PAYMENT FOR CREAM.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 415, 26 January 1909, Page 2

PAYMENT FOR CREAM.

FRAIJD.

The attention of .the Department of Agn. '"••"-:' culture of New Sdufli/Wales (says'tlie ■'■•Agri-' '■ cultural. Gazette!'.....of -.that.. State):-has- been .-•■ drawn by its- dairy inspectorsto the'.pernici; - v ■ ous system bf.paymeht for cream'adopted by';.' ', some butter -factories!'. :; ''■■'~ '■■'; ,-.;■. ■ ,-.,/ '■'..■'.''. ■■'. - The practice' is to redtice. the test ofUupi '■"■ .pliers cream:.by. 2',br: 3 .per cent;, and then ; . compute, from.the chart issued fa? the Gov- : ' ernment Dairy Expert, the quantityYof b'ut-i ; •, tfer .fobs paid--, for on the lower ..A.-- .' gpodprice is; then-paid' oft the smaller quan-c' : tity, : thus■ : niaking. it- appear'.to "the : "dairy i'" 1 : iStrmers ;that - cream 'is'; first-class;- ' ; ,' whereas, a second-ctess';price is really' 1 ob-" r tkined for the. btitterY.-For example;; 200b1b.- ; . : butter may, be manufactured ctfi.'a certain ■' •day, yet only 18501b.- would be paid.for'/.tHa*\'; ■ being the, quantity ;pfaduced according to the" ' chart, i.e.; after,; deducting jthp'. 2. or. A ■■ per : -'?'• cent., already .r'eferre'd to. A high price is, . • however',' given, for. the ■ lattcr'v quaritity,'.' ; so '■:..'. thatj although' supplier's may', iiot suffer.'.',! much pecuniary loss,; they are. led to believe '■'"■' that tHeif creitiri is of; better Quality thaii' it ■'"' really is. The, this- is . the worst .feature of the whole matter—that ''■■'. the dairy l tomer, ; 'rMihg:;he is getting what' .' . are',-apparently tb ; p. for liis butter,.' ■; '.makes, little or ho-effort"'towards' iifiprtive* ■merit..-' ■■■■„ ■'„.:■ \?„\.l\'-;~ 7 : •..;''• - : :A ■■„■'.& .-.s* .,'-. ;

-' In- order 'that thqy : riiay. Mly";realises their, '~= p'ositioii, dairy farmersrof:-New:ScJlith" Wales'•" : ' are, recommended; to- send saihpies'.'of.:theirTcream'"to "the pcEaftment'of; Agricultiiraifo -v ;bo. tested, so-. .that' they may -themselves- - :; . lihow.the test of their.cream and the qiian--.'. ' t|ty of ■ commercial "butter ascertain. quan< . tity of 'it should produce 1 ;' ' . / 'Y't*. ■:'■-''■'''