THE FARM INDUSTRY

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 491, 26 April 1909, Page 8

THE FARM INDUSTRY

CHEESE FACTORY PROJECT. AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION. AT NEWMAN. ■. About twenty milk-suppliers discussed, in the ; Newman Hall' on Thursday evening, a sehemo for establishing a choc so- factory. Sir. A. Syvorson presided, and' introduced. Mr. Black, ; of Tarnnaki, who, ho said, had ;a ;proposaL to lay before the /meeting. \ '- At .tho opening /of .-the' meeting- it. was pointed out that though- tho meeting was., callcd for'farmors, Mr.Young, manager of tho Dairy Union, was present. On a show of hands being taken, Mr. Young -was permitted ;to romain.•" . ;V Mr. Mack, in explaining his proposal,; said if ho received a guarantee of 300 cows for threo years, ho was ready to orect a ! cheeso/factory :at,a cost of . between £1200 to £1400. The suppliers would elect a board :of directors, '• who - would control tho. sale of ■the output, and the management would prac- :• tically bo in their hands. Ho would guarantee «upphors not less than lOd. per lb. for their butter-fat for the first year, and any surplus over this received for. tho produce, after deducting Id. per lb. for manufacture, would be; divided' among .them , as' aybqnus.: . . At/tho: expiration; of threa yeara' signing tho fiuarariteo would have the option of purchasing the plant at valuation or of signing on for another three years. Mr. Hoove, of Mangatainoka, spoke of tho success Jof a chcese factory run by. him on similar lines. ' ' . ' ' '. Mr. Dunstall said the* offer for. butter-fat was 'no' higher than, tho price already received from the Dairy Union, and under thoso circumstances suppliers should not desire a change. • - . Mr. Oalton said tho agitation, was ■ ono of. chceso v. tho Dairy Union. The _ meeting had been -convened without consulting suppliers, and ho conmdered. tho Dairy Union should have been approached if any dissatisfaction existed before calling in an,outside man.'. They all wanted all that could be got for their,labour; but wero thoy goring; the .right' way; to receivo this? Ho had 'it on tho', authority of .tho manager: that': the directors of tho Dairy 'Union were willing to meet thom. in any way—r.vcn to the erection of a xheeso plant. Tho Dairy' Union had prit most of them on. their feet, and Sow; therewas' an, agitation to - throw; ; their ■. benefactors.over. •' •' • ■ ■■ r ■■"iMr.: Dunstall:: won't do it-here. . Mr. Fostof said that /all the suppliers; had ; been consulted. . He contended there were too many discarded creameries in connection; with tho Dairy Union, which suppliers to the concern had to pay for. 1 ! In reply ,to "a question, Mr. : Young stated : that • suppliers at tho Rangitikei Lino Creamery had wanted chceso, and the union had conceded to their request,, and they were : getting Is. $d.. per lb. .for their butter-fat.' asked was for suppliers, to pay depreciation.on tho plant put in. and .ruling bank, interest on that discarded. In: speaking further, Mr. Black. said the 10 d. ottered would only, bo 1 an advance pay-. ;merit,/;f~/:/;;;;,.W ■- ■■■'■> Mr. ' ( Moss,-. speaking, as i a supplier, -said ifcheese was likely to pay the best return, ho would favour going in for it, but not on tho lines proposed. He had a rooted objection to; proprietary concerns, and it was a:i !mistake'; : suppliers to tie . themselves: to -private'.''.individuals. 1 -If they wanted choese, why not approach the Dairy Union, or commonco a co-oporativo concern similar to that at Nireaba? -He thought a meeting should bo* called, when other propositions. , than that-before them could be discussed. Mr. Black: If you do not know your minds to-night, I'm dono with it. , i ..