The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-10-20
cheese-Making and it's Expectation.

Wellington, Ohio, is becoming the great
centre of the cheese industry of the West
Scores upon scores of cheese factories are
found in the surrounding country, and
butter factories also Mr. G. w. Horn
deals very largely in cheese, having his
headquarters at that place. In recent
interview with correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader, he made some interest
ing statements. He said the April milk
this year netted about 100 per cent.
more than last year, the May milk about
80 per cent more, the June fully 40 per
cent. more, and for July the estimate was
so per cent. more than for last year.
The prospect for the remaining four
cheese months was very good. The yield
per COW has also been more than last
year, though not quite so many COWS
have been MIXED
The chief American cheese districts
comprise small portion of New York,
part of the Western reserve in Ohio, a
few counties in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan,
Iowa, Vermont, and Pennsylvania, and a
good many counties in Wisconsin. New
York, Ohio, and Wisconsin lead in the
order named. Wellington, Ohio, is the
largest country market, as shown by last
years statistics. Little Falls and Utica,
N. Y, stand next. Wellington shipped
100000 pounds more butter and cheese
than Little Falls last year, the total ship
ment amounting to about 100000
pounds
During the past five years about no.
100000 pounds have been exported an
nually; the rest is consumed in the
United States. Most of that exported
goes to Great Britain, which in 1878 took
over 100000 pounds, and last year
a much larger quantity. The foreign
demand for American cheese is increas-
ing, but not so rapidly as it did ten
years ago. From 1864 to 1865, owing
to the introduction of the cheese factory
system in this country, the increase was
tremendous. Since then it has not been
so rapid, but it has been steady The
export this year has been larger than the
last, but not so large as in 1878. Com
mencing with the last week in May, there
were exported during the following eight
weeks of 1878 about 1000 packages
OF cheese; during the corresponding
weeks of 1879, about $4,000 packages
and of 1880, about 635, 900 packages
The foreign trade in American cheese
IS almost EXCLUSIVELY for what is called
factory cheese, and covers every grade
and quality, from the poorest skim-milk
cheese to the richest full creams. The
bulk of the poorest grades of cheese made
In America goes to England, where the
poorer closes use it in place of meat
Were it not for the market thus fur
nished for the cheaper grades of cheese,
the enormous May, June, and July makes
of American cheese would have to be
thrown to the fishes or sold at nominal
prices.
The export of butter is also rapidly
increasing. During the past two or
three years there is an increasing de-
mand for the very best creamery butter
We have within the past six weeks sold
nearly $1,000 worth of the finest cream
cry butter to one Liverpool house" said
Mr.; Horn, and such sale as this, until
within the last three years, was unheard
OF in Ohio. This butter is shipped on a
through bill Of ladeing from Cleveland
to Liverpool"