JAPANESE BUTTER

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19009, 8 May 1936, Page 2

JAPANESE BUTTER

"AS WHITE AS PAPER" NEW ZEALANDER'S DOUBTS In the experience of a Christ church man, Japanese butter has little to recommend it, in spite of claims made in a cabled message for the shipment of 2000 boxes of the butter which is being marketed in London. Mr. J. Jl, McKenzie, who lias made two trips to Japan in the last seven years, is not inclined to believe, that Japanese butter could threaten Australian and New Zealand butter on the British market. "1 thought it was a great joke when I read that Japan was exporting butter to England," Mr. McKenzie said. "Any butter yon get in Japan is as white as that writing-paper. I do not consider it fit to eat. In fact, it is> good butter that you miss most in Japan. Only two years ago the butter served in the best hotels was still very poor. In my opinion it will be a very long time before Japanese butter is a menace, to Australia and New Zealand. "What improvements they have made since I do not know," he said. "In travelling through Japan you see practically no dairying, except an odd cow on a chain. In most parts, of the country the grass is just bamboo grass, which Is not suitable for grazing cattle." Mr. McKenzie added that the ordinary Japanese did not eat a great deal of'butter. New Zealand butler, some of which had been shown to him in Japan by an English-speaking shopkeeper, was regarded as a great delicacy.

freely, and much keener interest is being observed in the selling ring. Despite the, intention of ninny to disperse or reduce their herds, there can be no doubt that the demand for replacements will exceed the supply, and when this is fully realised present estimates of worth will bo forgotten.

It is probable, in fact most likely, thnt notwithstanding the extension of lamb breeding, more cows will be milked this season than ever before, for the carrying capacity is increasing annually and'much new country is being developed with dairying as its chief object. Interest in dairy cattle sales is increasing and considerable paddock business has lately been recorded. It is evident that the hulk of this year's business will be transacted outside the Saleyards as was the former custom, and on that account high values may be anticipated. Dairy herds are being traded in this fashion at from £0 to £O, with heifers from £." 10s to £B. Inferior types at the yards are, of course, less than these figures. Yearling heifers are being dealt with in the same way and for good lines arc submitted to auction.

FERTILISER DIVIDEND The directors of the Dominion Fertiliser Company, Limited, will recommend, at. the annual meeting on May 25. the payment of a dividend, for the yeai ended March 31, of A l 7 per cent, payable on May 26,

GISBORNE EGG PRICES Eggs remain scarce in Gisborne. Grocers continue to sell them retail at 2s 6d a dozen, poultry-farmers receiving 2s 2d.

Light peasants have been killed and 30 wounded in a clash between villagers from San Pedro and Ajalpa, in Pnebla State, Mexico, over (he question of the possession of certain lands.