THE BUTTER MARKET

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21086, 10 February 1934, Page 9

THE BUTTER MARKET

•1.l I'IIB EDITOII Iff TUB I>EE4:I Sii. -A icport appeared recently in li:j Daily Times" (Dunedin) of a ~ncch by Mr \V. Goodfellow, of il.e Xew Zealand Dairy Company. Mr Co. dfcllow's remarks on the quota v.-cre interesting. He said that liiu course the industry in this i u iitry could adopt was to oppose any such proposal tooth and nail. It iy questionable whether the quota proposal is of more importance than our present method of marketing. Mr Goodfellow has undoubted commercial ability: could he not give a lead or : I'j-.ricrt where improvements might be . .lured so that the same satisfaction r, n be assured the domestic user of | >'ll'''> n England as is obtained ill tl.i.-- cuunlry. Tins may not be quite as spectacular l-Mihaps as Ottawa agreements or (.ikjlci systems, but it is the more serious question concerning the industry 11 -day. A friend of mine wrote to a friend in England asking her to use New /'■ aland butter. Her reply was that she had tried it as requested and that i' was putrid, and that she would have nu more of it. This statement can be substantiated. Dairy farmers know that our finest and first grade butter is good but that we are being let down between the arrival in England and the domestic ii -"i\ I knoiv Mr Goodfellow is a busy ruin, but if he could give some suggestion of improvement of the faults occurring in England they would be appreciated.—Yours, etc., (l , H. BLISS. lliMlhcoic, February 9, 1034. 'iO , Htt EDITOIt or Tni PHE33. S:r, - A man who had clipped from your issue of January 4 my letter which said pure butter had no more than ■'{ per cent, of water in it told me 10-day that pure butter has no water a: all, for the capable dairymaid rolls Jt all out.

In my view dryness is essential to high quality, and high quality essential to the success of our butter in Britain. It is therefore of importance mat we get expert evidence as to vliat is dry butter. There are probably among your readers both men a'.d women who have made butter that would remain fresh for weeks tifLcr being unwrapped: perhaps some !•(' them will let us have thai benefit of their training and experience. An authority I have just consulted says fill the water is expelled with the LuMenniik.—Yours, etc., ANTISTHENES. February 0. 19,01.