SOUTH ISLAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION.

Evening Star, Issue 14635, 3 August 1911, Page 10

SOUTH ISLAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION.

Members of the South Island Dairy Association met again this morning, Mr John Gray (president) being in the chair. Mr D Cuddie, head of the dairy division, and Mr C. J. Reakes, Chief Veterinarian, delivered addresses. Mr Cuddie said that great developments had taken plan in the dairy industry, but the experimental dairv «-ohool 'was still in the womb of the future. The reputation of New Zealand dairy' produce was maintained bysending Homo a larger proportion of prime quality butter ar.cl cheese than other exporting countries. Mr Cuddie strongly condemned home separation, and hoped that the method would never gain a footing in the South, where good roads prevailed. Not only did it tend to depreciate the quality, but it might I affect the principle of co-operation. As for | the complaints about the openness of cheese, j this might be remedied to a large extent by ; suppliers paying more attention to the matter iof cooling their milk. He thought that direc- | tors of factories should set the • example of i cooling all their milk, and then all suppliers j would in the course of time follow suit. A big forward move was needed in this iLrec- ) tior. With regard to the question of i moisture content in cheese, when this fell 1 below 32 pet cent, the chccsc was found to be j too dry, while, on the other hand, when | it was over 34 per cent, the quality was j affected. If some attention was not paid to this important matter, the industry’ would be j detrimentally affected. ! ,Mr Cuddie was thanked for bis address, : and it was resolved—."That this association express approval of the proposal that a superfine, grade of butter bo instituted, and : that they desire to express approval of the : resolution passed at the last meeting of the | National Dairy Association.” I Mr Rcakcs also delivered an interesting ad- ! dress on the pasteurisation of skim milk and j the health of pigs.. He spoke, too, at some I length upon contagious abortion in cows and mammitis remarking that the department, > was investigating a serum, but so far all. at* i tempts to reach the latter disease by mice- ; tion had beer, more or less unsuccessful. Ho i remarked, too, that there was a tendency on ! the part of a few to take a cow to the saleyards and dispose of it when it was found to be suffering from that disease, and ho in- ■ vited :lie far.mers to offer any suggesiions : that might tend to help. ; Mr Reakes was healthy appended., and i votes of thanks to him and to the chairman ‘concluded the business of the association.