TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10148, 22 September 1898, Page 6

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

"Not Up-io-Date"—Thanks for your criticism which shall receive consideration. F W J Clarke —Baron yon Mueller once measured a gum tree on the Black Spur ranae, Gippsland. 480 ft high. Mr W. G. Robinson, of Berwick, Victoria, on a journey from Gippsland to Mount Baw Bay, overlnnd, saw and measured a tree sCoft high. We have no record of the thickness.

OUR DAIRY FACTORIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TRESS.

Sir,—l am pleased to note the keen observation of the friend of the above industry. Mr Murphy. I would state that before comparisons be instituted more particulars of the workings of each company should be shown. The. Tai Tapu Company's balancesheet shows the amount of butter made, to whom sold, and what it realised. The Central Company's annual report, as printed, accounts for 79411b more butter than made.

I may. say that the Tai Tapu Company have no a-ccount of butter from the churn, only that for delivery to the salesman, for export and suppliers, and does not include loss in experiment, misadventure, show butter, the milk to employees, or the 571b packed for 561b last season as required by exporters. This item alone will account for more than the loss set forth.

We are pleased to listen and glad to learn, but will not be disturbed while we hold the record of over 3d per gallon for milk. With the advantage cited for the Central Company by Mr Murphy better results should be obtained, unless there be a leakage elsewhere.—Yours, &c, R. A. FORBES. Tai Tapu, September 20th.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS. Sir,—With reference to Mr Murphy's comparison between the output of butte;* from milk supplied to the Central and Tai Tapu factories, I should'think that the fact that nearly all the milk supplied to the Tai Tapu factory comes from land that was recently swamp, whereas much of that which is supplied to the Central comes from land that is much drier, is quite sufficient to account for the difference. The milk from the drier pastures would naturally be the richer. —Yours, &c., BHiiEr FARMER. SprJngston. ,