THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2436, 21 November 1900, Page 14

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

OPINIONS OF AN EXPERT. In the course of a chat with a Christchurch Press reporter on the 12th inst., Mr J. A. Kmsella, the Government Dairy Commissioner, said that he was repeating his visit of inspection through the colony this year, and had already been at some of the North Island factories and a few on the West Coast. From there he turned aside to judge the milking competition at the show, and will resum. his itinerary at once. In the South Island Mr Kinsella intends to visit all factories between Reefton and Nelson. The Government has recently made a loan to a new buttei factory at Hokitika, and a new cheese factory at Havelock. Both of these are to be visited by Mr Kinsella. He is' much impressed by the suitability' for dairypurposes of the district in that quarter. The Kckatahi Valley in particular, which lies about 12 miles out of Hokitika, struck him aa a most favourable region in which to begin work. J In the North Island Mr Kinsella was de* lighted with the results achieved. Great im-< provement has been brought about by the introduction of pure cultures, and satisfactory ref-ults should follow, if the lines laid down, are carefully pursued. Farmers have begun; to introduce, a more uniform flavour into their cream, by meaiu of properly-prepared cultures. Many factories i which hitherto hava turned out only second-grade butter have begun to produce large quantities of first-grade. The season will probably show a record output, and the record prices. The Commissioner hopes to see New Zealand in a few years marking a unjform butter like Denmark. He i& now preparing a bulletin for distribution throughout ..the colony. This will contain practical information on dairy work, the benefits derived from pasteurisation, and on the preparing of cultures. It should prove of great value to farmers and factory managers. In his trip, Mr Kinsella, will spend a day at each of the principal factories, giving practical instruction in butter and cheese-making. Of the show, Mr Kinsella was unable to speak, as he had managed to Eec very little" of it. He had noticed, however, the finest exhibit of sheep which he had ever seen. Such an exhibit would not only stand unrivalled in New Zealand, but would surpass anything of the kind to be seen in the United States or, Canada.