DAIRY MARKETS SHOW FURTHER GAIN

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 22, 18 August 1932, Page 2

DAIRY MARKETS SHOW FURTHER GAIN

The Man on the Land

CHEESE NOW UP TO 62/BUTTER FIRM AT 110/- — ADVANCES ON JULY BUTTERFAT UP TO I/AGAIN an upward trend in the dairy markets during the past week has been responsible for a further improvement in cheese prices which ate now above the 60/- mark, while butter is steady at 110/-. ... The new season has commenced under auspicious circumstances, for as far as prices are concerned Canterbury factories are paying out 1 -for July supply, Manawata advances being one penny lew. This cannot be treated as of tremendous importance, however, as July supply is very hmitod; nevertheless it is a good opening for the new season, New that the Ottawa Conference is drawing to a close dairymen are eagerly awaiting the detailed results. The bne» statement issued yesterday—' 1 !! is anticipated there will be no British objection to the proposed duty plus quantitative restrictions on foreiegn butter"--rseems to augur well

F. 0.8, Offers for Butter w> '!'!).' London cables Ibis m.oniiii.y .: .. t lutttt't' al lolls hw Ilns, ant! Ihr.ru im.s |.i'(.'ii buying tor Augt:si inamitarttue ai Lit! per lb, L'.o.b., tor lines! tirade.- The Auckland province is th< only pan of New Zealand which makes any quantity during this month. Cables to hand from Australia s>.ate that the production is increasing in Victoria, is stationary in New Scuth Wales, and declining in Queensland. Australian butter is offering on the London market for August shipment at 98s c.i.f.e. White'cheese is quoted at G2s and coloured at 565. F.o.b. buyers have not shown any interest in the new season's cheese, and probably all eyes are on Ottawa, and it wiculd not be at all surprising to see f.o.b. offers at the conclusion of this confer, ence. Merchants report that there are fair quantities of fertilisers going out at the present time, numerous farmers being busily engaged pushing ahead with top-dressing. Farmers will find that they will derive much miore benefit from paddocks top-dressed if, before sowing the manure, the paddocks are harrowed thoroughly, especially if ammoniated super is to be used, but in every case where topdressing is being carried out the use of the harrows will greatly benefit the pastures. Where the carrying capacity of a dairy farm has been increased, rotational grazing is advised as the benefits derived from this soon make themselves apparent. To give effect to this method of grazing only a small outlay is necessaiy as, paddocks can easily bo divided with say, two or three barb wires, and a post every chain would do quite well. .

( There have been numerous inquiries far farms throughout Taranaki of late, but very maoy farmers are not equipped with the necessary capital ■to operate successfully. Farming today is more highly specialised than ii was ."'0 years ago. The farmer, especially the dairyman, is called upon to do many jobs mvolviug engineering., earpeuteving and even a certain amount of veterinary knowledge. At the present time it is very difficult for the farmer to manage fin. | ance on stock and land. Very often ' the only way to get on to a suitable | farm is by paying a substantial deposit and in many cases buyers are j unable to do this. The difficulty of most acjents ' today is to secure farms that are priced in accordance with the ptfc ! sent values ov primary products. Such Tai-iiu are not rtaliy in the I market, and a buyer, if he purchases a farm today, must iiave a i certain amount of optimism in h«s I make.up. i FILLIP FOR EMPIRE BUTTER SALES i VALUE OF PERSONAL CANVASS ! The success of the policy of can ; vassiug retailers individually in or. dor Lo encourage the sales of New i Zealand butter is strikingly demonstrated by a return prepared by the ; Empire Marketing Board. For six months personal calls were made on every wholesaler and retailer of but. lor in the principal town,:, of Lancashire. As a result 01 these visits, the proportion of shopkeepers selling Empire butter rose from 5(5 to l'.i per coin. The retail market surveys of tlie demand for butter have shown that in certain districts the consumption of the New Zealand butter hasi more than doubled in the past two years.