FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 235, 28 September 1908, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

THE DANISH EK,>SUN. PARAMOUNT IMPOIITANCE 01" CI.KANLI.N'E.'s.'s. -Mr ■). Hurl \ eale is one of the most successful dairymen in New Zealand. Not only has he made his mark as a director of butter and cheese manufacturing concerns, but when ne tool; part for the only time in the dairy tarni competition'of the Maiuiwalu A. and P. Association, his model byre and farm at W'oodville was easily placed lirst (says the New tones). He is belter known al Ihe present, time as managing director of the llawke's Hay Hairy Company. .Mr Veale has ju»t returned from "a visit to llritain and Denmark, and his observations on what lie saw and learnt at the market end of the business and in the country of our great rivals, is proba.hly the most important contribution to our knowledge of British dairy produce markets and Danish milk production which »c have vet liuu. THE DANISH DAlfii FAIUIEK.

In view of the urgent -need of a better milk supply to the dairy industry of this country and the fact that unreasoning opposition exists in regard to the proposed dairy regulations we will give in this issue Mr Vealc's very interesting comments on Danish milk .production, Mr Vcale was not impressed Willi the dairy factories of Denmark, ft was on the Danish farms where he realised that our rivals could teach, us a lesson. One, of the. first things which appealed to Mr Vealo as suggesting the reason for the satisfactory quality of the Daman article was that (.lie mil'k generally speaking, was belter eared for than under our average conditions in Now Zealand, although many of our best farmers take equally as much care of their milk as tlK"'liest Danish farmer. All the cans arc washed anil steamed at the factories, and a srr.ei rule is in force that skim milk and whey must not be taken home in (lie milk cans.

THE DANISH COW. What did you think of the Danish cow, Mr Vcale? Well, the best cows in Denmark are no better than the best cows in this country, but there are no farmers in Denmark quite like the unsatisfactory seel ion of dairy farmers in New Zealand, the farmers who bring clown the general average qualify of ilie output of the factory they supply. There ore not by any means the same number of scrub farmers in Denmark as in Xew Zealand, The cows are mosllv I'eil Poll Danish, a very Useful style of a beast. Co-nperalive' milk lesthig establishments are common, and this necessary movement has been worked up to a. very intelligent standard. The cows are of a better average than those of this country, and receive belter trcain,cnf. ."specially in the winter, having to he stall fed accounting in a largis measure for this, la the sumine-.-, however, the condition of the cows would not, compare favourably with the condition of eows at same season of vear, in New Zealand, it lakes more milk to make a pound of butler in Denmark than in New Zealand, so that the Danish cow is not a producer of rich milk.

COST OE PP.ODI (TION. What about the cost of production ? . It costs more to keep stock tha-i with us, but labour is cheaper and living is cheaper. The holdings are mostly small and are intensely farmed. No land is wasted in fences and no grass! is trod under by cattle wandering over the. fields. From my observations I found thai, the price returned the dairv farmer for his but'ler was very nmch'ilio same ks ilitit 'se-ured hv the milk producer of this country. I had the privilege of seeing a farmer's bonus dnv. The amount distributed u-ns about i;/,d per pound of bullcr-l'.il. They were 'having a dinner in the evening on the strength of il. and laager beer and cigars were in abundant supply during the- a'ternoon. Tt "was a decidedly happy nalhering. There is no competition among factories in Denmark. The dil'erenj factories are working under equal conditions, so there is more uniformity in the prices paid by the different factories than is the case in this coiintrv.

H. is estimated that .Xow Zoalandivs •nit about 11,000 tons of liutler in n ■vi '-r. tM|,uivali'iit do sin a.vorage of a ■little under si .piartor ot a liniKtr ■•?- •weight •)«■!■ head, or siljnul- lmllf a pound i>a«'h per week (ways flic Dominion!. We send toliritain about 10.000 Inns mi" Im'tler lier annum, .and llw lota I onion I 'of New Zealand duller for local an.l uMtinl markets combined is. finis almal 20,000 .(ons. H, is apparent from liiokp ligures dint, (lie m'nrkc'l lias an 'inipoAint, interest, fur the butler pi'.i-iliii-Ts. for \,.. w Zealand oats noarlv hall'.of all it'll,- .butter slio produces. About'a dozen cows wen- badly aiflV.-,-i'il I'liVouch cad'iij. Lmrcl leaves. wl.io'li lnul been dcipo.--.il od on (|,c ,-iiMiisli li.vu. in Hie reserve (savs flic Clullia Leader). The vol. w'h'o was railed in one inst.-i ~-e pronounced it !o lie a rose of narcotic. poißonin-/. which could result from i-.it-iiitf laurel leaves' (broad leaf variel.v). The following report'will lie submitted lo flic annual goner'al meeting of the 'Awa'funa Dairy Company:—The- output of tlio KoaHOn's. cheese, w'as consigned through. ,T. NaWan &. Co., with nif Advance of j'i'/.d iwi'lhout recourse. During Hie year 10.515.3111.1w of milk were received, rfrnm. which iworo made, 052..121 His. .of choose and IS.lilflfe. of butter. ■lt took lO.tilbs. .of .milk to make 111), of cheese. 21.31-bs. of .milk" to make- 110. of bnl'ter, andlllb. of,bu.ftor-fat to make ■2.411)5. of <oheo.se. The average te;*it was .'l.Bl «md die over-run ,10.7. Tire turnover of si ores In .suppliers has .been ' CfiliO 3s. After writing .off depreciation there remains a, linlanoe of £420 14s 'id, which will enn.lde .a further limyim-nt to lie ,imde of V,d ipor ,11>. for liu'tter-i'uti 'supplied ilurin.fr the whole season. You. will ,bo aisked .to eleo'l .three directors mi iilace of Messrs. Barker, Oliver ami Tindle. who retire ,liy rotation Imt are cltaild'e for re-election. The lmlauce's'hecl shows that the receipts from Jiufil er -inil cheese is„les were C 22.335 4s sd. '•''"■ l 11m. i-l.ief j'lenis ( ,f expondilure. ' CIK.TO.-i I, Id .paid r..r,inilk. and C324S '.">» ."id for lu'iinul'iicturiug charges.