THE FARM INDUSTRY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 8

THE FARM INDUSTRY.

■■■- >'•■"'•'•■ : 'v'^ 1 } )&\ .'! TWO CHEESE 'EXPORT QUESTIONS r TELL-TALE THERMOMETERS yOH;:/ I STEAMERS. ...'777, 7 7 AND A^SPECIAi; 'AGENT. ;' 7 '"; )'" \ The'.'cneeso'/ma'rket..,is;.oiic;of l the' bright ,v spots in the fulturo of Our farming.,abtiyitics, .;. and,;.if tho use' of. tell-talo thermometers .on !; Homo steamers' can ensuro proper - tbtfl'pera- :?: ture being l jnaintained in ...the, cheese chani-' ';- hers,; it vis woTth considering. It has been ;! advocated for some tiirio past, but is- not yet .' in operation. The question: is revived by Mr. ; .; J.;II. .Soott, .secretary ; '7of -the;'', National.' ;. Dairy-Assooiation of the!.South'lsland, in a, ': letter' .to the''WellingtonVGhaniberio'f ConH- '• merco.. ;.He .ii-ntcs:—- . f::Vf' : ~fff? : f : .y-f-(# .: '; ''Last, year,oiir. association askcd;.tlio Gtik- : verninent: to arrange for,'' : 'a'.'thermostat (selfs '■' registering thermometer),: -to l)o-'p!aced : "..i.ii.; . steamers', ctetse'eliambei's.;;., Tliis;' ' :portah-t ; : as; :.ybu7see,i o.veii7by': latest' cables); cheese is. repOTte'(l;:]audirig7as; heated. .;'Now;-.' rif the tempbratu'r'es'ta's,; ; per, 'B,L;. "arp-;keptj. > -thi3-should . our Dairy Gominissipner;he,.w'ill:qonfirm,'iyhnt, .: I say. :I Jiave'iibthioS ; b.UtSood';tp:saiy.'_abpW ■ our shippiig.compan'iesii'.-'iTuey;do.itbeirVwork : well;7'arid. wo havb the bestf'shipping'service -. of any: colony. !•think/, hbwover, 'that tlio-' ; powerful advocacy, of.,'your /chamber'might ; induce the shipping'.companies, to' place;, a • self-registering tuermometer 7 ,qn:.'board:their: : I steamers. '.They might at ..least; giye,';i.t -.a; : -trial... I'"- ,v : v.--7' ."":■■■ '"■■':"', ; ■■'•''"'■• f '', : ",-.-7... ' V ','TheU there is another matter that has.a; i most important bearing ,on' iho.' above niat-' ' : ters,; and, indeed,7,oh allvniatters ' the condition 'of 'oiir produce- as it lands .in 1 London.7 All a-eports.regarding.conditiori'aro. iiot reliable, ,and often cpnflict.ing7-.-In ■a; market against buyers ;'complauits '-are-more. numerous,-'iiiid hi agpod, market-complaints'- . : - are. not, made 'that' it. would really'' be better fof.iis to know of.' -To -mcet'-'this. 'wo.jwant,. ; a riian at Homo picked from our. Dairy: Cop)-. ; missioner's .staff; -in''thorough.'touch ■' with' conditions here, ; 'and''an:expcrtjn cheescand' : ■ b,utte'r.,This!man-,should:.ge Homo'and .send : reports 'to;-'the Dairy;Compiissioner' on the, , Uaiiding. .cohditibii/ Tlie'.:'lato Minister'' for; Lands-/promised this should;.be..tdohe, and : .-Mr.'- Cuddle' went 'Home -on 'a flying; yis'it/ito prepare,,fbt:tliis';7 : ;Nbthing; further, lias; been, ■ doiieiin-tho:matter, and it-shoiild;bedone:'at , once.' 1 , 7'; -7 ' ';'■ '' 7 'f-'v7 7 '".'••'■ v-.;'' 7 ;- ' ; Mr;'.Scott;admi'ts'tliat,Mr.;,H.;<,C( .Camerpn,,..; our Produce 7 " tlio Higlr:'Commissioner's "staff..' are doing ■ their-best;, but he saysthat they are. not .able, . to' 7 pay sufficient; attention to. the butter; and .cheese, whenMt":roaches; -Honie. .;'.i;,.. / ;.77 ; ;''.:';• ;