CREAM GRADING

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 253, 23 September 1935, Page 4

CREAM GRADING

DISCUSSION AT PAHIATUA. In the course of the annual meeting of the suppliers of the Pahiatua Dairy Company Mr C. Wilton said that most suppliers occasionally had a “first grade” ticket and he asked if the manager could mark on that ticket the reason for the lower grade, in other words, define the cause of the particular flavour. It would greatly assist farmers. The manager (Mr L. J. Heavns) said there were so many different kinds of flavours, several of which appeared to be a result of one particular thing (turnips, for instance) but in reality were for something entirely different, that no manager could possibly state an accurate cause. Often it was quite impossible to find any cause at all upon the closest investigation.

The supplier referred to said he had been sending along finest cream to the factory and one day he had “sliminess” marked on his ticket. He went indignantly to the manager but received ample proof upon being- shown the can of cream. With the manager he inspected every possible source of contamination on the farm, but they could find nothing and reached the conclusion that it was caused a sick cow, as there was no recurrence of the complaint the following day. Mr Heaynes said a lot of trouble had been caused last season through the excessive heat with sick cows.

The secretary said that an authority had told a Kohinui dairy farmer that the cause of sliminess in milk was often through the cows standing in a river in the dry weather to cool themselves. The cold water on the udder affected the quality of the milk.