GRADING OF CREAM.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 May 1928, Page 5

GRADING OF CREAM.

CHANGE IN SYSTEM NOT ' FAVOURED.

Representatives of the North Auckland dairy companies (have expressed opposition to any alteration of the basis upon which cream is graded. The matter was raised at the North Auckland Dairy Conference by Mr |W. M. Singleton, Director of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture. Mr .Singleton said the suggestion had been made in some quarters that the present system of compulsory grad jug, which came into force in 1926, and provided for differential payment for the finest and first and second grades of cream, should be discarded in favour of a two-grade system which obtained previously. As it was likely the nvat--1 v would be brought up at future conferences in the near future, he thought it advisable that the conference should express an opinion as to the desirability of continuing the present system. The Dairy Division considered the present. system admirable and in the best interests of the industry. Mr W. Grounds, chairman of the Dairy Produce Board, said in view of the enormous improvement in the quality of the butter manufactured in New Zealand since the introduction of the three-grade system, ary reversion to the old system must be" regarded as a retrograde step. During the six months of the present season no less than 79.84 per cent, of butter manufactured in New eZaland was finest grade, 19.23 per cent. Was first grade, and only .93 was second grade. This result could be directly attributed to the financial incentive provided by differential payment.. It could be confidently anticipated that under the continuance of the system nc'arly all the New Zealand butter Would be of the finest grade. Other speakers concurred in this view an,] a resolution expressing opposition to any change in the grading system was carried unanimously.