BY THE WAYSIDE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 75, 10 March 1933, Page 11

BY THE WAYSIDE

TOPICS OF INTEREST. CLEANLINESS ON DAIRY FARMS The value of sanitation in the dairy was stressed recently by Mr J. M. Kerr, of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture in an address to Australian farmers. He stated that the reason for the British preference for Danish butter and cheese was largely due to the confidence that British buyers had in the Danish products. • • • The adoption of satisfactory systems of cleaning and cooling milk in the milking shed is going to give better butter and cheese than is the case where dairy factories have to treat the milk on delivery. • • • Quality and goodwill, as mentioned recently in these columns, are essential for New Zealand butter and cheese if better prices are to be realised for our produce. • • • In Queensland a scheme has been started for the compulsory registration of bulls and herd testing, so as to ensure greater efficiency. By such means, scrub bulls would be eliminated, and production per cow would be increased. • • • Over-production and competition from cheap New Zealand cheese is the reason given by Cheshire farmers for the failure to obtain satisfactory prices for their produce. In many cases farmers are refusing to sell their cheeses, and they are asking tor a quota on imported cheese. <1 • • Sir James Murdoch, M.L.0., a prominent Australian breeder, who recently visited New Zealand and purchased Aberdeen Angus cattle from Hawke’s Bay stated on his return to Australia that he thought there was a danger of the Aberdeen Angus breed deteriorating in New Zealand, unless the embargo on importations was raised. • • • The story is told of two Irishmen, both farmers, who were discussing the white butterfly pest. “Begorrah,” said the first, “these butterflies are a terrible nuisance. There’s hundreds of them in my crops.” “You’re right,” said the second. “My chou moellier is just black with white butterflies I” ♦ • • Now that the rain is starting to fall it is to be hoped that we have a really good downpour, without any drying winds. The total fall for last month was very small, and the benefit was only noticeable in a few parts of Hawke’s Bay. • • » With the decrease in store sheep entries, the sale times of the store sheep at Stortford Lodge have been put back to 12 o’clock, instead of 11 o’clock as was previously the case, starting from next week. This will be much appreciated by both buyers and sellers. # a w Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following London advices; —Butter; Market demoralised. Quotations; Danish. 100/- to 102/- per cwt.; New Zealand finest 70/- to 72/-; Australian, finest 72/- to 74/-, finest unsalted 68/to 70/-, G.A.G. 64/- to 66/-. Cheese; Market very slow. Quotations; New Zealand, white 40/- to 41/- per cwt.; coloured 48/-; Canadian, white 58/- to . fifl/-, coloured 60/- to 68/-,