HINTS TO MILK SUPPLIERS.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1780, 19 October 1895, Page 2

HINTS TO MILK SUPPLIERS.

The following excellent suggestions have just been issued by the Government Department of Agriculture, and will be read with interest by the local suppliers v *'■ Honest Milk.

The adoption of the system of paying for milk according to quality is most desirable. The butter-fat contained in the milk is the indication of its commercial value for cheese and butter-making. Evidence exists to prove that milk is not always delivered at the factories in‘its normal state, or as it is received from the cows. The adulteration of milk by the addition of water, the removal of any portion of the cream, or the keep-ing-back of any -part' of the strippings is, forbidden by “ The Dairy Industry Act, 1894 ” 'Even when honest milk is delivered -from different herds, it varies considerably in the percentage of fat obtained, and it is therefore unjust to those suppliers who by good breeding, good feeding, and kind handling produce a superior quality to be paid by weight alone, ; Brief Suggestions. "

1. Milk from cows dn good health only should be used. '

2. Until after the ninth milking it should not be Offered to a factory. 8;' Caro and cleanliness should be observed in everything pertaining to surroundings and utensils. 4;'A : liberal supply of cheap, succulent, wholesome feed should be proyided. 4. Turnips, rape, and weeds common in bush pastures give an offensive odour and flavour to the milk of animals which eat them* 6. Cows should not be allowed-to drink stagnant, impure water. ' ~ ’ 7. Tin pails only should be used. » 8. All milk —this applies equally to the evening ’and morning messes—should be strained and aired immediately after it is drawn; and evefjr utensil used should be perfectly clean and sweet. > 9. Provision bo made to: protect the milk from rain-during the night, and from the heat of the morning sun. -T ' 10. Whey should not be taken home in the same cans as the milk is delivered in. The acid in the whey takes off the tinning, and exposes a rough surface, which is difficult to clean, and'frequently causes a distinctly offensive flavour in the cheese. 11. Strainers, aerators, pails, milk-cans, and all. utensils used*’should, he cleaned thoroughly immediately after their use. Rinsed with cold water, washed in tepid water to which has been added a little soda, and a subsequent scalding with ' boiling water prepares them for airing that , they may remain sweet. - : 12. Cans and lids with broken surfaces should .be discarded, as the crevices form breeding-grounds for.-unfavourable organisms.

. 13. Only pure, clean. linrmt s' —' be offered, ar-' 1 -

ENuLacul. -:u/ oiitNA THE KUCHENG OUTRAGE . Shanghai, October 15. The ultimatum sent by the British Admiral led, to the execution of eight of those concerned in the Kuoheng massacre, and issue of instructions that in future the local authority and the Consults may order the execution; of those guilty of murdor -i without reference to the Viceroy. THE FATAL STABBING 1 CASE. < ;; v Sydney, October;! 6. . Thomas McLean, assistant steward on . the steamer,: Australasian, who* fatally stabbed a fellow-steward named Coulson, TTpsconvictedof manslaugher, and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.. •

FROZEN MEAT TRADE WITH MANCHESTER* Melbourne, October 16.

The Age states that definite arrangements have been concluded between representatives •of - one of- our steam lines and ; frozen meat shippers. ;of Melbourne and Sydney for direct shipment with. Manchester of 20,000 earcases frozen mutton. The~ service begins next May, and will becontinued at regular intervals of four weeks. "The shipments ar§ beihg made without any Government assistance, but in certain eases the Agricultural Depart-me-nb offer .every facility, and shippers of perishable produce will avail themselves of this second market. ' MURDER IN BRISBANE. ; '.h. Brisbane/ October 16. An Indian hawker ran amuck in Warwick and shot a countryman dead. He woufided another man, fired twice at a poliee sergeant,; and wound up with shooting the arresting constable through the foot. Jealousy is beleived to be the cause.

V THE MURDER OF AN ISLAND : -f TRADER, - Brisbane, October 16. H.M.S.. Royalist has arrived; at Cairns. ' The captain reports having investigated the murder of Atkinson by natives of the Solomon Group. Six natives were sent to Fiji for trial, one was shot by friendly natives, and one escaped..

THE VICTORIAN TARIFF. ; ; Melbourne, October 16. T ie Tariff Bill has been amended by makiug the 25 per cent duty on woolen goods come into operation in Janu. ry, 1896, instead of 1897.