FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8046, 8 February 1906, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

THE MAKKTAWA FACTO It V. | Bv our Travelling Ucportor.; One of the neatest aud cleanest of dairy factories in the province is thai of the Makctawa Dairy Factory Company, near lugtewood. II is" not a very large concern, ahoul (ill suppliers providing lite milk that passes | the separators, ot' which there a"rc three, Iml Ihese suppliers have hail instilled into them liy the manager (Mr Johnston) the necessity of working things on clean and up-to-date lines. As a consequence, no milk has been refused this season. The factory is neatness itself, Mr .rohnslon being scrupulously clean in his duties. Outside the building a neat lawn has been hid out, and is kepi in perfect order. The Halls of the building do not bear any signs of s|ale niiik, as is usually llie ease in dairy factories, for (lie milk thai is splashed on (he boards is immediately unshed oil'. Inside, not a grease spot is lo be seen, and Ihe lloor is as clean as a lable. No wonder, llien, thai llic faclory is always so successful at (lie iSliows, ami one is uol al all surprised when shown (lie niaguillcent huge silver trophies thai have been awarded to the company. No higher-grading average was obtained lasl year llinu Makctawa's, whicli was about lit out of a possible 100. Mr .Johnston also runs a laboratory in connection with the faclory, in which lie experiments on the milk, liuding out the proportion of water that is in the milk, etc. The milk-curls (from a hand carl lo an express) run in a regular line from about 6,30 until il.;to. Three separators are in constant use, and these leed two churns, which turn out about 2li boxes of butter per da v. The largest supplier is Mr Buckllioughl, who contributes about 1,(100 lbs. eslcrday was cheque day, which accounted for the joml faces of the suppliers, who had distributed amongst them about £1,201). The prieo that is being paid to Ihe suppliers this soasou is i)d, a very satisfactory return,

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