Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-27
TURTLE CREEK CHEESE MANUFACTCR
ING COMPANY.

TURTLE CREEK CaEE1E MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY.
Report Of Remarks Of Jonas Honey, Esq.,, betor,
ls7o. ~ '''' ~' w '''''>''''s 8 '"' QUIZ
Turtle Greek Cheese Manufacturing
Company was organized in fall Of A. D.,
1874. Is stock company-certi hcates of
stock to the amount of $4,000 were issued
In shares Of fifty dollars each. Only
$1,000 worth were sold. Factory CON-
pleted and milk delivered for the first
time, June 1st, 1875.
The first season they employed a man
who came highly recommended, paying
him s. per day, but he was not . success
~ . good cheese-maker, consequently
the factory scarcely paid expenses the
first season. ~ cents per h is charged
patrons to defrsy expenses of operating
the factory. They sold their cheese the
first year at from 10 to 10 cents per h,
while frst.class cheese was about IA cents
per b. The gross earnings were about
$40 per cow. Mr.. Haney attributed the
failure to make good article in al cases
to the operator using too indexible rule
without regard to the condition Of the
milk or the temperature or humidity Of
the atmosphere. One cheese sent to the
annual fair Of the American Institute
took the highest prize, = silver medal, ~
the best on exhibition, but many Of the
others were worthless.
The discouraging experience Of the frat
season operated seriously against them
the succeeding season, the factory be-
ing 40 poorly pstronized that it failed to
pay running expenses by $50. However,
they found they had . successful manu-.
facturer, Mr.. f. B. Williams, who is still
in their employ, aud by putting shoulder
to the wheel, they have now put the fac
tory upon . paying basis. The past sea-
son the ~ cents per b charged for man.
ufacturing, left . net profit for the stock.
holders OF $780,
The speaker this season furnished the
milk of fifteen cows for 81 months, from
which he got S4e5 rbs of cheese, being
2s3 bs per COW, which he sold at IN
average of eight cents per b, netting
him 1854 per cow.
Mr.. Bero, In less than four months, got
from fourteen cows, 4, 400 lbs; IN average
Of 314 ~ per COW, =: 8 cents, netting him
$25.12 per COW. Cause Of Mr.. Bero's
better success, he attributed to his having
better grade Of COWS, giving them better
care and feed In the winter, and having
better pasture (mi1ed clover and timothy,
while his (Haney's) was timothy only.
Another member, Mr.. Kearns. has done
about ~ we'll a. Mr.. Bero. Other mem.
beers not quite as we'll generally.
The frat season the best yield of milk
any of :hem got In one day was IS III per
COW. The past season they had - many
Is "a ~ per day in the most favorable
time. This WAS because they now lhave
better cows and give them better care.
MI. Haney thought that his share Of
whey would summer or hogs that had
access to grass. He didn't think whey
good for calves nor did he think it profit.
able for them to raise calves. Thought
they made sufficient butter from their
cows out Of the cheese season to pay ex.
penSe of " interiDg, also thought he could
raise - much or more wheat each year
of from his farm than he could If he
kept NO stock. He calculated that milk
that would make one pound Of butter
would make three pounds Of cheese:
Respectfully Yours, 6EcRETA1Y.