Woodville Examiner. (PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY.) Sine odio; sine prejudicio. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1883. CHEESE MAKING AND OUR FACTORY.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 13, 14 November 1883, Page 2

Woodville Examiner. (PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY.) Sine odio; sine prejudicio. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1883. CHEESE MAKING AND OUR FACTORY.

The chief differences between the English and American processes of mak-

ing cheese lies in the temperature and in the “caking” of the cord. In the English system, the card is allowed to harden in cak«-foim, and afterwards cut into blocks and salted* The Ameiicans do not allow the curd to cake at all, but keep it perpetually in motion, salting it in a mass. Tha temperature is kept considerably higher also iu the American ryetsm, and the cheese ip’ pressed for a much shorter period than and not turned so often as they are in the English, There is still a difference of opinion as to which system is the best for factories to adopt. With regard to the plant the Government band-books say that the English jdant is to be preferred for two reasons, (1) If it is desired at any time to make American chee?e it can readily be done with the English plant,!whereas English cheese cannot be convenient'y made with American plant. (2) In 1882, .American was realising only £2 10s to £3 2s per cwt, in London, when English eheese was worth j£3 10s to is per cwt, or 20s per cwt in favour

of English. At tho time when the Wooiville factory was first mooted

then was nmch discussion as to what plant it was best to order. Mr BowroN strongly advocate! the English system, whilst Mr Gird WOOD of Masterton, a’so an experienced cheesemaker, spoke in favour of the American process. Both quoted experience and results obtained by other f«ctotifi* r aft4~ it was ing question to iteeicte upon. The directory however, ordered the English plant, and wisely, for the company can now work on either principle—the plant b 3ing suit* able to both. It bad hem hrp»d by many that the factory would have been in working order this seaeon, and perhaps, fume few are disappointed at ite not being so. Bat it should be remem* bered that if tbe enterprise had been unnaturally pushed, difficulties which Would prove unsurmountablo if taken singly and quietly, wou’d have crowded together and perhaps acted with fatal results. For instance, suppose the factory were now ready to buy settlers’ milk and make cheese. In their

anxiety to commence immediate operations, the directors might have to employ, as manager, someone who proved incapable of making a good cheese on factory principle, and our first exports would go forth -branded, not only wth brand of the Woodville Cheese and Bacon Factory Company Limited, bn t with one much harder to efface—the brand of a bad name in the market. Then by going on steadily, shareholders have time to pay np calls that are due, when moat convenient to themselves. If the company were pushing on as actively as some settlers complain they are not doing, they wonld not only require to make farther calls upon shares, but to see that those calls were paid at due date, and if not paid, sued lor; or how could contracts be let and operations generally bo carried on with any degree of certainty. The at, present uncalled 10s per chare would be required if the work was going on, and milk accounts would be becoming due

and growing larger whilst the bank

account would be becoming correspond* ingly smaller. Everything would depend upon the sale of the cheese, and the welfare or failure of an important

local industry would be at an nnpleasant crisis. It is always possible that somethin? may go wrong, and the checso be indifferent. Suppose it turned ont unsaleable 1 Under thes> circumstances the result would be the

total collapse of an industry upon which so many of as are placing so much reliahce for the future prosperity of the district! The Company would be insolvent, and our hopoi blasted. Under the present cautions management this cannot happen, and, even if the Company does not work this season, at least there is no chance of its becoming insolvent. Odd shares are placed as different times, and it is more than probable that a groat many more will be subscribed when outsiders find upon what a sound basis the enterprise is being worked. At the present lime the land, five acres, limber, plant, (with the exception o* a small portion yet to arrive from Home) and all working expenses up to date' are paid for, and a balance remains to the credit of the Company at the Bank, and per phare ip ca;isd op.c