FUTURE OF DAIRYING

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2407, 12 March 1915, Page 8

FUTURE OF DAIRYING

■. The future prospects of the dairying .. industry were' briefly discussed by 'Mr. H. E. Pacey, manager of the New Zea- - land Daily Association; in speaking at ,■■;■'■ Waiuku on-Tuesday afternoon (reports the ''Herald").. Mr. Pacey said that .notwithstanding the improvement which : ■. had. been made, he. was of opinion that the best had'hot yet- been achieved by . the industry. He considered that.fu- . • tnre improvements would depend more r upon the. farmers, themselves than upon factory managers. It would depend ; upon .the maintenance of at least the

■■■ former standa-d' of cleanliness and caro r-/ as a. means of, prodacing a high-grade -butter," and if.attention were given to •••:. ..details ' there would be remunerative maikets for 7 butter. "Many of our ■ v --farms are not carrying as ' many cows -as they should," Mr. Pacey continued, gO'{-..''and-many'of " the cows are of an iu- ,.. ; ferior kind...: I look forward to the time

J.w'hen the average herd will give 3001b. fjv'.Vef* butteNfat per cow per; season.- The ff. V : imprqyoraeht of the cow, and more in-i,fc;'.-teuse cultivation, will at least double : the' productiveness of theso districts- atifM/a earjy .date."'

•• The Torigans, although naturally in-, dinejd.to.wards the Britishers, are at the present Jirne' '.far more concerned about the prioe'of copra than about the. war,, says; a : Nukualofa correspondent. Nearly all of them feel sure that the _protec-tion-ftiat Britain promised them is quite' •sufficient, i They are beginning to make copra;'freely' now that- the prices given by the traders have reached the former standard. It is true that the stores have

not as yet collectcd very, muclij because ' . the/Tongans were very much in arrear % their taxes,, for which the ■ G'overnment had •■not .pressed them unduly durSing "the haitf times; and, secondly, the Kr .churches, held-their annual collection, '■■■and practically 1 all the cash which tic 'Tongansi received for their copra went f- i ; :. in those: two directions. : Now that their • taxes are paid, and the collection for v4.;iho chtirc'hcs:is,'finished, money, will come again'-jnto; circulation, and business will soon.- attain the former standard.'. As f.Si-:;.Tonga is still a kingdom, comparatively neutral, •• there is very little feeling botween',the Britishers and the Germans. -;.' In point of'.fact the latter still do the t i ; greater'part'.'of'the business, and the krgc German firm, commonly, called • "the D.H.P.G.j" has.by far the largest : ■; ' share of ■'the 1 .copra, and also, the selling -'of stores,-which are still freely sent to sitbem. /Another' point.that: this firm \'■ scored in was that its schooner Elfrida, ty iwhich was compelled by H.M.S. PhilomM to haul down'the German flag, has now &':■> been granted permission by tta'Britisl

consul here to fly ttTe Tongan flag. ■ ■ v :Mr.,T. Killeen, who has been, dairyv farming in. Manakau for. the past year, ii !»• has sold' his .farm to Mr. Khight, of .Palmorston Norths Mr. Killeen-will rer , side in Wellington. \'\ . • "Wo Have the organisation, the. specific ■ knowledge, and up-to-date facilities to, h l ' ''"handle. your.; Cream, Milk,.',: Butter, .and ' Hggs. This .is ■no mere - toast, - but a : fact, which caiinot he, disputed by anyone, i .We "have now. two hundred suppliers, and ivei give always the best price and proper. I'. weight'for any produre you rail us. For . . further., particulars write Wanganui Fresh Food and Ice'Coy.—Advt.

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