The Daily News. TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1905. The Dairy Industry.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7817, 9 May 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1905. The Dairy Industry.

In Hie course of a speech made at a dinner recently given by the Woodville Farmers' Club. Uift Tflfiry Commissioner, Mr J. A. Kinsella, took

ulvantage of the opportunity jto giva some very practical advice to those engaged in the dairy industry, in order to keep pace with the rexjJuirements of the best markets, and inect that competition which was sure to arise. It is indeed fortunate that dairymen have the advantage of the .services of such oxperts as Mr Kinsella, whose sole aim and object consist in striving to improve the dairy produco of the colony in order ilutt the best iinanclal results may accruo to dairymen. A great deal ihas already been done towards stimulating the producers to adopt the only safe lines on which such an industry can be run. the result being that New Zealand dairy produce has not only come to the forefront on the I/Oivdon market, but has established itself firmly In popular favour. Much, however, remains to bo attended to i; In fact the higher the position occupied by our produce the nioro necessary is it to .exercise constant vigilance over every detail of Industry, in order to maintain and Improve the quality of the exported article. The high prices which have been ruling for our butter on the [/ondon market are not entirely due to the excellence of the article Itself, but in some measure, result from the shortage of supplies. Mr Kinr.'lla uttered a well-timed word of warning as to the probable result of the Argentine becoming, "under careful administration and good guidance," a serious competitor \vith New Zealand in the matter of dairying. He pointed out that not. only would it be necessary fur the producers of this colony,to see that no fault could be found with their products, but they would have to direct thoir attention towards the question of cheaper production in order to

compete effectively with their rivals. Ho also strongly advised farmers to pay greater attention to the by-pro-ducts, in the way of keeping pigs, poultry, and other adjuncts of dairying, also to go in more for mixed farming, so as not to have .ill their eggs In one basket. The

wisdom of these remarks is apparent to everyone, especially In view of tho present low price of stocft as against the high value of sheep. It Is extremely •gratifying to learn that tiie Dairy Commissioner believes the iairy industry in the colony to be, at the present time, in as higli a ;tate of perfection an could be found anywhere, taken as a whole. There are, however, eases- where butter, graded here a« iirst-class, is found when opened in London to,lk.' "fishy," due. in all probability, to'iilU) germs •,'uining access to the raw product before, it reaches the factory, one Irad milk supplier causing serious results to the output from o creamery or Factory. It is doubtful if this mischief will be thoroughly eradicated until it is compulsory for all milking to be done in properly equipped sheds free from dirt and dust. At piTS'nt it is not unusual to find this work being carried on In yard.l close to main roads, and with such Iry weather as has been experienced this summer the amount of dust and germs which found a resting place in the milk can well be imagined. however, it is the factories that an- to blame for using a faulty water supply, hut this, Mr Kinsella considers, can be easily remedied. The enormous growth of the industry is taxing the resources iof the Department severely, but evjiy effort is being made to keep up the reputation our dairy produce has obtained, and as Mr Kiiis.dla is of opinion that there is a better lick! fur the dairy industry in New '/jealand than in any other part of the world, those engaged therein, .should, in their own interests, strain "very nerve to ensure the best results from thofi> arduous labours,