The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-03-22
The Cheese Question in Wash
ington County, Pennsylva-
nia.-Something for Our West
Virginia Farmers to Consider.

1nSLOu COunJy, SennSylVa-
nia.-Something for Our West
Virginia Farmers to Consider.
Our Pennsylvania ncighbors are
dicussing the relative profits Of
making cheese and growing wool.
The Farmers Club of CHARTERS
have had the matter under advise
ment for some time. 4 number Of
farmers met at HOustOnville school
house last Saturday and discussed
the subject at considerable length.
We observe that Il committee that
had been sent to attend the Dairy.
mems Convention ut Meadville,
Crawford county, n few weeks since,
was present and made q report.
They stated to the meeting that in
nine years sixty-four cheese facto.
rics, each supplied by the milk of
about 300 cows, had been built in
Pennsylvania, and are now run
ming. Over 100000 pounds of
cheese were manufactured last year.
The dairyman in attendance stated
they could make more money fur
nishing milk at six cents per gal
lon than in any other way. The
season for making cheese lasts for
six months during the period in
which grass is most abundant, and
yet the the figures prove that $50
were realized from each COW dur
ing that time. The stock in gen
cral use was half short-horn and
halfnative. 0ne-sixth part Of the
cheese made is usually paid the
cheese maker for making and mar
kcting. Land in Crawford county
is Of Il poor quality, for grazing pur.
poses, selling for about $50 per acre.
One acre of Washington county
land will produce as much grass or
hay ms three in Crawford.
Prof. Adncy, of Washington and
Jefferson College, was called upon
for remarks. He said that in his
opinion the unusual depression of
the cheese market will soon ter
inmate. This depression is caused
largely by the hardness of the times
in England. The English are Il
cheese eating people, consuming
last year over lOO,0n,0OO pounds
OF our surplus cheese. Ten pounds
is their average consumption for
each person per annum. With us
ii is but three. Ii is the experience
i'll those sections where Il good ar
ticlc Of cheese is manufactured
that its consumption is increased.
The cheese manufactured in this
country is sent abroad. The au-
thOriticS agree that the country
possessing 4 varied surface and
numerous springs ofpure water is
best adapted for cheese making, ns
the milk partakes largely OF the
water used by the cows. 1t is csti-
mated that twenty-five pounds Of
average milk will make five pounds
of cheese or two Ofbuttcr. Take for
illustration the proposed factory.
Three hundred cows will furnish
600 gallons per day for a period of
seven months. At nine pounds to
the gallon this will make $40
pounds of cheese, which at the low
price of eight cents per pound will
amount to Si3 2Opcr day, and up
wards Of 5000 for the season. AZ
ter paying one-sixth TO the cheese
maker, the farmer would realize
S37 80 from each COW. The same
amount Of land that pastures one
COW will be required for ten sheep.
The wool from these sheep will
bring Sl5 at present prices, making
Il difference of $50 80 in favor of
cheese. The consumption of cheese
can be trcblcd in this country, and
will he, ifa good article is munu-
facturcd. WhecIin0 Mbligrncer.