AUSTRALIAN BUTTER SEASON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 648, 27 October 1909, Page 10

AUSTRALIAN BUTTER SEASON.

WEED FLAVOURS AND SALT., Tho butter season is opening up splendidly ' ■ (says .tho'" Sydney Morning Herald' of Octo- .) bcr 18.) Prolific supplies are still coming .for"ward, and ;cncli • factory, is weokly increasing' its output: -The export of butter'this, year from '' July 1 to data is 15,270 boxes moro than for tho : . —- Game ' period last year.' Experts state that the quality 'generally: is better than in any, pre- . •• • ceding season.'-Abundant'rains liavo fallen- in most of. thoibutter-producing •,districts, /although. - 5 ■ there r are l some which-' sHll- have a drotighush appcaranco.- The Richmond Rivor districts aro sending . the hest butter to .market,; "whilst. tho -''■'■•■ ; :"'-vestern'--i)utters, arb opening up in very good :; : : --.conditioii. •• frequent, rains ■ this year - hayo :caused: : the .(weeds to' spring; up quicher; : than. •;' - the 'grass,v.and this has caused a rather .weedy; > ' taste to -be: ' distinguishable /in many butters/ - the.^objectof. overcoming this flavour ;• c • many managers add. an extra .quantity of salt , Vin mahufacturing. But'this, in; thoropmion--of exports,* is . erroneous. idea,;. Tho : salti/ah .fact',' .does not-.have' the effect ; k : otWiling >'this flavour, as is/th6ught, but* aggra-; i y-Lyates - it.}. tho same timo it impairs the ["r^vquality-;corifiiderably ; as an'export butter, be- • ; cause * tho- London buyers do not consider a ';v! gtronglyrsalted butter-nearly as. marketable as ; a mild one.' Auothor to' heavy salt--"'ing at .this-.time, of! the year is that; a. lighthalted butter keeps far. better; on the voyage l;- : • :Home, and -arrives : iii • a s much^fresher •• conch-. L.-v-r-tion.' ' -Salt ,£has also: ;a* tendency.-:of influencing tho 'moistufi? in - butter,} and this, aloriojs a big factor ;to'r'be .considered; especially, now/when : inoistiiro is itho subject.of. so much- discussion. ''Judging from the butters -which ; have: come ; to i'-' iso far^this, season, j there /is plenty/of.room on •thQ.part^of'.^ ' closely the correct methods .of manufacture. .1 fc ''Many^of- the butters have come along.spongy, I k . •-and' showing; more moisture ,:than is necessary. | f ■ Managers are: recommended to aim at a drier f. vVproducti'lieeping under 14 per cent, of moisture. C ' . 'A;butter which is''meeting favour. ]ust now is - one carrying not more, than;l2Vto; 13.per. cent. •? "ofjmoisture.:-Jt is on .account of the, sup!p-:; decided;, to lower v thc price> furthef is, fromrto-daj. t;:.'-This fixes-the price^pf^snperfne,butter [' per civt., Tfhile' this time.last year it T\as 11-s., |l and ; the .preceding ;year. 104s. ■ \.V - • .-/•