LOWER DAIRY PRODUCTION

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXIV, Issue 6581, 31 October 1939, Page 3

LOWER DAIRY PRODUCTION

LATE SEASON EXPERIENCED

ON BANKS PENINSULA

Considerable Herd Losses After

Snowstorm

The late season and the effects of the July snrwstorm on Banks Penin-

sulp are having their effect upon

dairy facto 'y producti )n this year

There was an unusual shortage of grass in August and September and

a great deal of hay and other fodder

had to be purchased to keep up feed

supplies for the herds. As a result of the snowstorm there was also a

much heavier loss of dairy cows this

spring than usual and some dairymen

weie heavy ioasers in this respect,

Miik production was naturally mater-

ially affecte-.i by the lack of grass

Ihe figures for milk received at tne

L-arrys Bay Dairy factoiy show that

up to a week ago milk received was 500 gallons to 600 gallons short of

last year's figures. Up to last week

the factory was receiving 2000 gal-

compared with 2600 gallons at

the same pe:.iod last year. The warm

ww.ther la it year showed that the

hcids were gaining ground and the

l.ulk received went up to 2500 gallons. The manager, however, explains that

the flush period of milk is very much below last vea" though there is the

I Ability taat with a good autumn growth the mill->ng period will be

extended much beyond last autumn s

milking, which was cut so short ow-

ng to the drought conditions. The

other factories -n the Peninsula are

experiencing similar conditions. One

supplier states that he is bOO pounds of milk sho re in two dairies this sea-

son. The Barry Bay Factory are now

> sing four vats.