Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-03-14
A Noted Danish Dairy Woman.

Mrs. Nelson, a noted dairy woman Il
/ England, took tour IN Sweden and Ger
many, and In these countries learned Z
make butter on the Swartz system, an'
skim milk and when cheese as practice'
| by Swedes and Germans. Then she re
solved upon extending her travels Sh'
knew only her native language and
smatteriDg of German, but with the sleDd
er linguistic equipment she had the cour
age to make tour In England. France
Switzerland. and Holland, picking w
knowledge everywhere. She contrlved tc
get such an insight into the dairy system:
Of these different countries, as to be ablt
TO make butter on the Norman system.
Camembert and Brie cheeses as they are
made In France, Edam as II is made IN
Holland, Cheddar and Cheshire as they are
made in England. and Gruyere according
to the most approval Swiss process. Mrs.
Nelson has shop IN Copenhagen, where
she sells her dairy produce. the king beng
one of her regular customers. Her work
In the diary begins at in the morning,
and is finished at l in the afternoon. Mrs.
Nelson is then off, by train, TO the city,
where she is always to be found from 2
O'Clock until S, returning TO her country
home by the O'Clock train, ready to be-
gin the same round Of work the next day.
Ii would be interesting only to practical
DAIRY maids to describe Mrs. Nelson's
methods in detail. Her dairy which is
also her kitchen, where cooking and
cheese-making go on simultaneously is but
Is feet sqare, and yet three kind of cheese
Derby, Edam, and Camembert-have
been seen In process of concoctlcn together.
The mistress devotes her personal super
vision to the most critical parts of the
work, but is assisted by her pupils, of
whom she has generally about dozen
boarding in the house. For it Will not ex-
cite surprise that her fame has spread far
and near, and that farmers are only too
glad to send their daughters 10 study uu-
der such an instructor. The girls stay for
various periods from six weeks to two
years, usuully about six months. and those
who stay but short time are charged
proportionately high fees. All have to
work as hard as any ordinary dairy maid,
while at the farm. Most of the pupils are
the daughters of small farmers. One was
pointed out to Mr. Jenkins, however,
whose father owned forty cows. This
young lady was about to be marriek, and
her parents thought themselves fortunate
in securing for her, under Mrs. Nelson,
the knowledge by which she would be
enabled to turn the dairy, that was soon 10
be her own, TO the best account. 1t is,
perhaps, worth mentioning that llr. Neli-
son takes no part of the dairy business
himself, and had at first but small faith in
the success of his wife's enterprise. So
she began by buying her milk of her hus-
band at what he regarded as a remunera-
tive selling price, and has continued to do
so TO many other farmers as well, but Mrs.
Nelson Is still paid for every quart at the
market value, just as his neighbOrs are.
As Dir. Nelson's pupils do most of the
work, her outlay for labor must be very
small, and she makes, according to her
own statement, between two and three
times as much for her butter and cheese as
she pays for her nlIlk. She must, evil
IDENTITY therefore, be doing prosperous
bushes Her profits are of course, all the
greater, from the fact that by keeping her
own shop she has to make no allowance
for those of the factor and retailer.