DAIRY PRODUCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 230, 28 September 1922, Page 7

DAIRY PRODUCE.

COXFERENTK OF MANAGERS. The !>:e.nnial conference of thp Auck-! land branch of the New Zealand Dairy i Factory Manager-*' Associatinn was I held yestorday, following th,- prac- I tioal gai.icring in the morning. \ihctll' butter -and cheese grading was done. Mr.' , A. Morris presided over an att::vdanW j'■ of 45 Difinbprs. Mr. Kpragge ma.". , an appeal to the dairy managers to assist in making the, next winter :!vow tl;e hest in Now Zea-1 land from the dairying standpoint. There was r.i qiie.ti.-n that the Auckland Proving hnd a'l the -fa^ilttic = fnr ■making a. .really epkawlid fJhow of dairy frcdiK-s' if ail interested ir.ado it their ini»ino?s to help by backing it up wlvoh'hearted.lv. He produced a proposed ffhedalo of da .-I?* which might mwt th* requirements of a really good s'"unv. It was <l<w:deJ- tha-t tlw >.-he<iu'.e. thould l.c circuteri.-ed anion? all members and iac:ory masagera a* toon a.-, pmw'.ble. Mr. Sprag-ge mentioned incidentally. that the c'lnsiTS for the spring s*:aw| would Vie the '■.une a- last y-ar. j Mr. A. A. 1 ivorr.■'.>n. chief dairy pro-; <hu o grader fur the Auckland Provinc?.' said iie had to thank one .anvl all for the excellent quality of 'the butter and cheese exhibited at the last winter show.' a-n.-l he asked them again to put in t'heiiir snTier at \Y y next tlnw. bevaufr alip exhibits were a. big adverfciigemfnt for NeWi 1 Zealand. i Other matters touching ihe ijiropcr, ! packing of < heese for expert, and the! ti?e of pres-.'rraiix'vs in manufacture wer? discueffd, sevcr'al stating that they hid no faith in the u*a of It wais also urged that when soda wa: ; . used to neutralifc I.uKerm'iTk. plenty of, water should be m-.<m! to Watffl it out. Producers were advi.=wl not to nTftkf* fhoir eh«efee too nroist. ns it wxmld n')t, carry in good condition. j : In reply to a question Mr. Thornton I eaid butter took priority over cheese in the matter of shipment because I'iiCs-e ; Icould not he shipped with meat. j It was rwolvpd that a small deputation should wait upon the railway [authorities with reference to obtaining , a larger eupjily of wagoiw in which d> transport consignment *. and to urge i that the wagons he propcrlv (leaned out. It was de.-idcJ to cull upon the National Dairy Association to take such action as would ensure tlu> ship- i ment of butter and cheese, and to urge | that the latter product 1 K - not allowed > to remain in store fur great U-nglhs of ! :timc. I j A discussion took place on the , mutter of turnips and their flavour in butter. | Mr. Thornton making special mention of i the fact that this wa? an exceptionally I objectionable twang, it was difficult to , avoid if the flavour was not detected in | the. cream at the factory. I Appreeiator}- referen P nas made to I : the fact that the superfine system of ! grading had proved very su.ceesful. The j average quality had advanced since its ! introduction by at least two and a-half | points. ! I ,-■ : I