Makino Butter and Cheese Factory

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 92, 17 January 1885, Page 2

Makino Butter and Cheese Factory

This factory has, from its commencement, been somewhat unfortunate. Owing to the inability of the Company to obtain, at starting, a separator of sufficient size to do its work efficiently, a large quantity of milk has been lost, and the Factory's operations have had to be suspended for the past six weeks. Some of the shareholders are now commencing to become alarmed lest they should hav6 entered into a bad speculation, y but we believe we can give them the assurance that better luck is in. store for them. It has now been decided to start cheese-making until such time as the new separator can be obtained. Mr Thompson, the manager, has had 15 years experience in factory work in Germany and Denmark; consequently we feel assured that, under more favourable circumstances, he will soon have the factory in a prosperous condition. We. would remind shareholders that "Borne was not built in a day," and that, if they exercise a little more patience, they will, before very long, reap their reward. At the same time we would remind those shareholders who have omitted to pay the last two calls that "the sinews of war" are absolutely necessary to ensure success, or to enable the directors' to exercise liberty of action in doing their work. The total number of shares in connection with this factory is 200, of which about 130 are taken up. The company pays 3£ per gallon tot the new milk, , and sells the skun milk back, to those of the vendors who wish, at Id a gallon. Each gallon of new milk must weigh 10£ lbs, otherwise it is rejected. The milk is first weighed on the receiving platform, and then, it is discharged from the can into the milk receiver which is calculated to contain 250 gallons ; from this receiver the milk is carried by a pipe and. tap into one of Dr Laval's separators which makes 700 revoluin a minute. The separator, by an ingenious contrivance, throws the skim milk into a, wooden gutter which is. connected with a tank close to the .pig stye, and at the same time, ejects the cream into a receiving can in which it. is allowed to cool down before being placed in the churn. The separator at present in the factory is altogether too small to be of any service, and tike company have been obliged to cease butter making fdr the hist six weeks in consequence; it has, however, been decided to start cheese-making until a large separator can be obtaided. -The churn, a large Danish one, turns out 70 lbs of butter in rather more than 20 minutes. After being taken from the churn the butter is placed on the working machine which consists of a wooden plate 27 inches in diameter, and a cogged roller, worked by a double action revolving handle; by means of this machine, 60 lbs of butter can be worked up in less than^ton minutes. There, are a quantity of kegs, containing butter of really good flavour and appearance, awaiting purchasers at the factory, and, if the quality were generally known, they would not be kept much longer. The engine is a 3-horse-power one by Fiercy & Go., of Birmingham ; it is in very good order, and u of superior manufacture to those' in general use in small factories ; in connection with it is a saw for firewood purposes. The cooper's room is well-stored with empty kegs made by Mr Thompson, the manager, in his spare time. The old pump, which had to be worked by hand, is now being takei up in order to make room for the new one which is to worked by the engine. -The factory stands r on an acre of land, a considerable rjportion .being devoted, to a pig run. The pigs are particularly well accommodated, their abode is 20ft x 20ft and is divided into 4 apartments all of which ar© well lighted, airy, ancK furnished with soft beds; ';'" N