The Dickinson press., 1895-08-31

Inc lOllOWlng description OF model
English cheddar cheese factory Is
taken from the London Dairy:
The Chippenham cheese factory, ad-
Joining the Royal Willis" Bacon fac
tory. the extensive premises of the
Wiltshire Bacon Curing company, lim-
tied, was successfully opened on April
last, and we are able to give short
description of the premises in which
the latest Of these genuine attempts
to improve the English make Of cheese
is carried on, in premises eminently
adapted for the purpose.
The factory is on the north side of
the main line of the Great Wastern
railway, and connected Herewith is a
private siding affording excellent ia
ciltties for the receipt and dispatch Of
goods. All milk is received from with
in radius of about five miles, and is
delivered by road to the factory, where
1t is received at convenient plat
form at the east end of the building.
The cans are taken from the farmers
carts to the weighing place, and after
tipping the milk the empty cans are
returned to the washing department,
where, after a plentiful use of water,
they are inverted OH a steam jet to
complete the cleaning. Leaving the
platform, on which is an Office for the
convenience of the milk weisher, we
pass into a lofty cheese making room,
with 500 gallons of milk, which are re-
ceived from the weigh dish through
strainers. Adjoining. there is room
for cooling the nights milk when nec-
essary. Next is the press room, where
the cheese is subjected to various
stages of pressure before being con
signed to a fine maturing room over
head. 1t is fitted up with turning
racks Of the latest pattern. This con-
trivance, which should be In more
general use In cheese dairies, Is not
only simple and a saving of labor, but
what Is also of great Importance, II
does away with the necessity of hand.
ling the cheese. Each rack takes fit.
teen cheese, all of which can be at the
same times easily turned over In
this room there are several hundreds
Of cheese, all in process Of maturing
each cheese being labeled with the
date Of make and branded with reg.
istered design. A great and excep
ttOnal advantage of the factory con.
sists In the fact that all steam power
heat and artificial light necessary are
provided by the Royal Willis factory
adjoining, thereby saving the use of
any engines, boilers, ETC., all of which
are In themselves SO contrary to that
cleanliness and purity found to be
absolutely necessary in a factory of
this description. The writer was as.
tonished and delighted at the extreme
cleanliness of the cheese utensils and
everything connected with the factory.
The building being lighted with elec-
tricity, the foul air OF smell which
usually arises from gas or any other
illuminant is absent. Chippenham ia
the center of one of the finest dairy
districts in the kingdom, enabling the
very finest cheese to be produced. The
future success of the undertaking
seems to be assured. \ splendid start
has been made, the company has been
launched under the most favorable au-
spices, and 1t is the wish of every one
that SO praiseworthy an attempt to I'M
prove the make of English cheese and
supply an article which will defy COM
petition both at home and abroad
should succeed. Whatever success is
achieved, the farmers of this neighbor-
hood will reap their fair share, and all
classes will have reason to rejoice in
the establishment of another success
full industry.