TURNIPY BUTTER.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 646, 25 October 1909, Page 10

TURNIPY BUTTER.

■ ."':?;;';•.' TO ..',. | ' L .'' ■■;;' 'V \ A- ' l 6 f i'Therb was a. lot : of -talk:about turnipy flavour » ;'at a meeting' of suppliers to Oakiira dairy Jfac-l ,tory-last.:week. .-The.chairman of directors (Mr.-j | ( 6. A. ;Adlam). observed .'that 10.23 d. per pound i was the average price received by suppliers for' | -butter-fat last. season. That; price . constituted, j a'record,', but,it would: have been'still higher- i if shareholders, had not fed their cows ontur-.'; f nips. :>ln consequence of the turnips, during the: j ,wmter .months practically tho whole' of tho, r 'company's bntpiit from : the :I middlo' pf April c :tp the end'pf the; first week in-September'-was 6 graded .seconds, .and. in-view, of the weak state. 2 'of'the'winter.imarket the directors .had great ° difficulty in,disposing of the butter." The flav-'. ou(';wa!r''S3'6trbrig'''-that-,the butter, was almost unsaleable.! Only one firm iritho Dominion at- :' tempted to placcdj; for theni/ After a lot of trouble .they' managed to sell it, ; tho average: price 'received'.by-' the company being • per <lb.;less',than tho;yaluo.of first grade;, In nodi;. - 'tiPn'to"this.,the'.company had two. or. threb; i mbriths'. cool I 'storage, to ; pay and also a commis- ° sion'for.sellipg.A'The quality being "off,"" had; | company's connectipns j, ?bn--the/local;market. -Theso had taken .them' e some years'.to. build .up. The, fact that the last i winter's. quality was so bad' would no doubt i .affect them when .the next winter's output-wis I 'the market..-If it. showed no im- i provement'ho was afraid it wculd'ho practice ' ,dlly unsaleable; iThat'wculd mean shipping .to. ] 'England 'as 'miltcd-.sbutter,'which: would be. i iwortli'about 6d:-per lb. At times the flavour; t was so ; bad their clients whb Tiad ; purchased: 1 parcels refused delivery, and in one case they' ' :had to resort,,to .legal proceedings" to' obtain; J Ipaymentiv The matter was a very serious one, j and it was-the directors'.intention to refuse' t all-mills having,turnipy flavour in future;..'-: 'i ;P.(MriMder^le'!:'dis'cli'ssion'. ; tbbk 'place as to whe- 1 ;ther orders ,had,been given to the manager, tp reject'turnipy milk/- .'• •'-.". A'/: : : : ilr. HorTiS said ho harm would be donoin ;.foediiig4onj .turnips >provided it, was,done-pro-'.Mrlyi"but.'sbffe i Oo"o^plo,\wbuld.'not'.-dp'.itnis; and' | !limply'*iufriedfetrie , : cows into -the 'turnips Valid , 'there' i ieFtherfl r ' , sto'p. : .':•-.. r-[ ■;''•■■'\-":■"&■'■ ■'< c The,chairman:j;'l'he directors have decided i vthat if the creamery managers'don't send; tur- j nipy milk back 'tliey. will' get-.the sack, and if 1 ithe manager sends.,turnipy butter;-.into .New ' *j > lymouth,he.gets;itbtico.iustaritly.;.Y. ... : ';- ■.'; v.. \