Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-07-25
IN A CREAM cry.
Newspaper Reporters Visit to a Butter
and Cheese Factory.


An cntorprising young man from the
staff of the Chicago Record visited not
long since one Of the many creameries
in the great west and wrote it up in
the true picturesque journalistic style.
The stockholders of that creamery will
doubtless be surprised AID ratified to
learn that last year, even IN the midst
Of the hard times, they cleared 10 per
cent on their Investment, But some Of
them will be inclined to wonder where
the money is
The creamery interviewed by the
young man had both II butter and cheese
making attachment, and the machinery
cost ~, 800, he tells us IF this was so,
then we have only to remark that the
creamery shark got III his work boauti-
fully on those guilclcss stockholders.
They certainly do not read the papers.
The cream separator was one Of the
wonders that fixed the eye Of the news
paper young man. II" says
at looks for al the world like II
ship capstan III shape and size. Pipes
lead from the tcmpcrer to the separator.
Tho separator revolvcs with intense ia
pidity, making &, 800 complete rcvOlu-
ti0ns minute, cumming the while like
big top, now in one key and now i'll
another Into tho separator the milk
goes by way Of Il funnel, and Il moment
later the cream comes out Of hole
about as largo us the small end Of an old
fashioned clay pipe stem, and the skim
milk comes out Of another hole the size
of pencil Two tin 3pouts lead from
the separator, one carrying the pure
cream to a vat holding 5000 pounds, or
400 gallons, and tie other spout carry
ing the skimmili to another vat of the
same size,
"At the end of - hours the cream is
placed in large square churn which
revOlvos in a frame. The churn rescm-
bles tho box, frame and fancifully paint
ed canvas Of some Of the smaller sized
delivery wagons used in the large cities.
Tho opening in the churn is about 90
feet square When tho churn is nearly
filled with cream, the power is turned
on, and the big box revolvcs swiftly.
You edge out Of the way. You have II
prcmonition that something is going to
burst. Tho man who attends to this de-
partmcnt rcassuringly says: Don't get
skecred. She'll como in Il jiIy.
She is the butter, and i'll 28a4
minutes by the watch 300 pounds Of
golden butter il being weighed, packed
into crooks or mado up into one, two,
three, four and five pound pattios i'll di-
vers shapes, all pleasing to tho eye. "
Then tho young man went into the
cheesemaking department.. He writes:
'"Tho steam pipes beneath the vat are
heavily charged with steam. In a little
while tho milk begins to curdle, Then
it is cooked-that is, still moro steam is
applied. Then it is mixed with pad
dies, colorcd tri:lo and stacked up in
the center of the vat Tho stack looks
like a pillow ridge
"By this time tho whey has been
mainly worked out of tho milk, but
some still remains, so after the mass has
been further prepared it goes to the
'curdler' and grinder This machine
resembles the box in which country
miller's grinding stones revolve. In the
bottom there are six sleeves, and in the
center there is an upright shaft. Out
side of tho box there is another up