The N.Z. Dairy School.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 March 1911, Page 4

The N.Z. Dairy School.

Says Star:—Mr McNab having decided to contest the ''Palmerston scat, wo .shall no_ doubt have the Dairy School discussion going acain in full blast from now on tiff the end.of the year. For Mr MeNab was .Minister 'of Lands in the Ward Ministry when hope grow large in the mind's and hearts of Palmorstonians, what time Mr Woods was M P. foi the district, that the Dairy School was a certainty for the hub or the Mianawatu. In those days even Folding put in a big claim tor the School, whilst Levin thought it was the surest thing going hhat it would got the .school. Yet the MrNab idea has not materialised yet. Apropos, a dairying expert tolls the Dominion that it is not a Dairy School that is wanted. "What we want is an cxpcrimcVitnl establishment. The work of the dairy division of the Department of Agriculture is hampered fearfully through lack of this. Take, as an instance, the question of moisture in butter. How much moisture should we put In our export butter? No one knows. When we were sending away butter containing a certain quantity of water, some people at this end advocated putting in more moisture, and there is no doubt we were losing money on the dry article. how much more should put in? How much could be incorporated and yet do no harm to our butter? No one knows!" Well, it is time New Zealand started in to learn the answer to the practical problem above enunciated. No matter what the name—Dairy School or Experimental Station --something should be done, and done quickly, to settle questions from dairymen ton loner unanswered by our A<rrieultural Demrtniont. Are you listening. Mr MVKenzio. Perlv.ps the Minister does not quite rca'ise mhat the butter industry means to New Zealand. Therefore ibis little table may impress him if he leans hard enough upon and looks lone enough at it. for "the IWures show the minib"r of boxes of butter exported to the Old Cotintrvduring the six fattest mon+bs of the year, and the figures are brought up to the end of last month, as follow:-

Here we are shown a. steadily growing export, increasing from -1-14,9(50 boxes in one season to 517,7(57 boxes in the next season and to ",72.755 lroexs in the season the back of which has just been broken. With each box weighing s(ilb, the export of butter from the Dominion during the past half-vear reached the enormous quantity of 31.0/ l.2801bs!" in the year 1910" New Zealand sent butter to the United' Kingdom to the value of £2,001,303, Denmark's value was £10,208,192, Russia's (Siberia's) £'3,0-15,722, France's £2.116,072, Sweden's £2,022,398. New Zealand fifth —what a great record! Are you impressed now, Mr Mackenzie?' Then sot to work and have that moisture problem solved.

1910-11. 1900-10 1908-9. Bxs. Bxs. Bxs. Sept ... 22.(535 10,18(5 0,228 Oct. ... 60",014 57.221 3/.G2I Ndv •• 105,759 99.951 75 023 Deo. ... 184,239 1(53.8(50 11(5,(580 Jan. ... 113,730 87,931 97,(572 Feb. ... 80,378 98.515 81.1-12 572.755 517.707 414.9(59