Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04
Has Been Demonstrated That This
State Can Put Ont Fine Ar
ticle rs Any Section.
TRANSPORTATION is SOLVED
Ten Factories Now in Virginia Very
Successful-Fifty More Can BE
Started in a Year-Opportunity for
Cumberland and PoMhatan


SI.lS a day for each COW.
one year ago Virginia had a single
factory devoted TO cheese making. to-
day there are ten. All OF these had cX-
hibits At the State Fair IN Richmond,
and the cheese was inspected by rcrre-
sentativcs OF the United States Depart
nent OF Agriculture The hes, scored
80. the lowest 80. such unusually high
scores mean n uch FOR the cheese max
ing industry in the state. Swift *
Company arc now taking the cn;.r.
output OF these ten factories and say
that they are receiving numerous calls
for the Virginia-madc product
Cheese OF good quality always finds a
ready market. No; only are tho mar
kets in Virginia open TO ;he product at
the highest prices. but In ,if;y Southern
cities, within easy reach OF Virginia
farmers, over 10000. GEO pounds OF
cheese are consumed annually.
PLANNING FOR MANY MORE
FACTORIES IN VIRGINIA
Cheese eating In the United states
would be greatly increased If the value
OF this food was generally understood
Pound for pound ii contains more pro
tcin. or tissuc-buildinG material. than
the various meats: and from one third
TO three-fourths as much energy-sup-
plying material meat. invcStiga-
lions on this subjcc; made by experts
disclose the fact that the reason the
people OF this country do not eat more
cheese is because OF the average poor
quality Of the manufactured article.
and these Investigators ssscr' that,
were all the cheese made OF i quality
that would score above 30. cousump-
ton would increase TO an extent where
1t would he difficult to supply it. and
prices paid the cheese maker would he
materially Increased.
Recognizing the fact that the cheese
making industry has great possibili-
ties rs a way OF maxi ing money for tn"
farmers OF Virginia and that the state
offers special opportunities for cheese.
making. the Extension Division Of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute now ON.
nioEs one specialist. II. :. Merry. for his
whole time, and ono par;-tine special
list, w. D. Saunders, whose specific du-
tcs are TO encourage and supervise The
establishment Of cheese factories IN
Virginia The mountain sections are
OF course. specially dan,ahlc to tho
INDUSTRY. because the long grazing soa-
sons, blue grass pastures. and cold
Al
advantages 10 produce large quantities
OF milk at minimum cost There i,
u" reason, however, why AN cxrellon,
quality OF cheese canno, bo m.n,,.,,.
tured IN every section Of the STATE
where milk is produccd
THE MAKING Or coon
VIRGINIA CHEESE 1,,I>I;I,S
Mhere cheese factories have been cs-
Ism
nave Professor saunders ana his nsso
crates como to the locality and advise
with those interested. as to tho ,ror
hcahility Of establishing "a factory M
any particular place. /, is very Inn,
portant to have nm expert corfe, wftb
me farmers on the fundamental points
OF the business. because money is usu-
ally lost unless factory - started
right.
When is determined To- start ).
cheese factory the usual plan is to sc,.,l
the man VIII" is To manage tn. fY,,n,.,.
10 the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
TO take SIN wc'Ns course in cheese
making. THIS ronrS" is given free ot
charge TO the PROSPECTIVE" factory man.
aSer. the only. cost to him being ,ha,
Tor board -wt.lc iii EIackshurr ana
the instruction H. receives coya~E ,l.
whole field OF chccs. making. iu.l,l-
ing several hours o. practical work ~
s,nor,';sior " VIZ! "''"'r Competent
a,,or w.,
., .o,,n, '','n'' 'h'Shes ms
he Is not left 10 his own devices en-
tirely From time 10 time u repr.-
,.,.,,s ~ e"S!oh H'F!s!on
&c mtinr 49,, see mat aII
""" "h'h any 'ronhi"
,a.,;, va. ''''" ~ sent 10 IN
Gone i, Of oh t,.
tnn1aria. Va h"THo- ~ inc ten
virc,,,,a ., ,.',' 'rr" 'StAoIShed an
~, ''"S' ear not
80. ~ .,''o'' an" an nave
,n,, ~" ''''"' "'' we hoh'% m
~ ~
HfiN ~
MAKING m
,,,. G. va no '''"'h from
-, ''''''' 7""'"'rS