New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-14
THE MISTRESS OF Il DANISH DAIRY.
Erona The London GLobe.

From The London Globe
Perhaps not many DANISH farmers can hope to
emulate Mr.. Nelson's SUCCESS. because few can be
blessed with such wife as be has. 1t Is. III fact.
mainly to Mrs. Nelson's exerions that the results
accomplished are to be traced. This lady hrst OF
all took to1r in Sweden and Germany, and In
those countries learned TO make butter Oh the
Swartz system, and skIm milk and whey cheese az
practised by Swedes and Germans Then she re-
solved upon extending her travels. She knew only
her native language and a snlattering OF German;
but With this slender linguistic equipment she had
ths conrape to make a TOUR in England France,
Switzerland and Holland picking mp knowledge
evoryw here. She contrved to get such an insight
into the dairy stems of these different committees
ss to be able to maze butter on the Norman system,
Camembert and Brio cheeses as ihey are made IN
France, Edam as 1T Is made In Holland, Cheddar
and Cheshire they made IN England ana
Gruyere according to the most approved SWISS pro-
cess. Mrs. Nelson has q shop IN Copenhaaen.
where she sells her dairy produce, the King being
of her regular customers. Her Work In the
dairy begins AT In the morning, ana is nnsncd ht
ia the afternoon. Mira. Nelson is hen of by train
o'clock until S, returning TO her country home by
the O'clock train, ready TO begin the same round
OF work the next day.
IL would bo interesting only TO practical dairy
maids to describe Mrs. Nelson's methods III detail.
Her dairy (which 10 also her kitchen where cooking
and cheese-making 20 on simultaneously Is but
sixteen feet square, and yet three kinds OF cheese
Derby, Edam and Camembert-h.ye been seen in
process of concoction together. The mistress dc;
votes her personal supervision to the most CT teal
mai Ia of the work but is assisted by her pupils, of
whom she has generally about dozen boarding in
the house. For IL will not excite surprise that her
fame has spread far and near and that farmers are
only too glad TO send their daughters to study
nnder such an instructor. The girls stay for va
yIous periods from six weeks to two years, usually
abont six months and those who stay but " short
time are charged proPortionately high fees Az
have TO work as hard as any ordinary dalrymad
While Mt the farm. Most OF the pupils are the
daughters of small farmers. One was pointed out
to Mn. Jenkins however, whose father owned forty
cows. This young lady Was abont to be married.
and her parents Thought themselves fortunate IN
ACQUIRING for her under Mrs. Nelson the knowledge
by which she would be enabled TO turn the dalry
that was 10 soon to be her 10 the best account
IL is. perhaps worth mentioning that Mr. NELSON
taxes no part of the dairy business himself, ana
had at first but small faith In the success OF MS
wife's enterprise. So she began by buying her
milk of her husband at what he regarded as
reuunerative selling price, and has continued 70 90
SO 10 tho present time. She now has to buy OF
many other farmers WELL hut Mr.. Nelson II still
paid for every quart at the market value. just az
His neiahbors are. As Mrs NELSON'S pupils do most
of the work, her outlay for labor must be very
small and she makes, according TO her ON state
me,t betweop two and three times as much foI
lar butter and cheese as she pays for her milk.
She must evidently therefore be doing q prosperous
hasness Her profits ARE. OF course. all the greater
from the fact that by keeping her own shop she has
to make no allowance tor those OF tho factor and
retailer.l