OUR DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13234, 20 July 1906, Page 6

OUR DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

A REPRESENTATIVE IX rIKUi.ANf) ''!« [BY TELEGRAI-H.— JTtESS A«i^QCtitT,^yliiiK SIR mom>. Thut^•sff|f|B[ A cojcfkiience of delegate* f mm"the"■ ■■' * naki dairy companies, convened by S ttonal Dairy Association; was held day to consider a resolution passed W ' W association, "Th.it it is desirable ti'j&'g'iSEß a representative of dairy compatuta w'lfo Home market.'' Mr. J. W. Fore.ma fotaJpfß sident of the Dairy Association) |flf and 30 companies a.ent delegates. ' ASter Zh ill long discussion the meeting atfina«j| the ' ;S desirability of having a reprcsentatrr* k®®!! England.;; ' Most of the delegates agtttd to jm* & mmt

6d per ton on the output toward" lite fciUjy I j anil expenses, others not wishing | [ rait their companies at that r,Uge. () Vft || I J £800 was thus guaranteed in ttn- j w 'U 1 and if the scheme is taken up in other tarts 1 of the colony it will be possible «i MTO . '-AW siderablv reduce the contribution per *115 [■ The appointment was left m the imnd« o< •.the executive olf the National Dairy if j. At a meeting subsequently held » !'«<. ,11 naki Dairymen » Club was limned, for tf» 1 discussion of matters affecting tin- mdutfrf HOME SEPARATION. /$ J Wo have on previous occasion* ' t| what were the objections to home -»c paretic and what were its advantage-. • \V v ft also given from time to t»m« the ctrniptg •' J of our leading dairying expert*, who ars If universally against tiio system. ■ v'!'/¥'P The main argument against home iej&jfe'<?%' iJ tiob is to bo found in the fact that uttom«f" J 8 it is carried out in connection will) '■ 1 79 manufacture of butter it means dt terioratiotj ! J. of quality. The grading depots in each t>{ ffipy2 our leading cities can -produce ploNty of t*;.' § I dence to support this statement, and factor* §! managers know it to their cost. The f' B does not He with, home separation tt n | ; principle, but in practical application. A S® proportion of the farmers separating milfc * g tho. farm do not carry out and v, ill not cam i- ' S out tho work on modern hygienic lines. in|" ■ ■ 1 the consequence is faulty rream ami 'in". ,'<IT i ferior butter. A well-known dairying tsi -i" ■ pert declares that nine out of t<<n farmer "/> 1 do not conduct milk separation on rropjj ''' I lines, and probably he may exaggerate; b«; .'•.?£ i •• if only one farmer out cvgrthmhuk( ten failed injii,ii', ■ 8 | duty it would be quite enough to bring dows {S 1 I the quality of the factory mitke'o! butter. K 1 I The arguments in favour of homo «vp«4 ! tion are numerousr and ' striking. In th» W'i first place it. is safe to assume • that •' milk : £ separated as soon as it rentes' from tho «fv is le*s in danger of -infection by harmful i bacteria than milk carted for long distance to tho factory, In the second place it jj r;l? much cheaper and much easier to cart on* I tin of cream to ,the factory than it j». cart ten or twelve cans of milk there iniiffpi back again. In the third place skini-mitk? ; f&' I fresh from the separator is nni(4i better 1 for ctilvos and other stock . I ban skim-uiiiltßfiSi after its journey to a distant f«ctory;\.^^^B These arc weighty arguments. Th<-y £j| mean a saving of the farmer's time," o! 1 horseflesh, of money, and of country ro&d<j. , i | In the back block's, whore, as is. mostly »lift w case in Now Zealand, tho 'distance' ■to §£M tho factory is considerable and njodi.. | vile, such • arguments aro well-nigh #1 irresistible, and in spite of de-"'. 1 terioration of butter, in spite of official 'pre? ' I .tests, home separation in such district f bound to go on. It, is here that the .priic- fit:® tical utility of _ Mr. .Tart's, nrgnmontu comet ' 2 i; in. Ho recognises that under present, ditions home separation is a danger to the P« 11 quality of our dairy produce, lie recogrtiw* f also that in some districts homo separation % * must, exist, and he. contends that the soh.,\?Si tion of the whole difficulty lies 'in' to «wfu'. J eating each individual dairy-farmer that •* J | ho is able and willing to carry out milking -Si? j and milk separation on lines which will ch. ; : :S:: 8 viafe all danger and enable him to supply'fe:-®| cream to the factory: as pure and swoot■ at I cream- should bo when it is required ;to I manufacture tho highest '"class of butter. Mr. Tait point» out that in this direction the (Jovernment can do much good by pro. ,£ i viding systematic instruction to fanners on their own farms in such matters as cooling $ and controlling tho temperature of cream after separation, and 'until delivery at-iliiiff; factory and many other matters. In thiit|® respect wo can heartily support Mr. Tait. Instruction is ■wanted not only on farini i f where home separation is carried out, but SI | on farms supplying milk to,the factorwi, i l and the sooner this work is undertaken the || 'better. Bomo farmers, off'courw'^.dOr'j»t,'V)f,ii require "any instruction in either, cleanly, | methods or in governing tent turn, but' v"I most of thorn Mould derive some benefit .;bj £f;i coming into contact now and again witii :>>i men specially skilled in tho work of hand -&'■ ling milk ; and cream; c and without doubt ? there are men supplying milk to e-reahMri«||« and factories who require .not only instruct tion but something stronger to compel them ! to improve (heir methods, There is rio doubt that the appointment of dairying itt-'|>s'-striictors to visit farm? is a necessary"' sfcap, $ and one ; which would have a benefio'aj effect on the dairying industry, providing i<: suitable men were obtained. Wo belie/*, however, that following «neh an innovation v?®' a much more important step is necenfary. and that is, the compulsory inspection of;alll]M|l places where milking is carried on. v,TlioMiiojsf: farmers who conduct their operations 'prd-l'j.-vr;-perly would receive nethinrr but help swlvf' I encouragement from compnhorv inspection/ >5 I and_ furthermore they would be protected ,% I against Ihe injuries and losses I lev hue *0 1 long endured from their ei».rel»<* and it'-■ v compfftent neighbours. Whether compulsory inspection should : begin',;sinndtqiricous,lvg|ll| with widespread instruction or follow clow '' on its hceN is a matter of opinion, but certainly the two should eventually work 1 : v.V together. " • t ' ' ' '