GENERAL FARM NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2489, 16 June 1915, Page 10

GENERAL FARM NEWS

The. payments made on Monday bv the Ballance Dairy Company for milk supplied during Slay totalled approximately £2400.. Tho total to date for the present season is over £58,000. The price paid per lb. of butter-fat for the May-.supplies of milk was Is. .2d.— Pahiatua correspondent. The Mangarama Cheese Company has "disposed of several tons of cheese at the excellent price of Bjd. per lb. (states our Pahiatua. correspondent). Mr.. Adam Aitcheson has been appointed manager of the Mangarama Cheeso Factory. The timber for the new co-operative cheese factory at Mangamutu is on the newly-acquired site, and.the building is expected to be erccted in readiness for jthe coming season. Mr. "E. Greathead, a. former manager of the Rexdale Cheese Factory, has been appointed manager of tho new concern. ( At tho annual meeting of the Stratford A. and P. Association the question outstanding.subscriptions was raised, and Mr. R. Dingle said that ho was of opinion the higher prices ruling for produce' should enable members to pay. the subscriptions. It was not ail adequate excuse for members to say that the war prevonted them from paying their subscriptions, because the war was giving them higher money fort-heir produce. Members should make a great effort to get more members, but he did not think members would make special efforts when the secretary, who got no new members, received a commission of 2J per cent, on all subscriptions. It was urged that members who have .not paid for two years should be struck off. That America has dairy produce to" spare and is taking advantage of the high ruling values on outside markets is proved Dy tho fact. that American, cheddar .is. the dominant cheese on British markets at the present time, though arrivals of new make of Canadian will very soon a iter the position (says an exchange). It,is stated thit oh April 1 there were 65,500 boxes of American cheeSc on British markets against 38,000 boxes of New Zealand aud 12,000 boxes of Canadian, the American figures being thus more than those of New. Zealand and Canada, combined. It is nearly forty years since the United States occupied anything liko the same position on British markets. The reason given for the American exportation to Britain is a declining consumption on local markets brought about by the war. Some of tie largest milk suppliers to the Rongotea Dairy Company intend giving up milking after this season (says an exchange), and devoting their time to sheep and. cattle raising. Two of cthe suppliers milked nearly 300 cows |>etweeii them, and their decision to give up milking will make a material difference to the milk supply. T.he secret of successful' creative ability business "Master Strokes" are usually the Tesu\t of "Thoroughness." Since we started in business, to be thorough has been the ideal for which we have constantly striven, and by thoroughness we do not refer merely- to rout : ne work. We regard it of the greatest importance to get the confidence of our hundreds of cream suppliers, to show them results all the time. Wo have done so, are doing eo, and will always continue, to give them a straight deal and something to spare. Kail your butter, milk, eggs, and cream to JVanganui Fresh Food Coy —Advt.