FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 5 September 1907, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

The turnover of the Eiverdalc factory increased last year by 03 ]ier cent compared with the turnover of the previous year. The average test was 3.891, and the payment to suppliers per lb of butter-fat was 12.824 d.

The average test of the Kaupokonui Dairy Company's suppliers last year w.ib 3.05—a particularly good average. The Kaponga Company's butter output last year amounted to 290 tons 13 cwt, and the cheese 20 tons. 'The average test was 3.8, and the over-run 10.38. The sum of £2(1,197 was paid out to suppliers. The secretary of the Kaponga Dairy Company read the following letter from Mr Cha-. Mackie, dated London, June 28, at the annual meeting of the company on Monday:—The question whether it is desirable to make cheese instead of butter this season is indeed s. very hard problem to solve. The price of butter to-day is 98s, and the price of cheese C2s. This means that the prise of butter is cim-i In n'/,d f.0.b.., Wellington, and the ]--.-i --■ ~f cheese 5%d, Jf the relative condii.ir.ns of prices remain the same three months hence, then it would not be diflicult to say what to I make. f feel certain that prices for butter and cheese will be satisfactory I this coming season. The chances are that cheese'may be a little higher thin butler. Most of the dealers in eoloni il butter tins season have lost money; they will therefore be very careful in their operations this year. ' Oil the contrary, those Mho have handled cheese, while they have not made much, have not lost anything. 1 am pleased to hear that your people have installed a dual plant. It is quite certain that the solution of the butter and cheese question is easier settled by the possession of a dual plant. This week New South Males sent over some cheese of verygood quality. The fact that so many companies will make cheese instead of butler, will lend to reduce prices. Stocks I of Canadian cheese on this side are less this year than they were at the same period last year. It is rumored, however, that there is a good deal stored in Canada and that buyers are keeniim off the market. l °

A curious iuciacnt has just come under'lolirc A dairy cow, the property of Air John Heslop, calved on the mill of last month, and was subsequently milked in the usual way for a f uw j ay j and then exactly a week afterwards she had another calf. The first was a bull, the second a heifer, and the latter wis the larger of the two. Mr Heslop, who ilias had an exceptionally long experijonee of cattle, says that though ] IP | has previously heard of such cases this 'is the first that has actually come under Ibis own notice.—Hawera Star,