Some of the troubles that the early pioneers in the dairying industry had to face were recounted by Mr J. Brown, chairman of the Maketawa Dairy Company, at the opening of the Moa Dairy Company’s new factory last week (says the Taranaki New*s). He said he first purchased two cows —they were good ones—at £8 a head. He did not know much about milkipg, but that difficulty was soon overcome. Churning, however, was the greatest trouble. They did not know anything about temperatures in those days, and in the hot weather they used to have to get the butter made. Then when they got it into town they received only 3Jd per pound for it, and had to take the value out in goods. If they asked for some of it in cash they were looked upon almost as robbers.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5503, 20 November 1929, Page 2
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