Manawaiu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1883. DAIRY FACTORIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 287, 7 November 1883, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1883. DAIRY FACTORIES.

In continuation of our remarks upon the pamphlet issued by the Govern-; ment on the manufacture of cheese, 1 butter, and bacon in^ New Zeaiaixd) wej may observe that we fanOy JKCr BbwaoN undere^tiinatesltheraYerageX yield:, of cows m this part of the colonyj .when he places th*4 nfilk "yieli' I 'during the season at an average: pfs 2 gallons per cow per diem. On that estimate^ -however,* he^ "show's' " Hhat'^seliifag tip milk'to aj factory. , at g 4d per gallon 1 is equal to per cow per annum. But of the, 56.0 jgalloni bf milk^which a cow .isthusjßstiniatedtJpiyield be.6dnverted into cheese, scwt would be produced, which if sold at an' average of 6|d per lb, would giye^he^ptory £15i for each cow's mUk. On this basis, a 'factory having the • milk of 800 • cows would produce cheese m a seaispn to ihe, ffalue 0f '412,000, ; tJf^this; sum ■theArmters, would receive £7200, leaving;jfi4Boo : to pay working expenses, "losses, and jiiyidend. This' estimate takes no aoicount of the 800 pig's ; which might be partfoHy j fed by the whey from the "factory. A factory of this sjzejwould require s^v.enhands ; one of tnese would have to.jJopk after;: the >|iigs. «|^ji ; Bowbof holds that each;'' factory should Ibe a ; schobl,' in' wnicn'fairmers' ' sfons. daughters. shouldJobe taught, thpj „ ;art . of ( ; cheese—maldng 1 . : • But though Mr Bow;ron giy.es an estimate pi ' su^K "a^ largp . factory, he is more m favour of medium-sized factories than yery large bnelal y When " 600 cows are "pastured^ wiunn a radius if three miles from the factory, no valid objections can bo -raised; I , [against large factories," but^e adds that one reaacjn,. why? a Medium 1 kized' factory (saf frojn 250 i to 300 cows) w preferable to |a large one is, that the milk will be produced, neare? to 1 its; desjiination, and consequently will be delivered at the factory by 7.30 a.m;, witn'the impolrta t nt advantage; of copljnorning air. In this case, all hands j, would jto their work;ih' propei* time',' 'and 1 Sot i a njo'meht would be m needless jielay. There are so many advantages .arising vout of s the: early delivery of milk, that the practice cannot be comme«ded v ipp highly. ; '.Th'eTlproduce p{ 1250l 250 : cows would be Sdo'gallbris of milk, rthe'jnanagemen^ of r'wnicTc-' would ri!%^e twa men .and, a strong , r boy,, at |a " cbsi; of '^250. . -If, ? '^ve ■iepjtxmate the management qfra; factory of moderate t $? e MjslM* «o,m years pfjexppuience .ahb w. that it-w. not far from the mark. kS 1 ! M^il^i fe4^ c the pamphlet under notice, the more convinced are we that it would be greatly to the benefit of our farmers were they conversant with the information it contains. Theie /"are. ■■■ami portions of it yet to come . uncler'bSr notice. . ! *'*■-*": i