■, , After • furthor discussion, llr. Dunstall moved that Mr. Black bo thanked, for tho trouble he had taken, and that his offer bo dechned. . Mr. : Voigt seconded, ind tho motion was carried by 10 votes .to 2. ■ . Mr. Moss : moved that a committee,. conr sistmg of Messrs.-Calton, Dunstall, Foster, Elsmoro,_ , Porry, Dowsett (2), Syversen, . Gyde,. Ginnano, and, tho mover, bo set up .to-meet and: discuss whether it is advisable. ' to establish a cheeso factory., Mr. Calton seconded, and tho motion was carried. ' , MOUMAHAKI EXPERIMENT FARM A PLAGE OF INTEREST. ■ Of lato tho Moumahald Experiment Farm has been having a large number of visitors. On March 24 a party, numbering about 170, i visited- tho farm by ; special train from \Palmerston, Feilding, and Marton districts. A . large Iparty: of, boys, /and. their/teachers,i from tho Inglewood public school, visited Moumahaki on March 26. Tho Patea bratch of .the Farmers' Union organised, on April 2, a' visit of a party: of sixty, composed principally_ of fanners! On April 3 a number of ladies,: principally interested in horticultural work, visited the-farm from Stratfotrl. On April 6, '70 fanners and their friends, .;from, the Eltham district, .visited Moumahaki.. / Tho Ekotahima branch of tho Farmers' Union is arranging for an cxcur,siori / ■' .district.:. ' Altogether .the. manager and his staff have had a busy time m attending to "those. visitors. ;. v - 'Tho ,turnip,'fertiliser, experiments aro looking well. Tho .plots manured with superphospate and basic slag promise to giyo the best returns for tho. cost.' .. . ; ' - ',-/■/ . ,In a small hold, where seventeen varieties of .'swedejturm'ps are' grown, -there are at . least / four ; varieties 1 which'. aro. very, badly destroyed^with, "club root.".The... varieties worst j aifect'ftlaro ' Sutionlshardy. ? / whito, S,utton's bronze top, Garton's green tankard; and Garten's model, while ; the . varieties which show soarcely any club root are Sutton's -best of all, King's John Bull, - and Garton's ouporlative. This is tho first appearance of club root at Moumahaki. : Lib-,, eral dressings bf lime/ and 'allowing : several years between' tho ./sowings,:'of ' brassica crops on the'same soil, are recommended as preventative measures. In tho majigold. crops,' as in the 'turnip experiments, ' the' /' 'plots. treated with superphosphate promise to give tho best yields. Quito a'largo number of fodder crops have 'been, grown' "on the farm; this .season, including maize,, -'millet, //: sorgh ttm, and several varieties of/.'cabbagcs .and kales, including ; tho new; plant, chow, mollier. Of tho formor, ;golden:-beaiity ■ and yellow; horse tooth maize ■ haro produced tho largest yields, giving over 30; tons per aero of green fodder. Of the'..cabbage:' family, nothing ' seems,, to surpass. the/tho'usand; : -heade'd';kale,,and as' this plant withstands/' tlio".ordinary toi/than'i'almostkahy; ".other of the .;brassica: ; plahtt,:it;.is : 7one^wluch i suitable; fori ::uso after the' season;of the maize/and sor- ; gJium crops is OTOr. '• ' ■ ■ , Thoro are' no- purebred' cattle, on the farm . except :=tho Deiter. Kernes.'. Theso aro very . : ,much : r.adrairedby/ivisitorslv/esiieci^ly.'' littlo Ted cow "Lovogamo."; This cow camo into profit in September, arid, up to March s 31, gavo a yield of 7301b. of milk. This is a dailv average'of 341b. for the period. Tho Shiro eolt, Moncstrcl Royal Harold, has como out wondorfully, and locks the pic:ture/;6f:;strien^h;':ana.:health; /- Thb./imported Border //-Leicesterewes, / six, wilh l eleven : / f sdmcthing /p'ut ,/of theiUommbri' at this season of the year. Tho ewes camo ■ out in-lamb to. tho famed sires, Baron Leas- ■ ton, and•.Leaston Quality;v.', ■