THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY, FEB. 5, 1910

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 231, 5 February 1910, Page 2

THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY, FEB. 5, 1910

THE PROSPECTS OF DAIRYING THE meeting which was held in these offices a few weeks ago seems destined to foreshadow the establishment of a pew industry in this part of the Dominion. It is notorious that Taranaki 3nd Jiye, nioye, and have their being througp the flourishing state .to which the dairying industry has be-w brought in those particular part?. We, living in a comparatively newlysettled district, where the bush and the ti-trce have but recently been cleared from the land, have not given much attention, so far, to the possibilities .that in dairying in the Waitpmo county. H needs '" enjy a strong co-operative spirit .amongst our settlers $p set in motion this very promising business. There are two w*ys iii vsi)fc\l IU? .sc(.t!f.-s' may dpyl with his ijioduct, assuming that he U3t> decided tto lake up the dairying indusiH^WHiiMlliAiliiiyi&i^

tralised butter factory, such aa might be established once again in Te Kuiti, and by becoming a member of the New Zealand Dairy Association he v/ould have the experience and the advantages of membership of that powerful body at his command. Or he may decide to separate his milk at home, and merely send the cream to a factory. Strong arguments can be adduced in favor of either of these methods, and only local circumstances can be held to decide which is the more preferable way. But whatever is decided upon, this is certain: In a strongly established dairying industry we . have a safeguard against the fluctuations in the price of wool and the depression which the flax and timber industries have recently experienced. In all the depression of last year Waikato stood firm with a regular yield from the monthly dairy cheques for the farmers, and through them, the tradespeople of the district. New Zealand butter is quoted to-day on the London market at over 120s per cwt, with the prospect of prices hardening still further. For New Zealand cheese there is a continued demand. The opinion of a recent English visitor is highly complimentary on this point. He described a certain New Zealand cheese as the finest he had ever tasted. We, in this district, should share in the profits and the prosperity the dairying industry brings. The market is literally unlimited. The opportunities are great. Let us hope that the movement towards an organisation of our dairying forces will be crowned with the success it deserves.