DRY WEATHER.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3765, 10 March 1928, Page 3

DRY WEATHER.

ITS EFFECT ON DAIRYING

Auckland, March 8,

“The rather long spell of exceptionally dry weather experienced in most dairying districts during the past couple of months has precluded the realisation of the promise early in the season of a very substantial increase in the production of butter and cheese,” said Mr. W. E. Gwillim, assistant director of the Dairy Division, when he opened his; address to the annual conference of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers’ Association yesterday. “It is pleasing to bear in mind,” he added, “that despite the prevalence of variable and dry weather in certain districts during part of December and in January, there was an increase of 10.54 per cent, on the butter-fat basis of the butter and cheese graded for export for the six months period, August to January, compared with the previous corresponding period. The increase under adverse climatic ■conditions is noteworthy.” He went on to say that the quality of the butter and cheese graded this season had on the average been well maintained, particularly with regard to butter.

'Speaking on the question of Do-minion-wide farm dairy instruction, Mr. Gwillim expressed the hope that the proposal to form an institution would meet with general approval. The cost was small, about 0.02 d per pound of butterfat, or equal to 2d' per 1001 b. Concluding his remarks, the assistant director said: “That prospects before our dairy industry appear to me to be very healthy ami bright.”