DAIRYING AT PARAPARAUMU.
A NEW CREAMERY. imlht l£ t0 placln S " le dairying indiiitrj at Poraparammi on i>. more sati.'factory footing, the carting of milk all tho way to TVaiKanae beinj a great handicap, to the farmers, they losin; considerable time by running several miles to the croatncry there. Subsequently Messv*. Hill and Barton, of .Wellington,'discussed ■the.various details with-the settlers, as a result of which a guarantee of 300 cows was immediately forthcoming It was felt by the farmers that such an important matter as tho openiii" of the creamery should not bo allowed to pass without some ceremony. This took place last week, when the suppliers, their wives, and others attended strongly to do honour to the occasion. . The lion. O.Mills performed the opening ceremony. , Mr. D. D. Hyde and Jlr. Barton (of Hill and Barton) also spoke. Mr. Hyde'turned on the tap. The creamery is equipped with a West a eeparator, with a capacity of 500 gallons, a vat of -100 gallons dimensions, the necessary scales, staging, etc., all of the latest, pattern. The skim milk is pumped, through tubes, to tanks outside tho ' building. Mr. Charles Barton, -who-has had experience in the .Waikato, will be the manage^
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1075, 14 March 1911, Page 8
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