THE PRICE OF MILK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 31, 5 February 1910, Page 9

THE PRICE OF MILK.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—Will you kindly, through your columns, nllow mc to make a few remarks re price of milk? As one who thoroughly understands the dairying industry, I can speak from experience, and "Civis" and "Fair Dealing" are very unfair in some of their remarks. For instance, at the time when milk was 3d per quart, land was correspondingly cheaper—where a farmer had to pay £1 per acre per annum now, for the same land, he pays double and treble that price. The general idea among the producers of milk is that the price should never be below 4d per quart. Considering the work there is in producing and delivering milk —early arid late hours—all the new rules and regulations in connection with dairying and much higher wages to pay —farmers were better off when milk waa selling at 3d per quart than they are today, selling it at 4d per quart.—l am, etc., FARMER.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —I notice in your issue ol this Wednesday evening, amongst your correspondence columns, are two letters eicned respectively "Fair Dealing" and "Civis" on the price of milk. Now, I am not either buying or selling milk at the present time, but I have been dairying in Taranaki, and claim to know the game from A to Z, and therefore take up the cudgels on behalf of the dairyman. Your correspondents can rest assured that the dairymen who are supplying Auckland city at the present time with milk at, say, 8d a gallon, will be a considerable time amassing a competency. Assuming that "Fair Dealing" and "Civis" are individuals that earn, and probably receive a fair wage, say a shilling an hour for their time, wouldn't it be a fair thing for them to allow the milk-producer to receiver not a shilling an hour for his time, but only a sixpence for himself and assistnts! I am game to lay a small wager that there isn't a milJk supplier within 60 miles of Auckland but would have a long shake hands with himself if he was assured of the "wee tanner" clean, clear and perfect, at the end of every month. Your correspondents suggest that consumers should take a pull and not take milk in theirs. How would it be to go one better and not allow milk to enter the city until the bloated dairyman climbs down or sends all his produce to London in the shape of cow grease.—l am, etc., COWBANGER.