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Lion with others.
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found large and well select-
st and second-class approved
W Union Piano c:ompany'a
On .is solicited before buying:
R. S. WILLIAMS,
Toronto, Ont.
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FOR SAL.
7, West side of Centre 5:t.,
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APRIL 15, 1870.
Agricultural.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
In butter making; where the milk is set
in pans, we believe- a fair average for the
-e season is twenty pounds milk for one of but-
ttr. Hon. Zaddock Pratt, of Greene coun-
ty, N. Y„ who had h dairy of sixty cows
employed for butter making, and who kept
statistics of their product fir a number of
years, reports one year a little less than
twenty pounds milk as his average for one
pound of butter; Some years his average
showed a larger quantity of milk to a pound
of butter, one year going as high as thirty-
nine pounds of milk. His average for three
years in succession was about twenty
pounds of milk to one pound .of butter,
and we take it this is a fair average for an
ordinary good herd of cows well kept.
Many people, however, stay that with the
common stock cf the country,, ' where the
feed is nothing but grass and good hay, that
the milk that will make one pound of but-
ter will, if . employed for cheese making,
produce two and a-balf of cheese. Others
put the ratio of cheese and butter from a
given. quantity of milk as two to one, which
corresponds very nearly to that which we
first named.
It is evident that no exact rule can be
.given applicable to all cases, since differ-
ence in the breed'of cows and their keep
shows a great difference in their butter pro-
duct.
IV.—The proceeclipgs of the late moot-
ing of the American Dairyman's Associ-
ationhave not yet been printed in full. The
Association print a limited number of co-
pies of the report to supply members, but
we presume, by applying to the Secretary.
Mr, G. B. Weeks of Syracuse, N. Y., a
copy of the report may be obtained when
p u bl ish ed. —_Rscral New -Yorker.
Cheese Factories and Cheese Malang,
There are some questions in regard to cheese
.making, that I would, like to have answered.
What would be the cost of machinery and outfit
for factory (excluding building) for anyight
dairies of forty cows each ? What is the sti
mated cost of making cheese when the mil is
furnished ? What proportion of milk that ie re-
quired to snake oiie pound of butter does it take
to make one pound of cheese ? Has a full report
of the peocec 'ngs of the- American Dairymhn's
Association held at Utica, been printed, an 4fbo
where can it be procured ? I have read with in-
terest the sketches in the Rural, but would ike
to have the speeches in full. There is no ehyese
made in our part of the State, and on enqu ing
among neighboring dairymen whether it w9uld
pay to get up a factory—has induced me to ask
the above questions. ---Joann FrrZrATE, Port
Providence, Montgomery County, Pa., 1870. '
Will you, or some of your numerous correspon-
dents, give me the cost of all the utensils necces-
sary to have in a cheese factory, to accomodate
three hundred cows, aside from cost of building ?
Do you think the cheese business is likely to be
overdone during the next six or eight years ?- --B.,
Manchester. Vt.
REMARKS.—We have several letters r.
king enquiries similar to the above. So.
of the questions have been answered in
columns. of the Rural during the past ye
but for the benefit of new readers th.
points of enquiry may again be discussed
I.—The cost of fitting up a factory w
machinery and apparatus will depend up
the style offixtures to: be used. Some e
ploy steam fon heating the milk and cur
others use self -heating vats, or vats wit
heater attached. Where steam is used, t
boiler and fixtures will probably cost fr
$300 to $500 exclusiS e of the wits. T
vats cost from $80 to $100, if well n
and of a size to hold six hundred _gene
With heater underneath, are sold at
manufactory at about $200 each. This i
eludes smoke -pipe, elbow. whey -strain
syphon, etc.
In small factories where only one or ts
are to be used, the self -heisting vet,
they are calle I, are cheapest Where
number of vats are to be run, the varia
appliances for steam..are generally preferr
by old cheese makers. The vats and he
ing fixtures are. the heaviest. expense
the outfit for a factory. The sink, press
and hoops, cur cl-knives, weighing can n
scales, with. apparatus for dumping tl
milk; as received from patrons, we shoul
think, could all be obtained for less tha
4200 for a factory of the size named. Fro
eight hundred to. 9, thousand dollars,
should say, ought to be amply sufficient f
a good outfit and fixtures for a factory
three hundred to four hundred cows.
