DAIRY EXPERTS.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7357, 9 July 1889, Page 3

DAIRY EXPERTS.

TO THB EDITOR OF THB PBSSS. Sir,—Seeing Mr Deans' motion at the meeting of the A. and P. Association, in Saturday's Pkess, re introduction of dairy experts from England; I, as a practical dairyman, having managed factories in Scotland, Australia and in this colony, think that this is just going a backward step, as it is a well known fact that they are about twenty years behind either America or New Zealand in the matter of dairying. In the matter of English dairy experts, I may say I have haa some of them working with mc, and they have each and all expressed the same opinion, viz.: that they would be utterly unable to manage a factory here without a colonial experience, just as an imported practical farmer Invariably fails nntS he has has gained a colonial experience. And what has been the result of The expert to New South Wales from the celebrated Mellowgrove Factory to condense milk? Why, after spending about £20.000, had the Company to give it up? If Mr Boberts or Mr Deans wants to do the dairying industry a benefit, why not follow the example of Denmark or America by engaging a man like Professor Fjord or Professor Arnold, who aresimply ; first-class analysts ; for it is a known fact that ont of about 600 samples of butter analysed in New Zealand, four-fifths were pronounced bad through Impure water being used in the manufacture of it. Let mc here state that it is not that our dairy managers are incapable of analysing, but it la the expense of laboratory. Daibt.