GOVERNMENT DAIRY SCHOOL.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 144, 4 September 1895, Page 3

GOVERNMENT DAIRY SCHOOL.

The opening of the first Governnent dairy school in New Zealand, at Bdendale, Southland, on June 19th, vas a moat important event in the listory of dairying in this colony. Che Government has done much for igriculture in general and for the lairy industry in particular, by appointing experts in the various subects, and the appointment of Mr J. i 3. M'Ewan, of the Ontario (Canada) Agricultural College, to examine and •eportupon dairying in New Zealand, Allowed bv his inetallat ; on as Chief Dairy Expert for the colony, led to he inauguration of the, Dairy School ystetn. The Edendale School was iold at the commodious factory on ihe New Zealand and Australian Land Company's grand estate of that lame, which, with all the resources of he estate, was placed at the disposal if the Government, free of charge, or the purposes of the school, by the :ompany's inspector, Mr Thomas 3rydone. Mr Brydone (as manager >f the Edendale Estate) shares with Vlr John Grieg, of Longbeach, Canerbnry.the honour of being a pioneer )f the factory system of butternaking in New Zealand, and gained ;he bonus offered by the Government 'or the first production of butter in Sfew Zealand by that system. The resident manager at Edendale, Mr Donald McDonald, gave every assisiance to Mr M'Ewan and his staff in carrying on the dairy school and prodding accommodation for the numerous students. The attendance was restricted to factory managers and xs&istants, but no less than one hundred and five students were on the roll, including a number of the best cheese and butter makers in the colony, some of whom came from Canterbury and the North Island. Instruction was given in overy detail of production and manufacture, appliances of various makers were tested and their working explained, and Mr M'Ewan gave lectures to milk-sup-pliers in the surrounding districts on their duties. The students and farmers paid most assiduous attention to the demonstrations and lectures, and the result cannot fail to be seen in an improvement in the output of dairy produce in future seasons.— Canterbury Times.