CHEESE GRADING

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 73, 27 March 1934, Page 14

CHEESE GRADING

FARMERS' OPINIONS

A. discrepancy between the grading of cheese in New Zealand as compared with the grading in Britain was referred to by Mr. A. Clark at a meeting of the Wairarapa provincial executive of the farmers' Union yesterday afternoon,. It was decided, after lengthy discussion, to draw the attention of the Minister of Agriculture and the Dairy Division to the matter. . ; ■

Mr. Clark referred to a report last week concerning the judging of Carterton. show cheese in. New Zealand, and in England. He said that' after/being judged at the show by a member "of ■ the Dairy Division, the cheese was sent Home-for an indepeii-! dent judging. ■ The wide diversity in: the placings in the two countries indicated that there must' be something wrong. ". The president (Mr. Hugh Morison) said it seemed that the cheese produced in this country was pf a quality, not. wanted in England. ]',-'■':■■'. ''.'.' Mr. J. M. James said that similar circumstances applied to the export of meat some years ago. The farmers today, however, were producing meat which complied with the requirements of the Home market^

It was maintained by Mr. Q. Donald that graders who had acted at Home and returned" to this country should be retained in the grading stores in this Dominion. .

Mr. G.,Thomas said that most dairyfactory' managers were prone to make cheese so as to get high scoring points in New Zealand, instead o£ studying the Home market requirements. There seemed a. lack of unity between the, Dairy Division and dairy factory managers, who took it upon themselves to make the article they thought fit. There was not sufficient consideration given to the type of product required on our overseas markets.