Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02

has also introduced similar c0ntriv-
ance among some Of his neighbors.
The hand outfit Is a very simple con-
and is made in different sizes. with a
capacity Of 10, 20 or 80 gallons per
day. It can easily be operated by a
woman. The quality Of cheese thus
produced is as good as that Of an ordi-
nary plant. The hand outfit saves ex-
pense Of driving and hauling to fac
tories. The cost Of the outfit Is $50 or
$50 or more, dependent upon the ca
pacity.
BY actual calculation, Mr.. Voigt
cleared $3.50 on two cows In one
month by converting their product in
to cheese.
Cheese In Oeonee.
Three new plants have recently been
organized in Oconee. One is located at
Walhalla, known as the Walhalla
Cheese factory. It was organized Oct.
16, 1903. Capital stock $500. B. R.
Moss secretary and treasurer. This
plant will be in operation early In the
spring.
In the lower portion Of Oconee are
two other plants. each Of 200-gallon
capacity. One is located at Tokeena,
the other at Mount Tabor. Miles P.
Singleton Is president Of the latter.
All these plants have been organized
on the cooperative plan Of the farm
ers as they are in this county-in fact
the idea was obtained from Pickens.
Advantages In Cheese. Making.
DR.. Nesom Of Clemson college, upon
being asked the practicability Of estab-
fishing a cheese factory in the state
not very long since. sent the following
letter, which contains many practical
suggestions that ought to be helpful
at this time, when there Is diligent
search for new enterprises for the farm
as we'll as the factory:
II am delighted to hear that the
prospects for cheese factories In your
section are good. I have frequently
taken occasion to remark that the prin-
cipal reason why farms all over the
south are decreasing in fertility and
value is that our system Of agriculture
forces the sale Of field crops, instead OF
animal products. If all that Will DO
to feed to animals was fed on the
farms where 1t is grown. and the ma
nure returned 10 the soil, poor lands
would soon be a thing Of the past,
for it should be remembered that all
clay and sandy lands In this section
are susceptible to the highest state OF
fertilization. This is not true OF prai-
rie and lime lands. Before we can
have cheese factories we must have
plenty Of good dairy cattle, and before
we can keep these cattle economically
we must have good pastures, hay
meadows and grain fields to produce
all the required food on the farm.
Some things produced may be ex-
changed for others, as the exchange OF
cotton. cotton seed and milk for cotton
seed meal.
"Some seem to doubt the ability OF
South Carolina farmers to produce reeo
in abundance. For the benefit Of the
doubters, I will say that a northern
cattle man who recently visited this
state, told me that cattle could be
grown here and maintained at half
what they cost in the north.
I'VE have the three requisites for any
stock country, namely: A good soil' a
warm climate and plenty OF rainfali.
There is no doubt that dairy cattle are
the most profitable Of any class, II
they are properly handled, and a
ready market is found for their pro-
duct. The dairyman near the CITY,
where he can sell fresh, sweet milk,
gets most out Of the business; while
those located in the country and at
small towns are forced to resort to the
manufacture Of butter and cheese, so
as to get the products into condensed
form to enable them to transport them
TO distant markets at the cheapest pos
sible freight rate.
Butter will yield about half as much
as the sale Of sweet milk, but when the
cheese factory comes along 1t will pay
as much for the milk as it will bring
II made into butter, and the dairyman
Is relieved Of all the trouble Of making
and marketing the butter.
Experts claim that milk in this state
will make more cheese and better
cheese than same amount Of milk VIII
in the north. This is no doubt true,
and is possibly due to the fact that
much Of the milk here Is gotten from
Jersey and other dairy breeds that give
a rich milk, to favorable climatic con-
ditions and luxuriant feeds.
Dairy cattle in the rural districts can
only be made profitable by using the
dairy products in the manufacture OF
butter or cheese, and If they cannot be
used It Is better to discard them alto
eether and breed beef cattle, so that
the animals themselves may be sold at
a profit for food.
In the light of these facts and the
advantages South Caroline assesses
it will not be surprising If the state,
within the course Of few years, at
least produces enough cheese for nome
consumption. and not impossible that
a surplus will be sold to the world at
large. w. T.. DSNDi'
Crocodile Tears.
There was an old story, to which we
find constant reference in Elizabethan
writer's, that crocodiles wept over their
prey. No doubt the legend arose be-
cause the crocodile possesses largely
developed lachrymal glands, but 1t ap-
pears in various amusing forms.