FAULTY DAIRY PRODUCE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1858, 18 September 1913, Page 10

FAULTY DAIRY PRODUCE.

REMEDIAL MEASURES. The unfavourable reports which have been so porsistently sent forward respecting tiro quality of a portion of our dairy produce have been tho moans of ■ stimulating those most directly con- . cenied in tho industry to a vigorous campaign in tho direction of effecting remedies. From tho reports received from different sources in England it is evident that sohio in methods at the manufacturing efid aro urgently aipedcd, both inside and outside of tho factory, 'l'ho complaints coyer faulty' flavours, excessive moisture in butter, opeii texture in chceso and several other , defects, all of 'which aro preventable if :• propep caro is observed in tho handling •of itho raw product and its • manufacture. . Time Ijind again it has - been stressed that the primary essential-for ."' good butter and cheese i 3. a sound milk. '-Mechanical contrivances having been

•largely introduced on the farms -during • •: recent years, tho bulk of the blame for " faulty produce has been-ascribed to tho lieglcot or ignorance in the users of machines in not keeping the parts in a proper sanitary .state. The keen competition between 'opposition factories has often resulted in milk and cream - being accepted, which .would, under 'strict, rules, - have ; been 'rejected, but ' tho fear of losing, a supplier has pre-, .vailed, and factories'.havo-risked their Teputation for, quality-as a .This' weakness hasboon '■ discussed ■YY freely at gatherings/of dairymen during -.1 'i ■ -the past few .months, i arid-now, in . some districts, steps are being taken to make .' supplier/suffer for any d<s- ■ ,'jicieiicy in tho quality ; .of milk supplied. In Taranaki, for .-'instance, an agreement has boon mado between a number of tho companies .operating in Vproxini'-j • dtv to each qther,Y_to;-rqfusci- to accept' v - milk which has ''been rejected at any other plant.x, Olio'clause.in the agreement reads: "Tho companies' parties *' ber.eto will,, at all times, refuse to accept milk : during the currency of any season from any supplier who has, dlir- ... ing.suc'luseason,- supplied milk to any co(npany;'-'a«d has h,atl his milk 'refused;; J>y such company by reason of beiiig- 'unlit for' the .manufacture of firstI 'class butter or .clieese, or who wishes - * -to .'change to , any company for other . -reason,. and will refuso to allot shares *to isucli' supplier until the completion . of<siich'season, except as provided in' Clause 3 hereof." Clause 3 deals with . .'-change of residence.. If an", agreement similar to the abovo I were put'into'universal operation it , ivQitldfba-of .material benefit .because tlio ' 'defaulters only would bo made ito suf-[ior.-'-The- faults complained of in ex■PQrtedvdairy "produce, however, aro not • r ail .attributable^"to tho supplier. Exces- • .'.sivo moisture in .-butter, for instance, ■ - ;js a- weakness •ill. manufacture, which is V' avoidable. In this connection comijiaAies, in their anxiety ito show divi--1 'dends and bonusos often fprce the but--Y ; ! ter-maker to overload tho butter with • 'moiaturo in order to show .largo profits W < tho year's work... A. safer, way. of '" . -showing increased earnings from ; the Jhcrd would be for;fanners to keep better'.cows and feed'them, well.'