. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. well as his own, Mr. Williams marketed the cheese that was made on both farms; butsubsequently, being in doubt as to his sons ability to make cheese of the desired quality, itwas arranged that the father should make the cheese for both farms by going to his sonsfarm for that purpose. jf\^ this plan caused much inconvenience and loss of time, it wassupplemented by carrying the milk from the sons farm to the milk-house of his fathersdairy; other neig
. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. well as his own, Mr. Williams marketed the cheese that was made on both farms; butsubsequently, being in doubt as to his sons ability to make cheese of the desired quality, itwas arranged that the father should make the cheese for both farms by going to his sonsfarm for that purpose. jf\^ this plan caused much inconvenience and loss of time, it wassupplemented by carrying the milk from the sons farm to the milk-house of his fathersdairy; other neighbors eventually combined in the enterprise, and thus was established theassociated dairy business. The progress was at first slow, as is usual in any new entei-prise. In 1860. about thirty-eight creameries were erected; by the end of 1866, five hundred factories were in operation,the cheese factories being almost exclusively devoted to the manufacture of cheese, butter,and skimmed mUk, or skimmed milk cheese. In 1872, the number of factories in New YorkState alone was estimated to be over one thousand, and in 1882, to be fidly two BUTTER BOX A^iD COOLER. THE DAIRY. 237 Great advancement in the dairy interest has been made in the Western States during thepast few years. It is estimated that in the State of Iowa alone a hundred and fifty cheeseand butter factories were erected in 1881, making at that time nearly six hundred in thatState. It is estimated that over six thousand creameries and cheese factories are now inoperation in the northern portion of the United States and Canada, with probably betweentwo and three millions of cows contributing to them. Measurement of Cleam. — The general rule for cream measurement in creamerieson milk when set twenty-four hours, is one hundred and thirteen cubic inches for a pound ofbutter. At the sixth annual convention of the Iowa Butter and Cheese Association, held at Boardof Trade Hall, in the city of Cedar Rapids, February 2
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