Butter Moisture.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVIII, Issue 14659, 11 April 1911, Page 3

Butter Moisture.

THE DEPARTMENT AND DAIRY - BUTTER. It is not generally known that in order not to inflict undue hardship on private buttermakers, (lie Department of Agriculture lias made special provision to meet than. Many farmers find it necessary or deem it advisable to make up their own cream into butter, tho majority of those doing this being in the backblocks. These people have had some difficulty during tho soason in making a butter that complied with tho requirements of tho law in regard to its moisturo contcnh This was due to the lack of proper facilities for handling the cream, and to the excessively warm weather experienced at the height of tho season. Much butter of this class, which could not be exported, was reaching tho grading stores, and this season arrangements were made by tho Department of Agriculture to estublisli a depot to which all butter of this naturo ecu Id be sent. Fc-r a very snudl charge, it is ro worked by tho Department and prepared for export thus saving tlio settlers aff>. cted much anxiety. It was felt by tho Department that it would bo unfuir to take legal aetiou against tlieso dairymen, who, owing to tire circumstances could not avoid tho defects in qucs'ion. Tho assistance given by tho department has been greatly appreciated, and the owners of tho produce luvo willingly fallen in witli the scheme.