ADDRESS BY MR THORNTON.

Otago Witness, Issue 2675, 21 June 1905, Page 8

ADDRESS BY MR THORNTON.

On Thursday afternoon Mr Thornton gay» a short address to a number of factory managers in the butter court connected with the winter show, on the subject of " Butter and Cheese." Mr Thornton said: It affords me the greatest of pleasure to make a. few remarks on this most valuable prize that has been awarded by the association to the factories manufacturing butter and cheese. When making the proposal to your associationsome two years ago I bettered that it would cause % great deal of enthusiasm, not only among butter and cheese factory managers and assistants, but also among directors and others connected with the industry, and I am of opinion that I was not far wrong in my statement, as I know for a fact that pretty well all who have entered and competed have taken a great amount of interest, not only in striving to 6ecure a.' prize, but to see how their produce turned out after being stored at the freezing stores. The butter has been 6tored for three months and a-half at an average temperature 06 14-deg Fahrenheit, and the cheese at an average temperature of 41deg. This produce was picked out by a representative of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society from shipments at the Bluff, Dunedin, an<s Lyttelton, when passing through for grading. I hava" had the pleasure of judging at this winter show For 10 years, a.nd I have always takenr a great deal of interest in the exhibits, andf also in the gathering of those connected^ with the industry. I came to the conclusion" some years past that butter and cheese* makers strive their utmost to come out on top with their exhibits, and to do so they devoted their whole interest to selecting and securing the very best milk they can possibly obtain to make the finest article for show purposes. I think I am pretty certain in stating that if we were to ask any of our leading managers of butter or cheese factories here to-day they would not oontradict this statement. Then, again, I have seen at the show butter and cheese , securing first prizes from factories that hay« j turned out only a fair article for shipment; , during the exporting season. It is most I pleasing to see the results of this competition. " I am sure those who have not been , so successful as to obtain a prize will not -• be discouraged for another year. I consider I it a great credit to our managers in tha > way they have scored, and I trust they will j still maintain their standard. The following; .' ! ie the scoring of the various factories: —

You will observe that this prize has 1 1 furnished a ding-dong go, and it is mosti j pleasing to see how many of the factories | competed, and I trust next season that wq 1 shall sse every butter and cheese factory, large and small, in the south entering. I consider it shows great credit to your society and Produce Committee in th© way. you have endeavoured to make this exhibit; a success. Mr Kinsella also made a few remarks, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to both him and Mr Thornton.

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