SUBURBAN CHEESE FACTORIES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 748, 22 February 1910, Page 8

SUBURBAN CHEESE FACTORIES

r j; Wellington-draws ■ its -milk ■ supplies largely v Jlakarft ;' arid',..'. the. : . Upper'. '.'at : ]both.: ; thesc; ; . places

t}ie, dairy : farmers' are' finding it difficult to^disp^e"-'of;'''tHe^>vhofeyof.' ! -thei.r.'- milk ■profitably..', during c-'tho: ;;ilush ."summer inpn'ths;.'i.ir:;'l'.'..-';'.', \\■'!.'-.. vi : .r- '■■'"'

viAt.'Maka'ra'^hereK^a 1 proposal to erect 't£ bhee«evfa6tdry,>ani.a ;, ineeting. to;dis ; ciiss ; thc'jiaiitter.Vwas:-hejd,:there last ; Friday., njgh't: % r Mr. ;J;; : .Healy,' .chairman of 'the,; coiiVniittte •.which; hasi the: matter-in ihan'd,: was .yotedr to. "tho chair, and' ariiibiin<!ed'that,,.by''arra'ngeiiierit .with Mr. Cuddioi.rMf./Gwillini,; of'the dairy ; inctrucfion :stan','. , 'wa"s'.present : to give information".regarding, .the formation, and working of'co-operative' cheese factories., ,;;-Jlr. ; 'Gwillim' stated Othal'V 'a; ..'factory could..be, run' profitably with a guarantee of "five hundred cows 'for ;'six months in the- year.'. :lf", the ? committee;' could '.get

the 'farmers : to ■' ghararite'e :to Vsupply'-.the milk of "350' cows T 'foc,' the .'first"summer they: would;be;iustih'«d'.in making, a start. '■ i.TVhilo"-. thore Vwas a general desire', exhi-. bited. : by the :.moeting : that a 'factory should be staTted.^most' of those- present' preferred to give tho-inatter,'. further Icpnsideration.,before.!'dcfinitely.'.guaranteeing ;W-'se.t :cows.aside"'foi , .: the; '■ factor j. :','■', ....

:':At;iWa!laceville:.imd>Mimgarpa;a:;simi;lar:'proposal IfoT.'tho .erection of a. cheese .factory.; is/afoot,' and 'as. a .fair,number, of pro'spectiTO; suppliers are inconveniently 'farr'away frbih. tho'.railway! to send their. milkr.tc;to.wnVin';;the;'mor.ning,i.it isVpo's-. sible -'that'developments '.mil. take'-,. place 'shortly;':'"Asiin'illakara.Vthere is lar*esurplus; of Vmilk'ithatl.vould-.undoubtedly go - .to the. factory ill,the.'summer.bnt.the ttouble:;^^is!- to% get. -th'ei definite, guarantee , ;q£ : 3so OTw's.:" : :vV''': v ; ! :vffi.>'":::"'',' : ,: : y': tM,^