A GOOD DAIRY MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19736, 8 September 1927, Page 10

A GOOD DAIRY MARKET.

Forecasts from London promise a very satisfactory market for butter and cheese in the coming season. Last year the farmers applied record quantities of fertiliser to their pastures, and the result has already been described, the farms appearing in better heart than ever before. A great deal of herd-testing and culling of cows was also done, and now the reward for the efforts made appears in prospect. The outlook for dairy produce is as bright, probably, as ever it has been. The rising prices are credited to a forthcoming shortage in dairy produce. These shortages are periodical, but it happens fortunately for New Zealand that one is approaching just as the country is in trim to obtain the maximum benefit from it. There has been complaint about the profuseness of the rain during past months, but the prosperity of this Dominion rests very largely on the abundance of its rainfall, combined with a climatic mildness that means growth never really stops," though it may be checked for a time. When, as can be taken as assured, the heavy rains of winter are followed by the warmth and sunshine which tho Auckland and Taranaki Provinces never fail to enjoy, a season of unprecedented production can be expected. Last year's output was of record volume, but for various reasons the farmer did not receive benefits commensurate with its bulk. This year should see his highest hopes realised. Heavy production and good prices should assu?e him his reward, causing him to prosper and the Dominion with him.