PRICE OF BUTTER.

Waikato Times, Volume 93, Issue 14491, 14 October 1920, Page 8

PRICE OF BUTTER.

(To the KJlil.ir.) Sir.---- Sin.•!• my lasl to your paper i" tho above. I have n.Mil 11'I tors from several correspondents, and I am afnii I thill "Toiler," '"Titan" ami others aresurely joking by the way lliey write. '•Tlii! Toiler" goes to great ts-.ni!>!' Id make a eoinparisnn between Mr Piiwdrcll's milkers' wanes ami a town labourer's wages. Is il the dog in the manger, "Toiler," —one worker against mother petting as much as lie eaii. if share-milking is so good, "Tiiilcr" g-.:t on! in the country and do a bit, and you will have ;i ehunce lo make big money "Xumile" says lie lias never me| a i■■.■tired labourer. Neither have I, bul l have mel many farmers retired wh.i started as labourers, who struggle ! alimg g.'tling bil by bit thai which helped them to gel Ilia! by which tli-y have now a chance to end tlH'ir days, like every man siiould be able to do wltii ease. We are all, sir. struggliu ■: lor the same thing—a living and a little over, and "Zumite," "Toiler ' "Titan" and others are entitled I" the same; bul they must be prepared to see others get t'"-'' l ' r 's ( ' 111«■ same as theirs. In regard In ••Zumite," 1 can honestly say his letter ets with my fullest approval; but, of course, there are points to wliich I lake exception, I,,it i r,.el he lias tried to be fair to all. Having 1 n a worker and unionist for v ,, n . s . i hope to .see the day when worker and farmer will join hands, t i UiPir mutual advantage. He "Toiler's'' lett,.,. of September '-'*, I lliink "Toiler' should no! throw mud about protecting soldier-settlers. Uomg myself, I Hiink von are trying In do us a great"' 1 injustice than the farmer, as yon wish lls t„ pay market, price for our n Is ;,„,! jri Vl , vim our butler under mark-l xa |i„. Vou say we should not say what must he paid for butter. The present day stand and deliver methods ~,- [;,!■„,„[• are evidently being followed, si, we are only trying lo be i-p-to-datc with (lislice on our side. -pilau's" letter is h ird to describe. II j S the silliest and mosl ridiculous 1 h '. |Vl . ~,',;,,!. He says. sir. that he milked ;j( ws for two seasons by himself, iin j did all the work connected with them bv himself. I suppose the cows, uw ng to lack of winter feed, were 100 ,„„„■ lo last a third season. I do not Will ,l -Titan" to Lliink 1 doubl Inm; 1 dun'l 1 tbink "Titan" only said this ,„ -, joke There is an old saying, ••where ignorance is bliss 'lis folly to 1„- wise." There is no profit in buyin,: cows'al t2r», and if they turn out lia I _ r .';i ';,[' c |2. 1 think "Titan" must have 5 ,,,.|] n farm at a distance, from the va-l knowledge ho,lias aciuired. The wh de tleng sir, is this: The farmer is doiiu same thing as the labourer to-day U . v i„ g lo get tllU value of his C0..1-, , lilv on the best market. H,.foro I llnish, sir, 1 should like to s .,v t i, ;l | there are Iwo or three months in the vear when our income stops, bul our expenses still g >• In your paper of September '-".tlh I made a challenge (o anv labourite who cared In accept, which' stands good. My place as rarm> jr n js a good proposition, and I am prer,.m.'il to lake the opinion of the Mayo-' n f Hamilton, Mr K. McCregor, senr., and I'hairman of Hie Farmers' Union as to whether it is a fair challenge, albsupplying Ihein particulars as In area, stork and anything else they reipnre. '■""' '''''" T.KKIi TIM.