THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. CORRESPONDENCE. THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 2501, 10 August 1893, Page 4

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the Star. Sir,— ln a recent issue of the Star, Mr Chew Chonsr maintains " that 3d per gallon for milk in summer and 4d per gallon in the winter montLs, with skim milk returned, is far moro profitable to the farmer than the 3.] d realised by the variouß co-operative cheese factories in this and other districts ;" and, in proof of this assertion, cites two instances of farmers supplying his butter factory in contrast with a case mentioned by your Eltham correspondent of a milk supplier of the Eltham Co-operative Factory. As the supplier last referred to, and in justice to the Eltham Co-operative Company, I would like to point out that the results stated as netted by my cows of an average of £5 48 per cow for milk alone is not by any moans an accurate estimate, was not made up by myself, and found its way into poblicity wiibonfc my desire or conBent. The estimate does not include milk supplied to Mr Chew Cuong's factory at the beginning and the end of the seaßon. It must also be borne in mind that the amount realised by the company was 4d per galloni not 3}d, tbe other \& being carried to the sinking fund. Let us snppose that I bad supplied the Cooperative Factory from the beginning to the end of tbe 6eason, and the following estimate would be the correct one : — £ s. d. Gals, supplied to Chew OhoDg'sfactory ... 1,828 Ditto to the Co-op'r'tive Factory ... 10,773 12,001 @4a = 210 0 4 Value of Digs and calves ... 49 9 3 £259 9 7 Average netted per cow (84) £7 12 8 — I am, &c, Eltham, Aug. Bth. Co-operative. To the Editor of the Star. Sir, — I was surprised that the reference in my last letter to your correspondent from Cardiff, meaning the one who addressed you under the iiou dc plume of " Farmer," should have brought upon me the criticism of yonr correspondent from Stratford and Ngaire, but believing in the aivantage of criticism, and still having faith in the proposals of the L. &. M- Co., I once more trouble you to combat yoor own'a arguments. He hit upon an ingenious plan to state a weak argument when he totalled the value of cows, land, &0., and compared it with the value or capital expended on a factory, the result to all appearances being one-sided. But let ua analyse it. A factory owoot without I a guarantee for milk bas an uncertain position ', so much bo, that given a few energetic souls in a community of mi}k suppliers, and a few dissatisfied ones, j his business can be enormously depreciated, though the butter market still be sound. This has been borne out by the last year's experience, for cooperation is at work, and a threat to build an opposition factory if carried out by milk suppliers (which has been done) makes his i) 1000 expended on factory, etc. valueless, and Btill the farmers have their cows value £8000 and land £8000. Given the batter industry fails entirely, a factory owner would be ruined — a supplier woukl still have bis cows to breed from j and land to cultivate. With a three years' guarantee this danger is partly remedied, but at the end of that term the danger renews itself. " Your own " plaoed bis finger on tbo weak or seemingly weak spot, when he referred to the management being entirely in the bands of Loan and Mercantile Company, bnt I think this vanishes when inspected. Tho question arises : — Can the Loan and Mercantile Co. afford to treat the suppliers on a three years' guarantee with any policy but tbat of a fair and just one '? which I think can be answered in the negative. Expending some thousands of pounds in this venture, their policy will be (as far as the industry will allow them) to make the concern a paying one to suppliers, thereby gaining custom and confidence, not ill-feeling and a desire to throw them over at the end of the term, for this power is in the bands of the suppliers, and if these last were the feelings generated by the policy of the company, their factories would be closed for want of milk when the term of gnarantee expired. But I, for one, feel assured that such a suicidal policy will not be carried on, but tbeir endeavour will be to gain tbe confidence of settlers. for in that lies the success or failure of this venture of the L. and M. Co. — I am, &c, David L. A. Astbury. Upper Dathio Rond, August 7.

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