Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-13
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
Hdw Successful Farmers Operats This
Department OF the Farm A Few
Hints as to the Care OF Live Stock
and Poultry.
Cheese Industry OF c.rstn

Cheese Industry OF CsuqfA
Prof. II. II. Dean OF Guelph, Can.
in an address before the Vermont
Dairymen's Association. sad:
The cheese industry of Canada is
result OF the favorable natural coadi-
tons, and reflection OF the genius
and tastes of Canadian people. The
great lakes and inland rivers and
streams, Together with fertile SOL
in most parts, making almost ideal
conditions for manufacturing Ched-
dar cheese. The descendants OF
Scotch, English, German. Dutch and
French settlers. together with a good
sprinkling of New Enslande.s, have
inherited the tas:es and aptitudes OF
their fcrafathars for making fine
cheese. The countries from which
Canadians have sprung are among the
most noted cheesemakers in the WORD.
and their sons would be casting as
credit upon their ancestry Gid they not
make good the traditions of tier
fathers.
In 1854 the system of cooperative
cheesemakng was introduced TO Can
ada fIom the state OF New York. At
that time We were importing cheese
Tor home consumption. At present We
export from S17,0O0.000 to $4,000, 900
worth of cheese annually. or So worth
Tor every innabitant OF the county.
AT this stage 1t may not be out OF
place to compare the relative exports
OF cheese from Canada and the UnItei
States. In 1854 Canada exported noe:
IN 1870 Canadian exports OF cheese
were nearly 100000 pounds. the
United States exports in 1870 wee
nearly G0,000,000 pounds. In 1850
Canada had increased her exports to
about 40,OUO,000 pounds. but the Unit
ed States had increased theirs to ILL.,
oU0,UUO pounds. From TINS time on
Canadian cheese exports have in
creased. while those from the United
States b: re steadily decreased. In
1890 American exports had dropped
to 95,O0U,000 pounds; In 1895 to 3D.
100000 and in 1898 to 46,000.00
pounds. Canada in 1898 exported lo0.-
100000 pounds.
There are doubtless two main
causes OF this decrease In exports OF
United States cheese, viz: A rapidly
increasing home population which
consumed large quantities OF cheese.
and laxity OF laws relating to the
manufacture and sale OF SKIN" and
"flIed" cheese. These two classes OF
cheese have prejudieed the British
consumer against American gools and
has been favorable for the introduce
ton OF full cream" cheese from Can
ada. In Canada no skim" or iii. ed"
'heese is allowed to be made or sold.
The number of factories has in
creased from none In 1864 to about
i.OUO in 1900.
This rapid growth Is due, in addi-
Ion to causes mentioned, to:
!. The fostering care of provincial
md Dominion governments.
2. The good work done by the vari-
ous dairy associations in appointing
inspectors and instructors, and in
spreading dairy knowledge among the
people.
e 3. The work Of the dairy schools
In training cheesemakers to take
charge OF the factories.
4. An Improvement In buildings
and equipment. though there is still
room for improvement In this direc-
ton.
3. The growth is due to the fact
that the cheese industry has paid.
Like Americans, Canadians are not
fond Of calling which does not pay
them. While there have been years
In which the business was not profit
able, yet. on the whole cheese has
paid as well as any branch OF agricul-
ture during the past thirty-hve years.
There is still room for improveme Mt
in the class of cows kept on Canadian
farms, In the care of the milk. In the
methods OF making and curing the
cheese; also in marketing the cheese
and dividing the profits among all
classes concerned At present there
is not true cooperation, but each class
endeavors to get all out Of the BUSH
ness which l. possible for them. re-
gardless OF consequences to the Others.
A more hearty cooperation, together
with less selfisiness, would promote
the growth OF the cheese Industry in
Canada.