Middletown transcript., 1881-08-19
A JERSEY CREAMERY.


The following description of the
Woodstown, N. j., creamery is from
a late issue of the Salem Standard:
''The building, with its arrangements
have already been described in these
columns, so that it is unnecessary for us
to occupy the time of the reader OF
consume space with this detail, only as
it may serve present purpose. One
very good thing we learned, and that
is that this company has profted by
the experience Of the Pennsylvania
creameries, and did not expend an un-
necessary large amount upon their
building, its total cost, with the fix
lures, being only about $1,000. This
is mistake that many creameries in
Pennsylvania have made, and as these
enterprises are being introduced in this
county, those who contemplate engag-
ing in the business should profit by
this experience and not commit the
same error. Just as good an article of
butter and cheese can be manufactured
in building only costing $1,000 as in
one on which 81, 900 has been expended.
In all new and untried enterprises
this seems to be the common fault, but
if the creamery is expected to be sue
cess it must be avoided. The building
Of the Woodstown creamery is con-
structed of brick-the first story, the
second being of frame. The upper
floor is occupied as an office and cheese
drying room, the milk being received
in small attached apartment. The
lower floor contains the milk yats,
under which is the vault and butter
room, and adjoining the cheese room.
In this is a cement floor, but it is not
giving satisfaction. The engine room
adjoins the cheese room. The engine
used was made by Hulshizer & LarZel-
ere, of Doylestown, Pa, and is well
suited for the purpose, this firm making
a speciality of this kind of work. A
horizontal boiler is used. The appa-
ratus used is the Weiss patent, and it
gives satisfaction. About 5000 pounds
of milk are received daily, and very
fortunately ready sale is found for
nearly all the cream, thus avoiding the
necessity of butter making, which is
unsatisfactory under the most favorable
circumstances in warm weather. The
cheese thus far made have realized the
full market price. The idea of the
creamery not being conceived until
spring, there was not time to build an
ice house in which to store a sufficient
quantity of ice, hence the experiment
was tried of piling the supply UP and
building a temporary house over it,
but it proved a failure, and by the mid
die of July the supply was exhausted.
Very fortunately the needed quantity
is obtained from an ice house near by,
and at a reasonable rate, otherwise the
working of the creamery might have
been seriously interfered with. The
creamery has been very fortunate in
securing a good cheese maker, as upon
this man S ability depends much of the
success of the creamery. Cheese are
not sold under twenty or thirty days,
and with full supply Of milk, large
stock is accumulated in this time,
which, if it proves of poor quality, is q
heavy loss. During the summer months
is considered the most unfavorable sea-
son for the creamery, and if it comes
out even it may be considered as doing
well. We are glad to learn that the
WoodstOwn creamery has done this,
with the exception of the first month,
and something oYeI-mOre than suffi-
cient to make up the previous loss.
the prospect is very ene0ur-
aging. 1t is located in one of the best
sections of the county for a good milk
supply, and the quality Of the land in
PilesgroYe and Pittsgrove
is unsurpassed for grazing purposes,
and the creamery as yet has scarcely
begun to tap the milk supply Many
Of the farmers are holding off to see
it is going to pay OF not OF
it will pay better to sell milk
to the creamery than to raise calves OF
fat cattle. We were glad to learn that
-he idea is gaining ground that the
creamery is the farmers best friend,
md in the near future we look for
support Of this creamery by
5he farmers of that section. Director
Bassett informed us that he was real
zing about SS5 per month from twelve
IL thirteen cows, the run of his dairy,
which he considered better than the
I'D system. The Woodstown creamery
s well differed, and in the hands of
careful and efficient men, and we hope
t will more than justify the expecta-
ions of its projectors.