BUTTERFAT PAYMENTS.

Shannon News, 25 January 1922, Page 1

BUTTERFAT PAYMENTS.

LEYIIN' DAh.J CO. PAYS lOd LB. For the Den., .her supply oi milk, the Levin Daily Company paid out on Friday at the rule oi lOd per lb butteriat, which is a drop oi nvepence per lb as companu with the previous month's payment when the figure was 1/3 per lb. "1 1: however, is only an indication oi tm.- condition oi the butter market, aim is reflected in the payments ben made by the other lactones throm out the district. Vvnh the clearance > the Imperial stock at Home the ou ais certainty brighted lor an ea. improvement in me market, so e should be little chance oi an.. . rther depreciation m local payments.

The directors of the Taratuhi Dairy Company met . , gently and decided to advance ltd per lb on hutterfat supplied during December. This is id per lb mere as- m the previous payments. The Whakarcnga Cheese Company paid out lid { • ■ lb on account of butteri'at supplied during December. The direct o. of the Man aw at a Reliance (Rangic ~) cheese iactory advanced supj-j-v hid per In on account ot butte:: at. The Tinland- aa cheese lactory s payment wil; ; " on the basis oi' the advance rcce- “ : on consignments. Kzr,-'-- . Aidin’. B^aaaiß Tiie defend mu in a case at the Levin S.Aj. Coun esterday stated he mu not pay the account claimed irom lnm “ore .principle.'’ “What is yout idea oi principle ” asked the Magistrate, Mr 3. L. Stout, “that the plaintiff should go without?” Defendant said that was not so, contending thaj as the work tor which the claim was made was ordered by a third party, the latter should pay. His Worship said the work was as much m delendant’s interest;, as anyone else’s, aim as the third pm'iy had left- the district, gave judgment against defendant.

Mr J. liod-es, of Rapanui, who iudsed die Registered Milking Shorthorns at the Horowhenua Show last week, iniormed a “News” reporter that the show was one oi the most enjovuhie he had attended. He liked the idea of a generous list of competitions, which kept the people highly interested alter their inspection of the stock exinmis, and must make for the popularity of the show. He was much impressed by the close settlement of the district, winch had done much to loster the dairy industry. In his own district there was a larger extent ol land of better quality than that about I evin. hut hemg held in large holdings, was of hale benefit to the district. One could travel miles without seeing a house, and close settlement would he tf boon. From what he had seen of the Horowhenua show, he was confident it wou.d become a more important fixture still in the future.

in me course of his demonstration of tlie points ci the Jersey at the 7 mrowhenua Show, Mr H. E. Watson., JYi,mstchure oflieial lecturer to tne 0 1 m-pe.-i. Association, nad ! erse f ( . ‘ t about the respective something to productivity as me merits oi t>pe jersey judges, breedei s goal m- pomls tie said, allow.;.: Do pm ' £ per for breed clnr mteristics - cent for the inductive cows. If the> ustened to tlies, _ they might got. a pretty head that i. coulu perhaps cut off, stuff and pu, up in their drawing-rooms, hut the> would not get m ich off the i'arm. On iiie other hanm they found dairy faimers who did m : pay any attention to type so long as the particular cow was productive. Mr Watson considered there was danger in both diiections. What they really wanted was a well-balanced, animal between the two extremes. He then proceeded o point out in a lucid and informative .manner the ideal at which the Jersey should aim, emphasising the relation of the chief characteristics to (lie producing powers. Mr Watson was listened to with close attention > a large number of interested farmers and at the conclusion of his lecture was given three cheers at the calf o Mr H. J. Lancaster, of Glen Oroua.