The Hokitika Guardian FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1921. BETTER AND CHEESE.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1921, Page 2

The Hokitika Guardian FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1921. BETTER AND CHEESE.

KU'ttku anti cheese are now groat factors in assisting the Dominion industrially. As Britain is tho oliiof onstonior in regard to tlio produce it is interesting to note tlio volumo ol consumption at Homo, anti tlio oxtonsivo opening for trade that the tv roall.v is oversea*. A London eoinmeroinl paper givi* the following general particulars on the snipe L which will prove of interest to numerous renders, now that Westland is becoming an improving dairying centre year by y«*r. The following table shows the imports of butter into the l ilited Kingdom during lili!) and 1020:

The exports of butter from the Dominion of Cnmula for the year ended March 1921, amounted to {),739,41-1 lb., valued at $5,128,831, as against 17.012,005 111., valued at $9,814, 359. for the t\\ elve months ended March. 1920. Kxports of butter from the Commonwealth of Australia during 1919 20 amounted to 39,006,300 lh., valued at £3,301,095, as compared with 41. ibl.7041 b., valued at £3,192,910, in 191819. From the Cnion of South Africa in 1920 there were exported 707,1331 h. of butter and butter substitutes, valued at '£80,990, as against 452,590 lb., tallied at £37,309, in 1919. The Netv Zealand dairy industry lias made great progress during the past ten or more years. 'Hie exports of butter from New Zealand during 1920 were 212,009 owt., valued at £3,022,335. as compared with 375,818 owt.. valued at £3,080,128 in the previous year. It is estimated that the dairy herds, which comprise nearly 800.000 milch cows, will produce about £I7,(XX),(XX) for the current season. The following table shows the im--1 (iris of cheese into the Tinted Kingdom during 1919 and 1920:-.-..

I lie exports oi cm * hi* ii mil .Mil /.inland during 1020 amounted to I. 122,050 dvt.. v;i 1 ill'll nt £(.),l(iO,80, ns against 1.572,31 1 cwt., viilin'd nt £7,790,990, i" |9|9, K.\|iorts n|' cheese from tin' Dominion of Canada during the your ondod Mini'll, 1921, won l 13.3.020,511111 i.. viilni'd nt .837.1id.722. ns compared with 120.395,7771 b., valiit'd nt .*30..130,803, lor til'' tivolvc months ondod March. 1 ill’ll. I'rom the (’ommomvi'iiltli of Ansi rid in tho exports of chee«e during lillii-l’O amounted to 7.527.707 H>.. valued nt £378.100. ns enmpnred with 3.1.3.31)8 Hi., vnliiod nt £118.8511. in ]9lB- - In South Africa the dairy industry during the pnst few years has assumed a position of considerable importance, and the production of cheese is now large enough to permit of exportation, l ast year the amount of cheese exported was 50.92 Hi., valued at £11.171!, ns against 1,540,908 Hi., valued at £82,352 in 1919, Cheese is being manufactured by many farmers in the Bochuamdnnd Protectorate, and it finds a ready market in South Africa and Rhodesia. In the Southern Protectorate an abnormal amount of cream was exported between dnnuary and March of last yr nr in conseipienee of the heavy rains which fell 'during that period.

1919. 1920. From Cwt. L Cw t . t Victoria 21 4.(is!) 2.702.(571 129,474 1 ,9(51,74:5 New Smith Wales 118,5)74 1.49:5.0(54 75.084 999, 7li!i Queensland 73.853 I'.'in.iiOS 19.:5s9 2ti;5,577 New Zealand 318.872 :5.!Hl). 1.-52 275,40(5 :5 .828.280 Canada 33,337 1 i 7,588 .-52.140 477.250 Total Uritish ... 7551,725 9,155.02:5 5:51.451:5 7 ,530,(519 R iissia (5,05 1 vi 7.0(is 19,'!! 18 280.(554 Denmark 290, -><1] ;5.947.s:55 si 7.2:55 11 ,7(52,1(55 Netherlands 1.(541 20 812 102,5(57 1 ,583,182 France 1> 111 s.5>34 120.444 Fnited States 2 1 (1.195 2.74(5.5'( IS 080.210 Argentina 2(55.075 :»,)J4.2!:5 l:lk 8(52 2 ,038,55)4 Other Countries 19.421 252,012 17.018 (537,82(5 Total S0(). 479 ln.3!:9. 104 1.18-1.851 17 .103,(57.5 (■'mild TotaJ 1,500.204 19,854.127 1 .71 (5,:544 21 (531.2514

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