DAIRY PRODUCE FOR LONDON

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1634, 28 December 1912, Page 8

DAIRY PRODUCE FOR LONDON

: SHIPMENT BY THE KARAMEA. :The steamer Karamea, which sailed for London on Christmas " '.Ere, is 'carrying 2447 boxes of butter arid 16,228 cases of cheese from New Zealand. The produce was shipped as under:— ■ i. i • ■ Butter. Cheese. Wellington. — 2189 lyttelton ■ — 576 Timaru 505 145 Dunedin : 1942 1723 •Bluff' — . 5585 Totals , 2417 ; 10,228 BUTTER FOR GERMANY. A TARANAKL EXPERIMENT. ■.

A visitor from New Plymouth,-who was In Wanganui recently, told a representative of the "Chronicle" that' an '■ experiment of interest to the whole Dominion •is being made by Messrs. Collett and Co., of; New Plymouth. . For some time men interested in "boosting" our dairying business have had. their eyes on Germany, but up. to the. present l the New Zealand butter-box has been frowned on by tho dealers in that' country, who' prefer to get their butter in!keils, (Danish casks). In the case of importations from Denmark and Siberia this method of packing is practicable,' because the comparatively short distance over which the produce . lias to be transported does not entail the . handicap..of crippling freight, charges. To send"butter .from - New 'Zealand;-;in "cask 9 is,"however, quite a different■' matter, ..for the space taken up by. casks in comparison with that occupied by square boxes represents probably a 30 per cent. ' increase in freight. Messrs. Collett and Co., feeling assured that once New Zea-. land butter gets in, the Germans will cease to scruple as to the method of its conveyance, determined to send over , a couple of consignments suited to the German tiiste. To that end they imported a hundred keils," fifty of which, filled.with prime-.''butter, •■wore consigned back to Germany, per s.s.' Ruapehu, on her present'trip, leaving the remaining fifty to be forwarded early in the New lear. The fesnlt of tlie experiment will certainly be awaited with interest.

A marked improvement'in the state of tho cereal crops throughout tho Wairarapa has taken place since the dry ana warmer weather has set in, - says the have- stookd out wyll, and they have shot liavo stooled out will, and they have shot up-satisfactorily. Their colour has lin-proved,-'find the plants are evidently very much stronger than they were. The -IW Year brings, with it fresh hopes and possibilities,, and whether they come to a successful issue or not depends largely upon individuals A dairy farmer who aims to mate a bigger thing out of his business in 1913 than m 1912 will fail utterly if he simply trusts to luck and iogs along in the same old way.. ..On. tho other hand, increased orofits and a healthier bank account ore assured at the end of the twelve months if he spends a few pounds early in the year on an up-to-date. Milkins Machine and an "Anderson" Oil Enpine. ■ The money saved by using, an "Anderson Engine will more than repay its cost well within the year. As these engines aTe built entirely in Not Zealand, the money is circulated wi'thin. the country. Prompt attention ia triv.»n tn all orders. Resolve to instil a Milking.Moohino. and with it-an-"Anderson" Oil Engine. Andersons, Ltd., Clirisichtirch.—Advt. ■.'The'cocksfoot crqp has greatly, improved durin" the last three weeks, both in tho paddocks and on the sides of the roads (savs the Governov's.-Bay correspondent ot the "Press"). There is now every indication of there being a very fair amount of seed to be harvested. I lie County Council lias let the roadsides for the crop. It now depends greatly on the weather, ns ife is a most fickle and uncertain seaBon.. . - , , .Cooled Milk wis far better tests and bi"(rcr prices .thai r-»lk that has been iH'o<v«r -K cool itself. Dairymen and Fnntory. - Jicinn£rpr« reomrwud Partem s Conr)"r Colew." whirV are 5-t inches wid^. one of tliose snJcwM.- ccchr'—M r K-i=v,-ery iwW.ite. Albert J. I'nrfon; Gar-terton.-r-Adyt ;