PATERANGI.

Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3491, 8 November 1894, Page 3

PATERANGI.

Crkameby.—The supply of milk has now reached 750 gallons, but the quality does not appear to improve according to the latest test. Eor several week* past it has been gradually getting worse and when -the last result• was posted up there was a perfect howl of indignation, and a meeting this morning was the result at which .over 20 suppliers were present. Mr.Ger* mann was voted to the chair, during the .discussion which followed it wag shown that out of 24 samples tested last' week only one reached 3.4 or equal to 9 per x'ent., while six reached 3.2 equal to 8 per cent, eleven were S equal to 7 per cent., and six were2.B equal to six per cent, of .cream. It was shown that with poorer feed and other disadvantages in the .earlier part of the season the results were much better than now, and while last year the Company attributed the low yield in the quality to the excess of rain such could not be urged now, and many of the suppliers spoke in good, strong English at the treatment they received. 'They said they were promised a fixed price for the milk of standard quality, ; and now those unsatisfactory tests would take a half-penny a gallon frnm some of them, and the whole business seemed vexations. The results obtained by the various suppliers in churning their Simdays' milk showed that the milk must be of good quality, that after using all the new milk and the cream required for the family, and skimming early to obtain milk for the calves there was still over one pounl of butter per cow per day, which could scarcely be obtained if the tests had been correct. The suppliers -{eel so strongly on this matter that they have decided to obtain a Babcock tester, and test the milk thenw Ives. They also consider that the milk should be tested at • the creamery here so that every supplier, could see for himself if he was not satisfied. It was also 1 stated that the inatructious with the Babcock tester state that the milk should be tested while it was still warm so that to be quite correct it ought to be done tit each creamery and .only from morning's milk. The question of testing will always be unsatisfactory. It was agreed that the following letter be forwarded to Messrs Keynolds and Co. : <Gentlemon,—" We, the milk suppliers to the Paterangi creamery, in meeting assembled beg to express our surprise at •the low percentages made on our last week's milk and venture to suggest the probability of there having been some irror connected with the testing. We would therefore request that if practicable .some further enquiry, may be made into the matter. We would furthermore •proposd for your consideration the desira* vbility for your own satisfaction as well as ours of having a sample or Mimples tested iby some other skilled man, say Mr ,Galbraith, in addition to your nwu ,chemiat.—We are, yours faithfully, THE .Suppliers," An Old Waikato Man at Homb,Mr John Morrison, who has resided at Te Rore and here during the last 25 years, recently left here to look at the .country north of Auckland, but. changed his mind to have another look at his old home, writes from Huntly, in Aberdeenshire, that he is iti excellent health. His many friends here will be glad to leani •this.