These early Sheboygan County cheesemakers helped propel Wisconsin cheese past New York cheese: Throwback
SHEBOYGAN FALLS - Two brothers ignited the cheese industry in Sheboygan County with a farm factory and stand-alone operations in the 19th century. ...
SHEBOYGAN FALLS - Two brothers ignited the cheese industry in Sheboygan County with a farm factory and stand-alone operations in the 19th century. Before the advent of a cheese factory, cheese was made in farm kitchens. That early cheese product was infrequently sold at market. It had several problems, which included, collecting, temperature control, rennet enzyme application, sanitation, refrigeration and aging. John J. Smith started his cheese "factory" in 1858 by taking in gathering curd produced by his neighbors.