The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-23

ED. ENTERPRISE We attended the dairy
mems Convention held at Wellington, not as
maker, but as a great lover of good cheese,
and we expected to hear the pros and cons Of
factory-made cheese fully discussed. But we
were sadly disappointed and had we been q
dairyman we should have considered the
meeting almost a failure. The skimming
process was moderately discussed and gen
orally disapproved of.
But with us the great question is and 1t is
question that is important to the maker as
well as the consumer: "Can as good cheese
be made from milk put into a can and hauled
churning and swashing over a rough road
from one to six miles, as can be made from
milk manufactured into cheese by the usual
dsirymen's process?" The time has been
when Western Reserve cheese stood No. /, in
the markets Of the world. This was before
the factory system was introduced. Now
under the factory system the quality and
good character of Western Reserve cheese
Is lost, but We hope not past redemption.
We don't believe the factory men are in fault
or that the moderate skimming process is the
whole cause Of the loss in quality. We
think 1t unjust in the dairymen to ask the
factorymen to make q first quality of cheese
from milk that has been churning in the
cans for two hours before receiving it. They
make fair article but We don't believe they
can make as good an article as can be made
by the dairymen in the usual way.
There has been much said first and last, of
the injustice prscticed by the manufacturers
towards the dairymen. OF this We have
nothing to say But we were somewhat
amused q day or two previous to the meet
ing when we said to dairyman whom We
CHANGED to meet: "You will come to the
convention on the seventh, will you not?''
mo, it's of no use. The factorymen will
have 1t all their own way. They have got
the twist on us and we can't get away any
it up first as last" II this is correct we
would advise the dairymen to behave them
selves discreetly, kindly and affectionately
toward the manufacturers, carefully avoid
ing to give them any ofense, conducting at
all times as good and loyal subjects should
do. One venerable brother remarked in the
Convention that the interests of the dairy
men and the manufacturers were insepara-
rably connected, were perfectly blended.
Now, II the dairymen have fully determined
to have their milk made up in factories at all
hazards, and have determined to abandon
the mode of manufacture which secured to
them their high character as cheese-makers
and opened to them the markets Of the world,
surely the interests of the dairymen and
manufacturers are blended as the brother
said. We have bought our cheese Of our
Rrocery-man the past year for our family use
and have paid from ten to twelve cents per
pound for it and were glad to get it at that.
Bl it was dairy made cheese from the dairy
Of B. Herrick, good every pound of 1t, and
several times when our grocer was Cut Of
dairymade cheese we have taken a bit of
factory cheese, but In no instance would II
compare favorably with Rerrick's
We have been asked how we would get the
milk to the factory in any other way II it
must be carried. We will suggest. In the
Asiatic world the people travel q great deal
on the backs of camels and dromedaries and
the history of that country tells us of their
preparation for long journies that they often
carry milk enough to last them several days.
They string 1t across the backs of the animals
In leathern sacks and bottles and 1t is said
that when they wish to make some butter
from their milk they fill the sack or bottle or
can about half full or less so as to give 1t
room to move about as our milk does in our
cans on Its way TO the factory, and the mo-
tion Of the camel will bring the butter In q
few hours, whereas the can or sack which is
entirely full will remain for days in the same
condition as when put into the sack. We have
no doubt that IL the milk in our cans could
be SO compressed to prevent its moving
about in the can, 1t would be q great improves
ment in the cheese. Let us hear from some
dairyman or cheesemaker On this subject.
Yours truly,
CREDO.