The Dairying Season.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4322, 10 February 1910, Page 4

The Dairying Season.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The recent rains have given the dairy farmer almost everything lie can wish for this season. Prices are good, the fear of drought has been removed, and the result may be judged by the fact that the export for the season, up to and including the Corinthic’s consignments at the end of last month, show an increase in butter of 1843 tons, and in cheese of 2800 tons over the corresponding period of last season. The totals in each case were:—Butter: 1009-10, 218,841cwt; 1908-9, 181,620cwt. Cheese: 1909-10, 230,072cwt; 190809, 173,534cwt. As the cows came into milk earlier than usual this season, they will naturally go out earlier and the end of the season wili probably tail off quickly. At present about 650 cases of cheese and 350 boxes of butter are coming into the Patea Grading Works daily, says the Patea Press. Altogether, so far some 6000 oases of cheese and 3500 of butter have been received for shipment by the s.s. Ruahine. The whole of the butter and some 5000 cases of cheese remain still in store. The Hawke's Bay Company's butter factory at Mangatainoka is turning out 78 boxes of butter daily. During the height of the season 91 boxes were manufactured.