CASEIN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 28, 1 February 1913, Page 2

CASEIN.

(To the Editor “Evening Poet.”)

Sir, —I was much,interested in reading in your paper a report of an address given by Mr Pedersen at W aitara on the Casein Industry. 1 notice that lie said 2|d per lb for butter fat was the ruling price in Denmark for casein, and when tiie farmers could not get this figure they made skimmilk cheese. At this price, the manufacture of casein must be highly profitable. The same cannot he said of the Midhirst offer of Ifd, which seems too low altogether, and one which I am sure will not meet with the approval of the majority of shareholders. Taking the average butter fat per cow in Taranaki at 2001bs (a very high average), it means £1 Os Id per cow, and yet we are told by a director of the Midhirst factory that lie never made this amount out of his calves and pigs. I am,, sure twice this amount can he made at present prices. The same director said that he could see no difference in feeding this discoloured water termed casein whey to his pigs. When compared with skim milk, my experience is that it it* absolutely useless by itself, and with the butter fat and casein extracted this is not very hard to understand.

ham enclosing some articles of interest from the.“ Dairyman,” and hope you will he able to find space for them. Mr Pedersen also said there were no buyers for the casein in England, and only one or two on the Continent; consequently there would he very little, if any, competition, with the resultant low prices. It would pay the suppliers of the Midhirst factory very handsomely were they to invite Mr F. M. B. Greville, editor of the “Dairyman”—(than whom there Is no better authority in New Zealand on matters pertaining to the dairy industry) —to address them on the merits of “Butter and Casein” or “Cheese and Whey Butter.” He has the whole of the data necessary, and would put be-, yond all question and doubt the most profitable article for us to make. By the enclosed article it will be seen that 33 cheese factories made between and of cheese out of every pound of butter fat. Thanking you in anticipation. am. Sir, yours, etc., ■i: A. H. RICHMOND.