IL The cost -of making the cheese vara
in different establishments, from fifty cent
to a dollar for one hundred . pounds cure
cheese. It- costs more in proportion 't
make, cheese at a small factory. than at
large one. When factories are receivin
the milk from a fair number of cows, . sa
five hundred, skilful man ufacturers wil
agree t� do all the labor and to be to al
the expense of making the cheese and tak
ing care -of it, at from sixty to seventy
cents the hundred pounds ,of cured cheese
In some cases they have. contracted to do i
for fifty cents the hundred.
A cheese maker of high skill will often
command a salary of a thousand to twelv
hundred dollars and his board for the chees
making 'season, say nine mon tbs. As surd
as one hundred dollars ,per month is quite
commonly paid for skilled cheese makers to
manage factories.
In Central New York propeietors of fac-
tories, or the stcickholders, generally charge
patrons two cents per pound for manufactu-
ring cheese, including the furnishing of all
materials required to put the goods in mar-
ket. The furnishings embraces annotto,
salt, bandage, boxes etc. The two cents
per pound is taken.not only to pay all ex-
penses of manufacturing, furnishing, etc.,
but to pay a fair per cent. on money invest-
ed in buildings, fixtures, and to keep the
same in repair.
Dairy maids are nc t unfreguently em-
ployed to manage factories, and good cheese
makers may often be had from.
$8 to .$.12
per week and board ; but dairy maids of
high skill in cheese making will co nmand
large wages.
It is eeononsy to employ a skillful cheese
maker,even at a high price, in preference to
an ordinary- hand at a iow figure, since a
poor cheese makes. will often make a loss
to his patrons from his - inferior goods of a„
sum more than sufficient to hire a first-
class manufacturer.
111 —As an average through the season
ten pounds of milk is considered a fair esti-
mate for else pound cured. cheese. Some
mauufeeterers make better averages than
this, reporting a pound of cheese from nine
and a -haat pounds of milk, and not ianfre-
quently even a less quantity of milk to the
pound of cheese. - Of course, milk varies in
v
quality from arious causes, but when very
large yields of cheese are made from a given are a
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quantity of milk, old dairyment to
suspect that in weighing the milk as is is
delivered in the factory, rather light weights
have been returnecl. If the scales are set
so as to make a hundred pounds of milk
weigh bub ninety-seven pounds, for instance,
it might not be any loss to patrons. since as
the milk of each was weighed at the sante
rate of loss, the relative proportions would
e the same in the gross amount. Still. in
calculating the average nurnber of pounds
of milk are the "extra big pounds." This
thing is practiced, to some extent, for the
purpose of'- raking- a good average of cheese,
by the manufacturer ; but while there is no
actual loss. to patrons from thisspractice. it
is a kind of deception that' ought not to:be
tolerated:. When the milk -is of fair ordin-
ary quality, and is weighed accurately, it is
:a skilful cheese maker who can make a
better average than nine and a -half pounds
of milk to a pound of cheese.
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ORCHARD GRASS.—As inquiries nave been
made with regard to the value of orchard
grass, and the hest method of cultivating it,
I wil l; give my experience with it. I do not
consider it a very desirable crop to raise
alone, as it is rather coarse, and tends to
form in bunches or bogs ; but mixed with
red clover, it is exceedingly valuable, "' and
for these reasons :—It blossoms and is fit to
cut at the sante time with clover; it never
lodges, and prevents the clover from lodging;
it towers up some two feet above the top of
clover, adding much to the weight of the
crop, and makes a bettor quality of hay—
the crop thus raised cures much easier than
clear clover.; it keeps much better in the
,cock in case of rain ; it can go in the bar. n
sooner, and is no liable to injure - in the
mow. No one, who has never tried, can
imagine the amount and value of an acre's
yield of this mixture, and should it be sta-
ted it might be deemed incredible.
Now for the method of putting down such
a meadow :—To obtain the very best results,
it should not be putdown with any'other
crop. Anything, whether animal or veget-
able, to do first-rate, needs to have a good
start. Let the ground be made rich—the
richer the better—plowed deep, and mel-
lowed very fine. If sandy land, nett sub-
ject to heaving by the frost, sow about . the
first of September ; if clay, as early in the
sprint as the ground will work well. Sow
one bushel of orchard, grass seed and six
quarts of clover seed to the acre. Sow the
orchard grass seed One way, ar'd cross -sow
with the clover. - Cover the seed with a
fine bush or a light harrow, -with teeth about
two inches long, so as not to cover too deep,
and leave the surface smooth. It is just
as easy cutting six tons to the acre, by two
mowings, as it is two or three.—J. Wood-
burn in Rural :ave w Yorker.
