The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-08-30

Tho Following description OF model
English cheddar cheese factory 10
taken from the London Dairy:
The Chippenham cheese factory. id.
Joining the "Royal Willis" Bacon fac
tory. the extensive premises Of the
Wiltshire Bacon Curing company, linn.
tied. was successfully opened ON April
! last. and we are able to give q short
description Of the premises In which
the latest OF these genuine attempts
to improve the English make Of cheese
u 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 u q
private siding affording excellent IA
cilities 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
It 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 plentiful use Of water,
they are inverted ON steam Jet to
complete the cleaning. Leaving the
platform, on which Is an office for the
convenience of the milk weigher, we
pass into q lofty cheese making room,
with 500 gallons of milk. which are re-
ceived from the weigh dish through
strainers. Adjoining. there is q room
Tor cooling the nights milk when nee
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 diaries, IL not
only simple and q saving of labor. but
what Is also of great Importance, 1t
does away with the necessity of hand
ling the cheese. Each rack takes If
teen cheese, all Of which can be ut the
same times easily turned over. In
this room there are several hundreds
Of cheese, oil in process Of maturing,
each cheese being labeled with the
date Of make and branded with q reg
istered design. A great and excep-
tlOusAl duSWutuke VI llG 1dClOEy COu.
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 factory Of
this description. The writer was as.
tonishcd and delighted ut the extreme
cleanliness of the cheese utensils and
everything connected with the factory.
The building being lighted with cleo
tricity, the foul air or smell which
usually arises from gas or any other
illuminant is absent. Chippenham is
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. a splendid start
has been made, the company has been
launched under the most favorable au-
spices, aud it 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
Chould 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.