The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-31
A Noted Danish Dairy Woman.

DTS. NlelsDn, u noted dairy woman in
England, took tour IN Sweden and Ger.
many, and In these countries learned to
make butter on the Swartz system, and
SKIM milk and when cheese as practiced
by Swedes and Germans. Thon she re.
solved upon extending her travels She
hpeW only her native language and a
shatterlng OF German, but with tho scnd-
er linguistic equipment she had the cour-
age 10 make tour III England, France,
oWitzerland. and Holland, picking up
knowledge everywhere. She contrlyed to
get such an insight into the dairy systems
OF these different countries, as to be able
10 make butter on the Norman system.
Ca'nemoert aud Brle cheeses as they are
maze IN france, Edam as 1t is made in
HollaDd, Cheddar and Cheshire as they are
made In England. and Gruyere according
10 tho most approval Swiss process. Mrs
Nelson has shop IN Copenhagen. where
shc sells her dairy produce. the king beng
one OF her regular customers. Her work
IN the diary begins ut in tho morning.
anu Is finished at l in tic afternoon. Mrs.
Nelson is then off, by train, to tho CITY.
where she Is always 10 be found from 3
O'CLOCK until 8, returning to her country
nome by the y O'Clock train ready to be-
gin the same round Of v 0rk the next day.
IL would be interesting only to practical
dairy maids to describe Mrs. NELSON'S
methods in detail. Her dairy which ,s
also her kitchen, wherc cooking and
chcese-mating go on simultaneously is but
l6 feet sqare, and yet three kind of cheese
-Derby, Edam, and Camombert-have
Deen seen IN process Of concoctlon together.
Inc mistress devotcs her personal super
vision to the most critical parts of tho
fnI 1,,r
whom sho has generally about a dozen
boarding in the house. For il will NOT TX.
cite surprise that her fame has spread for
aud near, and that farmers are only too
glad TO send their daughters TO study un-
der such an Instructor. The girls stay for |
various periods FROM six weeks to two |
years, usuully about six months, and those
VINO stay but short time are charged
high fees. All have to
WORK az hard as any ordinary dairy maid,
wDlle at the farm. Most of the pupils arc
inc daughters OF small farmers. One was
pointed out to Dir. Jenkins, however.
whose father owned forty COWS. THIS
young lady was about to be marriek. and
aer parents thought themselves fortunate
IN securing for her, under Nlre. Nelson.
The knowledge by which she would be
enabled to turn the dairy, that was soon 10
oe her own, to the best account, 1t Ia.
perhaps, worth mentioning that MIR. Nell
son takes no part Of the dairy business
himself, and had at first but email faith in
nc success of his wlfe's enterprise. So
She began by buying her milk of her hus-
,and at what he regarded as q remuncra-
ave selling price, and has continued to do
NELSON Is still paid for every quart at tho
market value, ust as his ncighbors are.
as MIR. Nelson's pupils do most of tho
work, her outlay for labor must be very
small, and she makes, according to her
'wn statement. between two and three
lines as much for her butter and cheese rs
she pays for her mllk. She must, evil
icntly therefore, he doing prosperous
'us!n2G. Her profits are oI course, all the
greater, from the fact that by keeping her
'wn shop she has to make no allowance
or those Of the factor and retailer.