RELATIVE VALUE OF GRAIN CROPS.—
From the Waterville Mail we extract the
subjoined remarks of Mr. Parker, at the
North Kennebec, Me., Farmers' Club, upon
Ithe value cf the different grain crops, as in-
teresting, if not new, to farmers. He said
there was little difference in the value of
the. three leading crops, wheat, barley and
oats, under the same conditions, fortifying
his position by the following statement :
" I set the average yield of wheat f,pr the
Inst two years at 15 bushels. per acre ; oats
s 0 bushels, and barley 30 bushels. The
average price of each has been, for wheat $2
oats GO cents, and barley $11. Taking these
figures the following results are obtained :
15 bushels wheat at $2 per bushel, $30 ; 50
bushels oats at 60 cents per bushel, $30 ; 30
bushels barley at $1 per bushel, $30. Com-
paring the number of pounds of each taken
from the ground, we find that 50 bushels of
oats, at 30 pounds per bushel, amount to
1,500 pounds ; 30 bushels of barley, at 48
poiiuds per bushel, amount to 1,440 pounds;
15 bushels of wheat, at 60 pounds per bush -
e1, amount to 900 pounds showing an excess
of GO pounds of oats over barley, and. 600
pounds over wheat, and an excess of 540 in
flavor of barley over wheat. Comparing
the cost of seed, we have the following re-
sult ; Two bushels of wheat at $2 per bush-
el. $4 three bushels of oats at 60 cents,
per bushel, $L80 two bushels of bailey at
1, per bushel, $2: Cost of wheat over oats, i2.20, and over barley, $2. These figures
cave a small balance in favor of oats over
the wheal, and barley, and of barley over
wheat, saying nothing of the difference in
the `number of pounds taken from the
round."—Rural New Yorker.
MANAGEMENT OF FENCES.—J. H. 0.
I
the old zig-zag fences and re -builds
them into . a straight post and rail fence.
Ile plows on the line where he wants the
ew fence, back furrowing heavily four feet
ide up. to the posts: that are set for the
ew fence. These are set in the ground
eighteen inches, and eleyen feet apart. The
back -furrowing, leaves the post two feet and
Six inches in the ground, with a little sho-
4eling from the outside furrow he out=
Side furrow is.,plowed deep, the plowbeing,
run in it a second time, so as to secure plen-
ty of soil for leveling up the top of the bed
for the new fence. He puts at every post
a good-sized stone for the rail to rest on ;
then, when stories and bottom rail are in
place (taking care that the bottom rails are
the strongest and best in bize and quality,
so that the stake can set near enough to the
post to prevent the rails above from drop-
ding by each other) the stake is driven in
and wired to the top of the post (and at the
bottom if one chooses) and lay in the rails,
and one has a fence that wind will not blow
nor cattle break down, The back -furrowed
bed, being thrown up in this way, is ready
for a hedge. Thus, the old broken-down
zig-zag fences may be made into a substan-
tial fence, using less than half the inaterial
and occupying less than half the land ; and
by the time the post and rail fence is gone,
a good hedge will be ready to take its pl ce.
The ground should be plowed in the fan,
and the hedge set in the spring.
THE CANTON
T. T. T. T. T T.
WAREHOUSE
IN THE
NEW POST OFFICE BLOCK,
IS THE PLACE FOR
CHOICE TEAS.
The fact that the subscrijor makes this article
a speciality, should lead all intending purchasers
who like the best.market affords. to, at least try
his stock.
The Finest Liquors !
And a select stock of Staple and Fancy -
Groceries, always on hand.
JAMES C. LAIDLAW.
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 99-tf.
FURNITURE
CHEAPER THAN EVER
AT
THOMAS BELL'S
WAR ER 00M !
TBELL ss now prepared to furnish Houses at
Toronto prices
ITN' MID :LTA—KIN—a-,
In all its departments, attended to in a satisfact-
ory manner. A horse for hire.
0
THOMAS BELL'S
PATENT SPRING MATTRASS
Kept constantly on hand and fitted to any bed-
stead. This article is the best and cheapest
made, as attested to by all who have used it.
Warranted to give satisfaction.
isee-Remember the place
OPPOSITE
K IDD & M'MTTLKINS.
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st. 1870. 87-tf.
Carriage _ Factory.
MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH,
AND NEARLY OPPOSITE,
SHARP'S HOTEL.
