STRATFORD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144197, 13 September 1913, Page 2

STRATFORD.

FROM ODR RESIDENT AGENT, September 12.—The respect and esteem in which the late Mr. W. H. Ryan was held were manifest in the large 'number of people that turned out to his funeral yesterday. He will be greatly missed on the bowling green this summer. His genial, pleasant nature always brightened the gjame and be was a good sport in the beet sense of the term.

Lowgarth Dairy Co. held its annual meeting yesterday. From 11 to 12.30 the balance-sheet was exhaustively discussed and then shareholders relieved the consequent exhaustion by discussing a light luncheon of broad and cheese, whey-butter, and- tea. Remarkably good the whey-butter is, by tiro bye. Smoke-ho over, new directors were nominated to replace the two retiring by rotation. There were five aspirants and a ballot left in Mr. Booker, now about the only representative of the original members of the company, so fast do the new replace the old in these parts, and Mr. Sulzberger. A general talk ensued; feed-flavours,, moisture in cheese, the Egmont Box Co’s, finance, income-tax, disposal of factory drainage wore all well threshed out, a little heat being occasionally engendered by inevitable friction. AH ended happily with votes of thanks and substantial honoraria to chairman and directors. Mr. E. A. 'Gray was subsequently re-appointed chairman by the director.! Mr. George Buckeridgo gave an address in furtherance of the newlylounched od-operativo auctioneering and finance organisation. The problem of providing cows with spring feed that will not prejudice their milk for cheese-making is a difficult one. The Lowgarth manager complained that it was impossible to make good cheese whilst so much turnips wore being fed and that the flavours did not develop until some hours after the milk arrived at the factory, making rejection impossible. Tho debate at the meeting brought out many opinions and some facts. One of the facts was that turnips have come te stay in the district. Opinions as to how they could bo used innocuously varied somewhat.