THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1925, Page 1

THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY

M’OR LIBS CI lAAU’IO.YSHI R. AUCKLAND, May 7'. Eor the first time, in the history of the dairying industry the world’s championship butter competition is to be held in New Zealand. The competition is promoted by the Auckland Winter Exhibition, which is organised bv the A. nnd R. A.ssocation and the Hrovineial Industrial Association. Prize money totalling. £IOO is offered, the first prize being £SO, the second £3O and tiie third £2O. In addition, gold medals go to the first three placed. Entries do not close until July 20. but already the promoters have received a very gratifying response to their enterprising offer. The entries to date number fifty-five, many lieing front overseas. Of this number twenty are from Australia, including the Stales of Queensland, New South AValos. Victoria and Tasmania. There is an entry from Denmark, which can lie depended upon to lie oi high grade. The central States of F.S.A.. Alinncsota. Wisconsin and Town, are

competing. and two entries from Fiji have been received. Advice has also been received that Eellmnia will lie a compfitoi'. ami (Aranda is also expected to enter. Auckland having thrown the gunge to tin• hut ter producers of iho world lias placed the Dominion producers on their mettle. The challenge lias been accepted, and tlie result lies, not on tin* knees of the gods, but in the bands of the Dominion’s suppliers and maniilaeturers. Needless to state, tile

overseas entrants are not competing for the value of ilte money prize. New Zealand has earned an enviable reputation for its product in the world markets. Danish butter maintains its ascendancy in Britain largely owing to old association, trad the fact that it has a highly organised and wellestablished method of distribution. Australia is bidding strong-

ly for a place in the sun of (he dairy world, and her intention to challenge the Dominion in scientific production is evidenced by the numerical strength of the Commonwealth entires. Denmark, America and Lsthonia will he welcomed as competitors, anil although the competition is essentially friendly, it may be fraught

with tremendously important, issues