The record-union., 1896-11-22

money in the State instead of sending
it East for the imported article. There
is no reason why the dairymen of this
State cannot make as good an article
Of cheese as there is made in the East
ern States, if they will study the sci
ence of cheese making. 1t is a we'll
known fact that the cheese manufac-
tured in this State, with very few ex-
ceptionS, is rushed to market in a few
weeks in a soft and poor condition.
Such cheese will not compare for food
value with properly made and we'll
cured cheese.
AT the present time there is only a
small amount Of cheese manufactured
| in this State by what is known as the
| Cheddar process, while large per cent.
| of Eastern cheese imported into the
State is made by that process and is
not shipped to market until thoroughly
cured, which takes at least six months
| from the time of manufacture.
There should be law passed by the
next Legislature, fixing a standard for
cheese manufactured in this State, by
requiring all manufacturers of cheese
| to procure an official brand from the
State Dairy Bureau, and brand each
and every cheese at the place of manu-
facture, and not to be used by any
other person than the one receiving
the same. Such a law, if passed, would
be a protection to the cheese industry
| of the State, by preventing cheese not
made in this State from being sold for
California cheese, and would also stim-
ulate cheese manufacturers to make
| nyfs so1a nd 1xy- 1oiy, ,1yo
a reputation for California cheese at
home and abroad.
| CREAMERIES AND CHEESE FAC
TORIES.
| From all the information the bureau
can obtain, there are in this State 203
creameries Gndividual, cooperative and
stock companies) manufacturing butter
| by separator process. OF that number
| 119 are operated by individuals and
eightyfour by cooperative and stock
/ companies; eleven of that number are
manufacturing both butter and cheese.
! There are twelve cheese factories re-
ceiving milk from patrons. manufact-
uring cheese exclusively. The balance
| of the cheese is manufactured by in
dividual dairymen and by creameries
manufacturing both butter and cheese.
From reports received by the bureau
and other information, there was man
ufactured in this State for the year
ending October /, 1896, by separator
process, 10,097 1923 pounds of butter,
and 21,50S,117 pounds by the old dairy
method. Total amount of butter man
ufactured in the State for the year end
ing October 1, 1896, was 81 1,605, 44O
pounds.
From reports received by the bureau
and other information, there was man
ufactured in this State for the year
ending October /, 1896, 63S3, 13O pounds
of cheese. The total valuation of the
product was 1881 ,067.
Amount of Eastern butter received in
1.-THE State for the year ending October
l, 1896, 60S,200 pounds Amount of
cheese received for same time, $50, $40
pounds.
The first creamery erected in the
State Of California was the Humboldt
Creamery, near Ferndale, Humboldt
County, in the year 1889. A few sep
arators were used by individual dairy
men before that year.
TUBERCULOSIS
Inc PROBABILITIES and danger of tu-
| berculosiS being transmitted by the
milk of tuberculosis COWS to the human
race Is now receiving careful consid-
GRAFTON by the health authorities in
many States. The experimental sta
tlons and the Bureau Of Animal Indus
| try at Washington are experimenting
and studying this disease. There seems
10 be no doubt that steps should be
taken and authority given to some State
oiIlclaI to make a general inspection of
dairy COWS, and also of the sanitary
condition Of dairies and creameries fur
nlsnlng butter and milk to the people of
thls State. We do not think that anv
fadlcal course should be taken until this
dlsease is better known, and some gem
efal action is taken by State authority
10 eradicate the disease. In our opin.
ION great deal Of good can be accom-
pllshed by looking into the sanitary
condition of dairies and creameries. as
II Is better to go slow and confne the
inspection to aggravated cases where
there can be no doubt of the existence
VI Fhls disease, and until this is done.
the wholesale slaughter of our dairy
heros should not be permitted.