AYRSHIRE CATTLE.

Shannon News, 26 February 1929, Page 2

AYRSHIRE CATTLE.

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION.

A council meeting of the New Zealand Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Association was held in Palmerston yesterday. In the absence of Mr A. M. Weir, the president (Southland), Mr F,. Mills (Hawera) was elected to the chair.

Those present were Messrs C. B. Morga.ii (Woodville), W. C. Wallace (Cambridge), J. D. Aitchison (Linton), F. Mills .(Hawera), C. Webb (Levin), H. Webb (Levin) 1 , and I'. Bremer (Okaiawa). A letter was received from the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association stating that Ayrshire breeders had not been eligible to compete for Johnnie Walker Cup as the conditions had been laid down by Mr D. Buchanan, who had omitted Ayrshire cattle. .■•.',

,Mr T. Webb was of the opinion that this was a slight on the oreed and that they should write to the v Agricultural and Pastoral Association with a request that the cup conditions be amended.

Mr Morgan suggested- writing direct to the donors of the trophy. Mr Wallace preferred that a small committee be set up to wait on the A. and P. Association. No argument was necessary, he stated, only a little explanation. Messrs Aitchison, T. Webb and the secretary were appointed a deputation to wait on the A. and B. Association. RESEARCH WORK. A letter was rteceived from the Department of Agriculture outlining the research work being done in connection with contagious mammitis, abor tion, etc The department, in addition to carrying on investigations itself, was keeping in touch with research stations in various parts of the world. "It is a gre&t problem," stated the chairman, "and it is satisfactory to find that the department is keeping on with it. We must not expect them to - solve all at once what has been puzzling the best brains of the world for years past." The letter was re : ccivcd STANDARDISED CHEESE. Mr T. Webb commented on the present prices- of New Zealand cheese on the London market which, he declared, were unsatisfactory. iSomethini,' should be done to raise the level' of the product. Mr Wallace attributed the poorer, quality of certain ctieese to the use of separated, milk. The chairman moved, and it was unanimously carried, that the .association write to the Director of the Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture, protesting against the regulations permitting the manufacture of standardised cheese, a 3 the association is of the opinion that standardised cheese, with a lesser butter-fat content, will have a detrimental effect upon the good name of New Zealand full-cream, cheese.