DOMINION'S BUTTER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20084, 23 October 1928, Page 10

DOMINION'S BUTTER.

HIGH REPUTATION ABROAD. " SOME OF FINEST IN WORLD." NO FEAR OF NEW COMPETITION. "I believe New Zealand butter made for the local market is every bit as good as (ho best Danish product. It is ;i pity the Dominion product loses a littlo of its quality on the long journey to London, but New Zealand has every justification for being proud of the condition of its butter when- it reaches Home." This is the opinion of Mr. 0. W. Olsonn. representative of a prominent Swedish separatormanufacturing firm, with headquarters in Stockholm, who arrived from Sydney by the Niagara last evening. Mr. Olsonn came to New Zealand from Sweden many years ago, and was farming in the Morrinsvillo district until 1910. He then returned to Sweden [Jis business takes him to all the butter-producing countries, and ho is constantly in touch with the world's markets.

"Denmark is just the same as she always has been, from tho butter-producing aspect," said Mr. Olsonn. "The country is producing tho same quantity of butter she did years ago, and that is because there is no scope for extension."

Mr. Olsonn said he had been closely in touch with Russia lately, and he believes that if Russia were properly organised the dairy products from Siberia would bo a great competitor on the European butter market. As tilings wero to-day, however, he could seo no prospect of tho country being a factor in the market for years to come.

Now Zealand butter was considered abroad to be the best produced by any of the British Dominions. New Zealand had nothing to fear to-day from any immediate competition by any new butter-prodm mg country, and from his experience ho was satisfied this Dominion had nothing to learn in butter-making. Mr. Olsonn recently visited the Argentine, and he was greatly impressed with the progress being made in butter production there. Many of the landholders were taking up dairying and establishing their own factories. This industry had made wonderful strides during tho past few years.

"Dairying is also coming into favour in Western Canada," said Mr. Olsonn. "Tho big wheat men there are beginning to realise the risk of depending for their success on the one crop, and are providing for dairying. If tho wheat crop happended to fail, they have the dairying to fall back on to make up the bank balance a little." Mr. Olsonn has made many visits to New Zealand since leaving here in 1910, but he is proceeding to America direct by tho Niagara this time. Speaking of America, he said he was satisfied the Americans were not good butter-makers. In the hotels or m tho homes, the butter had a distinct "taste." "It is a pleasure to visit New Zealand and sample some of the finest butter in the world," concluded Mr. Olsonn.