THE undersigned would intimate to the in-
habitants of Seaforth and surrounding
country, that they have on hand a large stock of
first-class HIC1 CRY BUGGY STUFF They
are now ready to receive orders for all kinds -of
Buggies, Carriages &c., made up by experienced
Workmen, in the very latest styles.
r
Old Work repainted by a first-class Carriage
Painter.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
CHARGES MODERATE. I
GIVE THEM A CALL.
McINTOSH & M ORR.ISON.
Seaforth, Jan'y 21st. 1870. 111-tf.
NATIONAL PILLS. The National Pills
are ane wdiscovery
in medicine. They
are composed of
NATIONAL PILLS. purely vegetable
extract prepared
by a newlydiscov-
ered process, and
NATIONAL PILLS. are sugar coated.
They are the great
blood and stomach
purifier. They act
NATIONAL PILLS. on the liver with
magical effect, are
mild, searching,
yet a thorough
NATIONAL PILLS. purgative, & have
no equal as a first
'class family pill.
See circulars with
each box
Sold ,by R. LUMSDEN and E. HICKSON &
CO., Seaforth. and medicine dealers generally.
WOODRUFF, BENTLY & Co.,.
Proprietors, Brougham;
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The Subscriber has
JUST OPENED!
1n the above House,
A SELECT STOCK
OF FRESH
GROCERIES
WINE S!
AND
LIQTJORS!
ANI)
FLOER FEED
All of which he will sell at the
LOWEST PAYING PRICES
The fact that the entire stock is Fresh from.
the wholesale markets, should be sufficient argu-
ment to induce patronage.
. FARM PRODUCE
Taken in exchange for Goods at Cash Prices.
"Killoran and Ryan's Old
Stand..
PHILI-P CLAPP.
Seaforth, Jan'y. 2let, 1870. 103-tf_
LUMSDEN
Has just received aFresh Stock of
PURE DRUGS
AND
CHEMICALS,
Toilet and Fancy Soaps, Combs, Hair, Tooth
and Nail Brushes, French, English,
and American.
PERFUMERY.
GENUINE DYE STUFFS.
Guaranteed to be of the best quality.
Horse and: Cattle • Medicines l
Condition. Powder.
Physicians perscriptions . carefully and accur-
ately dispensed.
R LUMSDEN,
MR. JOHN THOMPSON
THANKhis numerous customers for their
S liberal patronage during the last, fifteen
years, and trusts he will receive its continuance,
He has now on hand a large assortment of
Good Sound
Green Hemlock!
Which he warrants will give satisfaction.
ALSO
200,000 FEET OF PINE!
Cur Fox
BUILDING- AND GENERAL PURPOSES
Which he offers on liberal terms. Orders will
be promptly attended to.
He has also on hand a large assortment of
WELL SEASONED ACCOUNTS!
To which he calls the attention of his old custo-
mers, who will find it co their advantage to re-
tire them promptly, and without legal proceed-
ings.
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 84-tf:
STRAW CUTTER.
The subscriber desires to intimate to the pub-
lic that he is sole agent in S':eaforth for the .sale.
of
MAXWELL . WHirELA.W'S
Celebrated
i
STRAW CUTTER!
NORSE AND .NAND POWER.
Also for Massey's improved
BRAIN CRUSHER:
A Stock kept constantl j on hand.
OLIVER 0, WILSON,
Market Square.
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870.
192-tf.
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J. .SEATTER,
EXCHANGE BROKER,
And dealer in Pure n
DRUGS. CHEMICALS. AND DYE STUFFS
The Drug Department is under the .special
care of an experienced Clemist.
J. SEATTER,
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 59-tf.
T 0 MERCHANTS, TRADERS,
te. circ.
The subscriber has just received a large assort-
ment of
DAY BOOKS, LEDCERS, JOURNALS,
Blank Books, Bill Books, Ccunting-House
Diaries,
Pocket Diaries for 1870,
Bibles, Prayer Books, Psalm Books—and s
large assortment of miscellaneous books in splend.-.
did gilt bindings, suitable for Christmas and
New Year's Gifts.
Sabbath School Books !
Reward Tickets, &c.
Plain and Fancy Note Paper and Envelopes, -
Pens, Ink, Pencils, School Books, etc.
Musical Instruments !
.Accordeons, Concertinas, Violi.ns,, Violin Stringy,.
Resin, Bridges, &c,
Briar `and Mereschaun3 Pipes, and Fanny
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Goods of all kinds.
A large assortment of
TOYS
For Girls and Boy
At LUMSDEN'S
Cornerbrug and Book Stix
Seaforth, Jan' 21* 187OE 53-111.
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