THE COWS OF KONINI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 672, 24 November 1909, Page 10

THE COWS OF KONINI.

V and the butter enterprise. , Konini may bo aptly termed tho dairying centre of tho Pahiatua district (writes 'our Pahiahia correspondent), for now - that Mr.' Thos. Quirk has commenced dairying, evory farm around Konini takes, its supply of milk to tho factory. For dairying purposes (says our Pahiatua correspondent), the rich, river •Ants') 'of - tho ' Mangatainoka'.: and- Makakahi. Rivers; would be hard to excel, and tho; largest supplier to] the Konini (BallanCe No: 2) butter factory, on being questioned as V.to tho acreago from ' which; ho takes his largos supply, of milk (3G26lbs;;on -Saturday last) stated that if ;ho told tho' amount, : farmers in other parts of tho .district would hardly credit.' it,- and so he thought it .wiso not t6 mention tho, acreage; For tho abovo supply of milk Mr. Thos. Avery, milks 100 cows and, included in them are 50 heifers.,: Mr. Thos. Quirk, tho noxt largest: supplier, who, it will be remembered, was 30lbS. ahead of Mr. Avery recently, has now to bo content with second placo, and: ho also has a largo number of heifers: amongst his herd.;. Almost"-qvfery. farmer 'has a fair .portion- of i his' land under crop, a, good raanv different ■kinds'of root crops being put: in; whilo Messrs. C. ; Avery,'- H. E. - Wilton, and Thos. _ Quirk are busy sowing considcrablo'areas in rape and turnips. e . r A visit ,to tho butter factory showed that recent improvements, had; considerably facilitated tho ,'work-i of :those'. connected with the 'factory. In addition to the new machinery (described in'a.previous'issue) there are two pream coolers manufactured by Mri- W.: A. J. Dntch, of Wei-; lington.:, ; Thp "manager : (Mr. D. Kolly) stated' :that tho..largo pasteuriser, was. made by tho same firm, and it is pleasant to notice that tho' Uallance . Company, wherever possible, is encouraging-localsindustry. In this .respect, .it'!is.'.rathcr surprising"'that the, many ' farmers purchase the cheaper- articles on; tno markot, and these are .invariably' of, foreign make. ■ itMfeJr.iown'*; butter, 'cheese,': and other products ariksent to) the English' markets,-' and the highest prices are looked for, while here, they purchase,many, lilies not of. British manufacture,! andTiiijithsno, consideration '-influencing'. their-', pttrch'asos/i&copt tho , elome'ntiof;: cheapness.-, " ' •' .Iriquiry'-iKthe butter room .'disclosed tho falct that 75'boxes;of butter were being tnrned. out daily,, with'the output at Ballancc,.: brings tho daily total ' to. over. 100 boxes. 'Tho; hugo 'combined . churn worker,'which was 'i.nr: stalled at ' the beginning of"'. the present reason, and which, can make ISOOlbs. of butter, is giving every satisfaction.: . The ;dailj; milk: supply has now .reached 3550 gallons, while' tho' samo . company's ■ creamery.' at' 'Hamua, only four miles. distant, isv-receiving -2600 gallonsper.. day. ;. average • test' at -tho- .Konini' factory-, is, about 3.G5;> thVttghesfc'test', bcine.-"4i" , -^rhejdailyj'milfc'supply 1 at,the'Tararda Cheese: l'actory' in Biillanco' is -about JIOO: -'gallons per: day;.' For : last month's ' sypply- lld. ' per? lb. of :butter-fat .was'paid'out,' and Is. per lb. ■for-the preceding months' this' season. It'risanticipated that the -payment rate for this and next. nwnth's supply will bo Is. ' .':