GRADING CONFERENCE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 2

GRADING CONFERENCE

A ;:re,dinir u::il'erenee. eall"d l>y t. n--eereiary •of the Butler and Che;- .' Makers' Association (Mr d. Carlet. wa, held at the Ahdnroa Works yesterday. Iv. cry possible a--iMant;' was all'orded l>y llie I'ruv. ill'; \\' ork> (.'oinjiany in providing bnl-t-.ir lor sampling', etc., and llie arrangements vere ewellcnt. I. nl'ortunatoly. to ti:o fact of the jire"seal bv'ing a busy season with makers. only llic lolhnviiei w-'re able to attend:— .Uis-n's d. U'Dea., J'ihaaia; l\ ()'Dea, Opitnake: Simpson. rei: \V. Kinv\ North Taranaki; ('ornev. Bai.ev, Jdaek! (k Ailwod, Okalo: A. Omata; Kleeman. Mill-hii.-t; V'. Johnston. Makelawa; i'. A. lioss, CardilV: Cooper. Maii'iaLoki; t'alhilian. Aw.iluna; Itead (secretary), S.raU'ortl. 'i ieie were also pre.-eni .Mr C'ud die. Dairy ('omtnk-ioner: Mr W. ]iroduee tirador. Patea: A. (!. yiiirley; dairy instructor: ,!. Jrh;.«lnn, an.l I>. Jianseu, at New Plymouth.

Ail interesting day was spent, a the works 111 sampling and "poini iag." all tee managers prc-enf tiyiii; their skill, (iio tl.tyenmieut eraib'i'

a!ier\vaid> r>;j)lainin,>4 their s-vsl-ni <d awarding the points. All present took ureal inl ivivl ii) ( tjie showing themselves anxious to :Min InP.owM iif xTcfp*tri fi improving the (jua'ity t;f their hikt.T and cheese, and ill comparing their makers iLa ihat ol' their ik'i\:hhourin<j factories. Air L'uddie says tne fpia Uy o; tieI.utter tes> ed. taking ii as a \vlto*«\ was very fair indeed. hut the prevailiiiLt hot weather ha*. had an elVcd on Ihe hoilv and texture. The ridel" I'.mll in \oiiM- brands ua- tint ol' i!a \ our. die make aij■ t ic\tuiv mostly Is-iiiii ali in iii-■ t;Jiu—^. il;i- wa* mo donl'l. due to inc ejnidi; im i f th" mdk arriving at th" factories. Fan Is in llaxonr wvi'e eiiieily noMee a ! >U' wi.i:. tin- make of >-jii;iU r I'ae iovir-. where ;h'.« lack *if inr.ui;} lor tha temperature of I.!> ; ■ crraii;--o'i" 'of the most, c'.-.-ential i'ac li-is in manufacturim-!" a lii\lca'ariicle —was in iio->ma'l decree sihie. 'Liu? oiia'ily n|' i.!ie cll"eM' V,;h very fail','th" chief defect, us with hni t -v. heinjj in li:e ilavour. J t, is intended in future io hoM «ln-> ■ earlier in the >ea-on. when a larger n umlcr would 1 aide to attend. In all probability. the next conference will hp rilled by the Departim-m, and ihe dipel-r-. a.-. h'eii a> manager* will he invited.

y\v t'nddie liad intended a«l<lr-"-sing the gathering, hitL oa accouni <d" the small aUi'udai'.c:- potpuned his iv mark^.