HUGE PILLAR OF CHEESE.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 28 January 1914, Page 4

HUGE PILLAR OF CHEESE.

SOUTHTAKA.NaKI'S OUTPUT

A leturn furnished by the West Ooasi .ReUigerating Company at Patea gives some idea of the extraordinary development, of the dairy industry 111 South Tamuaki. Since tlie comruencemeut of the season, four months ago no fewer than 75,369 cases of cheese have been shipped to the Home market. Thro is some 9241 cases more than the quantity shipped during1 ihe whole of last season. The figures at first glance convey little or no meaning to the lay mind, but when compared with some object that one is familiar with, their magnitude can be appreciated.

Most people are aware that Mount Egmont towers up to a height of 82G0 feet above the sea level, and a Patea. man with, a perohtfflt Pt working out problems states that if these 75,369 oases of cheese were placed on end skywards, and 24 Mount Eginonts wore placed one on top of the other, side by side with the gigantic liillar uf diet^e the latter would still tower above the mink of the 2 ith niountaiu by over haJf-a mile. The value <>} t{\'.^ pillar r» presents aomethlug over £3uO,UUO m bard cash. This has all b^eu won f: orn the cows of tSoutn Tcirauaki iv four uionths.