DAIRYING NOTES AND NEWS,

Otago Witness, Volume 02, Issue 2420, 2 August 1900, Page 7

DAIRYING NOTES AND NEWS,

(From (he New Zealand Dairyman for July.) At Mangatoki (Taranaki) £25 an acre is being refused for dairy farms ! The Wisconsin University has increased the salary of Dr Babcock £100 a year in recognition of the very great services rendered by him to the dairy industry.

A new B.iby Alpha Laval separator has been introduced in England by the London Dairy Supply Company. It separates nine gallons per hour, aiTd is sold in the old country for £5 10s.

The local paper says that some of the farmers m round Stratford havo made as much as £9 to £10 per cow from cheese. This undoubtedly shows that the high value for land is more than justified.

The average percentage of water rin Danish butter as revealed by analysis of the different makes exhibited at the last Government exhibition of butter was 14.4. Tbo percentage of water ranged from 12 to 16 per cent.

The value of dairy exports for New Zealand last season equalled abotit nine tons o£ gold at £4 per ounce. Taranaki's share for the nine months ending May 31 last was 4 tons 13cwt Solb. New Zealand's Klondyke is evidently her dairy farms.

Last year Denmark exported 143,700,0001b of butter, equal to 64,151 tons. Taking this at fail- average value, say £100 ~pev ton, gives us the enormous total of £6,415,100. This great sum of money equals nearly 65£ tons of virgin gold, taking the value of gold at £4 per ounce.

The Rangiwahia-Ruahine Company are adding another creamery to their business. It will be fitted with an Alpha Laval turbine, and engine and boiler by Murray and Co., Wanganui. The company has sold its output for next season already. A company that makes the very be^t article never has to run round foi buyers.

Mr Cuddie, late manager of the Waverley dairy factory, who is the latest addition to tha staff of the Dairying Service, belongs to a famous family of butler makers in the South Island. In the days when good butter makers were very scarce in New Zealand the butter of Cuddio Bros, was famous throughout the colony. He should prove a decided acquisition to the staff.

From balance sheets of Irish creameries to hand, we learn that prices realised for milk last season ran from 3d per gallon ivpwarcl, and for butter from 9d per pound upward. One factory paid 3.87 d per gallon ancl 10.62 cl per lb for butter ; another 3.39 d per gallon and 10.94 d per lb ; a third, 3.74 d per gallon and 10.09 d per lb; a fourth, 3.8 M per gallon ancl 11.07 d per lb; a fifth, 3.86 d per gallo'i and 11.65 d per lb.

Several improvements are to be carried out at the Awahuri butter factory in anticipation of the coming season, including arrangements for the more convenient handling of milk received and returned to suppliers. During the month of June suppliers received 9cl per lb for butter-fat, and the supply is still considerably in excess of what was received during June of last year.

Many Wellington dairy farmers are dehorning their herds this winter. During last month, Mr J. Griffiths had 40 odd, and Mr M'Cormick, of Woodville, over 50, dehorned by GreviFc Bros., Mangatainoka, who have taken up the business of dehorning dairy herds. Not a single fatality has occurred in 300 operated on this winter. The price charged is Is per head. Dr D. H. Bowman has been explaining at the Manchester Literary ancl Philosophical Society a way of keeping milk and cream pure ancl sweet for from eight to ten days without changing its composition in the least or using any preservative or antiseptic: It is by forcing sterilised air at ordinary temperature through the milk or cream. Now if this could be done cheaply and conveniently, it is not to be doubted that it would speedily supplant existing methods of 1 reservation.

Writing to a friend in Hawera under date May 14, Mr James Kowin (who returned to England by the- troopship Maori, via Beira and the Cape) says he has made inquiries as to the chance of establishing trade between South Africa and New Zealand, but fuels that some time must elapse before that can be done. Freezing works would have to be established and channels for working the business must be formed, and a lot of work would ha/c to be clone before a regular business could be made — to say nothing of tne opposition to be met from already established coneeris.

Mr J. M. Craig, manager of Wainui factcry, Banks Peninsula, and formerly manage', of Waikawa Valley dairy factory, has been re-engaged by the Wainui directors for a term of two years. Mr Craig is evidently pleasing hig employers well. In addition to presenting him with some valuable gifts on the occasion of his recent marriage, they have also built him a suitable residence. The Wainui cheese was all exported Home, ancl the returns show it realised the very high price of 62s per cwt. Last season's output was 30 tons, and the prospects for the ensuing' year aro encouraging, as new suppliers are expected. (Wyndham Farmer.) Several farmers witnessed the trial of the

liunter turnip topper and tailer on Edendale estate last week. The trial was voted an " all right " success.

Lime in quantities is being carted by Edendale farmers just now. • Those big turnit)s on the estate, grown on lime-fed land, are waiving up farmers to the possibilities.

On dit that Dunalister estate, Wyndham, the historic property originally owned by the late Hon. Dr Menzies, M.L.C., ancl latterly tho property of Mr Gilbert Ward, has changed hands, the new owner, we understand, being M;s J. Y. Cook, of Mokoreta.

Mr Daniel Ross, of Maungatua, is the latest accession to the ranks of our local community. He has taken up at Menzies Ferry those parts of Edendale estate known as "Jones's paddock" and " M 'Donald's paddock," containing some 190 acres. Mr Boss is having built for his requirements a substantial six-ioomed dwelling-house, Mr A. P. Schmidt being the contractor.

Thus Instructor Sawers, at the social to Mr Andrew Cunningham, in /eplying to the toast of " The Dairy Industry " : — Nine years ago,, when he came as manage 1 ' to Wynclhom Daiiy Factory, dairy herds averaged £5 10s to £6 per cow; to-day they went up to £9 and £10; in fact, he could name one of the suppliers who had made fully £10 per head oiat of his cows during the past season. How had that all been brought about? Simply and solety by a mutual co-operation and advancement on the part of the factory managers and their suppliers. Some 32 horsos were entered for Me=sr= J. A. Mitchell ond Co.'s market at Wyndham last week. ACr Twentyman Hodgson was mainly responsible for the enhanced entry, ancl on his account draughts were sold at £36, £31 10s, £18 10s, and £16 10s, and hacks at £11 155,, £8, and £7. An unbroken spring-carter, vended by Mr Andrew Mitchell (Edendale), was sold at £18 ; Mr James Scott (Drumoak) refused £39 foi a nice filly ; account other vendors, draughts at £27, £21, £15 10s, ancl hacks from £10 downwards.

It is interesting to note the prices at which cheese from different countries was selling at on the London market towards the end of May. New Zealand coloured topped the imported cheese by Is per cwt, being quoted at 595; Canadian coloured and white selling at the same price as did New Zealand whites, 58s. Dutch Edoms reached 525, factory Edoms 40s, Dutch Goudos 465, factory Goudas 38s, Derby 565, ancl common Derby s 445. Such a restiit must be very satisfactory to New Zealand dairymen, though it nrust be remembered that at the time" stated our cheese did not come into competition with the choicest Canadian.