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To commence with a few general notes, the rise and progress of the Aylesbury Dairy Company may not be without interest.
When in the year 1865 the cattle plague invaded this country, and also visited the cow-sheds of London, necessitating the slaughter of a great number of milch cows, Mr. G. Mander Allender, who for some time had paid great attention to practical dairy farming, formed the idea of supplying London with really good milk, direct from the country. In order to carry this scheme into effect, he, in 1865, founded this Company, of which, since that time, he always has been, and still is, the most active and energetic managing-director. The business was increasing so rapidly that it was soon found to outgrow its first abode, and in 1870 it was removed to the specially-built and extensive premises at St. Petersburgh Place, Bayswater. From the very commencement of the business, the supply of pure milk of high quality was made the leading principle. To completely secure the purity of the milk, it was necessary to have a certain control over it from the time it leaves the cow-nay, even more, over the conditions under which the cows are kept, and by which they are surrounded. The Aylesbury Dairy Company, therefore, only enters into a contract for the supply of milk, after the farm in question has been inspected and satisfactorily reported upon by the Company’s sanitary engineer (PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ANALYSTS. THE VISIT OF THE SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ANALYSTS TO THE FARMS OF THE AYLESBURY DAIRY COMPANY ON THE ~ 9th JUNE, 1887.) |
