RENNET.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 6, 5 August 1916, Page 4

RENNET.

The supply of ‘‘veils,” or lonrth stomach, of the sucking or milk-led call is al; the present time exercising to a great extent, the minds of cheese laet.ory direetora tes throughout New Zealand, although there should be I ?>n difficulty whatsoever in procuring I the essential portion oi the call s ! anatomy in New Zealand, in view ot I the fact that tens of thousands of eal- | vt's are destroyed annually in (his i country, Taranaki alone being responj si Me for the slaughter of the innocent j to the- number of 70,000 per annumI These figures are based on last sea- ! son’s returns, but in view of tin- most I apparent shortage ol rattle in the Dominion, the foregoing number will be eon'-icWnbly lessened and there is every probability that the numher ol

calves roared this season will exceed last year’s figures, livery tanner should keep this steadily in view; it will, therefore, be quite apparent that should there be an increase of 25,000 calves reared in Taranaki this season the number that will be slaughtered will go a. very long way towards the manufacture ol rennet. Rennet is absolutely indispensable for coagulating milk for the manufacture of cheese; therefore it will easily be seen that, in the absence ol the essential article.! cheese-making would have to stop, which would mean a loss to the Domiii-j ion of nearly two and a-luili millions, sterling per annum, providing by no means'a pleasant outlook. This should lie a great incentive to all 1 armors, especially those directly interested in the manufacture of cheese, to use their utmost endeavors to save all the “veils” from the calves they slaughter. It is believed that quite 30,000 gallons of commercial rennet is necessary for one year’s output of cheese in New Zealand, and authorities compute that about 180,000 “veils” arc required to produce the foregoing number of gallons of rennet. The saving of the situation is in the hands of the dairy farmer, and it is hoped that he will rise to the occasion, and show the commercial world that he can be independent.