FIGHT FOR QUALITY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19133, 30 September 1936, Page 15

FIGHT FOR QUALITY

SUPPLIES

ADVICE TO FARMERS

TU DAIRY MEETING

..Reference to the obligation? of slipJibs' of dairy factories in the fight tor Elitv to take full advantage of the ■fcmeut on grade under the guaranteed Hbe scheme was made at the annual Kting of tie Ofcitu Co-operative Dairy Rpanv. Limited, to-day. K \y g. JJluck congratulated the K y manager, Mr. G. Forbes, on the ■tss of his efforts, and said that- the Kpanv had one of the finest factory ■beers in New Zealand. Mr. lorbos M onlv thoroughly- understood the Kmnique of a dairy factory, but also Kfked very hard indeed, ■ir Forbes said that installations of Kr plant in the factory were earned ■&nlv after much thought and after Kinz' the advice of experts. tie Inanked the directors for giving effect to his recommendations, and Mr. VV. J. Xeo, Government grader and instructor, Kfciiis advice always so freely given. ■e company had done its best in the light for a good article, and he askeu the suppliers to renew their own etiorts in the production of a good cream, bven quantity of bad cream could Bet a whole churning. ■9OMPANY CONGRATULATED Kir. Lee congratulated the company |h its fine showing in regard to payout, than Which he had seen nO better yet The factory had a fine plant. The cream which came off tho flats was equal to any in his district, which extended from "Hicks Bay to Wairoa, and was very good. Long cartage of good cream had very little effect on the quality, and some of the cream carried from botii .ends of the territory was high, but IT small percentage of poor cream BffiaJ a long distance could upset all ■.rest, Under the Government guaranleffi price and payment on quality it would be possible for the factory to secure a premium of £6OO by producing butter grading 94 points and over. Any Povemeiit in quality would mean money for the suppliers, aifficieiit attention, Mr. Loo added, paid to washing and cleaning: of utensils and to cooling. The factory had a very efficient can washer, but that did not relieve the supplier of cleaning the can*, which should be scrubbed properly to remove the white scale. Long distance haulage was sound m principle, but farmers should see that all the cream was sent away by the lorry each morning. Any cream left on the farm was not in the best interests quality. .Mr. Anderson discussed some of trie Mflbiems of a dairy farmer in securing ■pe&t quality cream, and was accorded Mfote of thanks for his address, ■lotions of thanks to the staff, on tho ■ion of Mr. Black, and of appreciaKT to the ladies for (heir efforts with ■■lying luncheon, were carried by