EMPIRE’S DAIRY FARM.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4565, 18 May 1923, Page 1

EMPIRE’S DAIRY FARM.

DOMINION’S ADVANTAGES. CLIMATE AND FEEDING. HIGH QUALITY OF PRODUCT. “ I have visited practically every dairying country in the world and there is none I know of which can produce butter so cheaply as New Zealand ’ ’ said Sir Thomas Clement, the London butter distributor, in Hamilton (Waikato) recently. The climate, cheapness of feeding, and the lack of necessity for winter housing with its expense in labour and hand feeding were the factors upon which Sir Thomas chiefly based his conclusions. The visitor was much impressed by what he had seen of the Waikato, and said he regarded New Zealand as

the “ Empire dairy farm.” He thought the factories of the Waii kato splendidly up-to-date, and far in advance of those of Denmark. ! The equality of New Zealand . butter was quite equal to that of the j Danish product, but where the i Danes held an advantage over New i Zealand was in a better system of j marketing. The Danes regulated i their supplies better than New Zea- | land did, while they also had a I better system of distribution. I Regarding the proposed butter i pool, Sir Thomas was of opinion i that it would be a good thing if the ; pool were confined to organising for i increased production, cheaper shipI ping, and better storage, but farmj ers would be courting calamity if I they carried' it so far as actually ! attempting to fix prices.