Ia In
strata of solid salt rock and it is supposed that these
rt or %ppe strata found at ep'b Of sS !" 5 fee, n
low the surface and about 20 feet thick. Then
layer OF rock, $50 to 400 feet, when the
OF salt rock reached this is about twice the thickness
the upper STRAIT, and Of better quality being cleaner
reer from impurities. The quality of the salt rock In thu
same strata also varies much. and rule the best
shaft is until rock salt Of satisfactory quality
reached and then II Is worked the IS a coal mine
worked By being blasted in The same wayereguiar pillar,
s snproTts Tor The root I'M lie sit is az oid ma bom
that here Is less danger than with coal
Visited. The air IN this salt mine also much better
being pure. dry and cool Ascending again TO the
shipped II l. when raised iron the mime direct Dem
mark Norway amt sweden (Whose customs tariffs di.
crimnste against refined -a where redned Tor use
Is crushed raised from the mine and
It's natural state Tor agricultural and manufacturing
purposes, and more Is refined and used purpu-,s
The best aud by lar the greater quantity OF salt
ture In the Cheshire salt district, however made bN
jumping up the water winch has III,
silt strata many places issolvng the rock and becoming
trongiy impregnt- with saline miter. In this way
the edrihy and insuube matter remains below ground
tnd the s'it Manufactured turns out pure and white
~ inferred the descfinton OF difference.
ferS, that the lower strata being gcner lily best
Il pumped by steam power into reservoirs the double
purpese ct allowing II TO settle and ~ have suppl, N
rtse of the pump breaking down. From thence run
uo iron operating pms, perhaps 2ON25 Is
nigh; under these runs furnace tue, ana in about
huutS II utgns To hol IN u hours much salt has pr
pitt and about five tons Is usually ont each
his Is done with sieve spade" tshuvel with per
tnrated booml. The wet salt Is thrown into COM. 4
Oul left to drain hour, and then taken to the DIR, ng
Wlett II remains t1Ve or STA days In
sU 10 lW degrees thence to the break GROOM oxen W
II aud packed Tor shipment. In witnessing this an
teny simple process, was tempted 10 say, Well any
body can do IN It., put on closer eNauiudtion found
Hne of the processes req ei as much skill
fence almost any other branch OF business, and III
lu lily OF production depended, 1T. tile qutit,
me; 2nd, improved appliances aud utensils and 81
lie eX t-rience, skill care devoted 10 the tsu,s
Instance, the Ashton and lyn Works the only
Using iron huUIs fJ drying room, which, although
ensiye than BRICK, dry more quickly, uniformly au,
OILERS hnl lilgg MS WORKS stand pte-rilent In
Ortant feature, namely, having set OF pans giving
lne prrmn heating and treatment which pttcpi.
all
poriting pans. Indeed, every the liggin
evidence of the and cleanliness upu
their prUiuct; ever mould Of salt carefully scfale
breaking, to remove SCOT dirt which may HAY,
settled upon II; the he best that pucuIu
and many similar Items, small unimporani in them
doubtless Tile
brand