DAIRY DIVISION EXPERTS

Hawera Star, Volume L, 30 July 1930, Page 4

DAIRY DIVISION EXPERTS

(To the Editor)

,~>u\ —i w:i,s very pleased to see in >n>ur paper the remuriis l 01 ivi.r coiifigan at tne conference’ of uawy cpmI [fames, re. the attitude on tne aepartI mtnt to Mr Veales report ancl, j. uxrer, to tne federation. Dor myself i, and 1 know many others, consider that i\ir veale’is report was most heipiui. i nave naci to do with dairy factories for the last Mo years or more, ana for many years, nave sat as director on several companies, and I am not sure mow that tne Government experts iiaive teen such a great help, i know years ago the Government did not (relieve in home, separation. The next thing was they were up against whey butter; cnen tiney objected to skimming the noli milk, all of which have ibeeoi a great Help. It rather shakes ia man’s faith in Government experts after Anapuni, railways, Garrett engines., railway workshops and other lesukts of Government experts’ work. There is even a possible chance of our Dairy Director having something to learn, but instead of finding fault with South Taranaki it should be commended. What is tlie Dairy Division for except to get an<l give us the best knowledge obtainable and make use of other people’s brains for the 'general good ? After all is said and done, it is the cash we are all after. X also think that it was not a good thing that happened at Pamierston North to get up and say that our cheese was going back. We may be sure that this is read at Home, as 1 know lor a fact our local paper was sent Home. Now,, what would people think if a sheep farmer who had a lot of fat lambs got up and said: ‘‘l hare a lot 'fat lambs I want to sell, .but. they hawo gone back in guaiit.y.” Wouldn’t lie be put down a-s a foci ? Instead of that he would keep his mouth shut and try I and improve. | for myself, I look upon Mr Veale as - one of our most valuable men. For one thing, it is quite possible that the heavy top-dressing on our rich Taranaki soils, combined with the heavy ibutterfat cow, may have some bearing on our cheese. I well remember the remark of one Cheshire farmer’s wife that if they kept on top-dressing she could not make the same cheese as she had done. Of course that was many years ago. It must also be remembered that down, .south, in common with Cheshire, they have a certain amount of frost, and snow, which tends to clean the land, whereas here the grass grows moire or lass all the vear. That it effects cattle, sheep and also butter-fat is quite eve evident; so whv should it not cause a difference in milk? That is where the chemist, comes in. But again, that is where the chemist and the Dairy Division want to puli together for the general good. That is wliat they are paid for 1 am. etc,, „ __ _ _ ODD FARMER, p S —After all there must be a. reason ' why the dairy maid at Home, under very often primitive conditions, can beat us o"t of .sight. Can anybody fell ns the why fore?