CORRESPONDENCE.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8245, 11 May 1895, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

While desirous to give publicity to the discuesion of matter* of public interest, we ars not necessarily to be identified with the I opinions of our correspondents. Correzpondents must write on one side of the paper only. Bejected manuscript will not be returned. To the Editor of the Colonist. Bib, — The matter of the establishment °* a da ; ry faotory at Richmond is of such great importance to the distriot that I am sure everyone hopes to Bee the venture successfully floated at to-morrow's meeting. Great Britain imports vast quantities of batter and cheese from the Continent End elsewhere; and there oan be no doubt of a reliable market being always available to bng as the quality of the colonial products is able to oompete with that supplied by fihe Danwh factories On a reoent visit to Victoria, I was particularly etiuok with the increased attention bring devoied to tue dairying iodust y. At one place visited — Uacobus MBreh — Borne 30 milts from Melbourne, the farmers formerly I used the greater part of their land in the prodootion of grain crops. But although the rich flats of the Werribee yielded pr jlifioly, the low prices obtained barely oove el expanses. Now a wonderful change is noticeable, the lsnd has been sown down and tha cattle are seen in every direction. Two facI toriea are in full swiugin the township, which is Boaroely as large eb fiichmon-i. One factory makes a speciality of concentrated milk, and the other goes in for batter aod cheese. The residents aasurtd me that the dairyiog industry was the making of the place, as tha quarterly cash payments bring more money into circulation, and things are muoh better than when farmers received their returns for grain only otoa a year. On every farm in the Marsh some fialds ere devoted to the cultivation of lucerne, three or foor crops being oat daring the year. By using this valuable fodder, farmers are enabled to keep a greater number of cows, end the average quantity of milk per cow iB inoreas :d. The prices of hopa and grain are now so low that it is a matter of surj ri*e how setters make boti ends mset. Co-operative dairying, if properly managed, wil yMd very fair returns, so that I trust the settlers will pall together and start a faotory or factories in t c Wftiraea district.— Tours, &o, Z. May 10th.