FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 305, 21 December 1908, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

Tllli .MILK STANDARD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Pahiatua, 'Vi ',r<laStrong objectiou is being- n)' cal dairymen against t 1 , . partment's 'Vtgura to tile amount of S' l ' '^\*i(.'li J 's]iQul(l constitute an eqiii'' ..portion to tho milk test. .Dairymen have notified tlleir customers that they will discontinue supplying milk in tie borough after the middle of January if the regulations are not relaxed. Petitions are being circulated with the latter object in view.

LAUUK SHU'IIKXT OK DAIRY PRODUCE. • Wellington, Saturday. Another large r>liipni6nt of dairy produce was made by the Ruapeliu, which left \\ ellington for London yesterday. It consisted of 50,300 boxes of butter, valued at £141,117. ami 18,754 packages of cheese, valued at £84,303, the total value of the shipment bein" C 225,510.

'llia Now Zealand Dairy Association, Ltd., payment for butter-fat supplied during November totals £21.,70(1. or 1 '£30,18 more than for the corresponding period of last year, says an Auckland Press Association message. At the time of the Hawera Show a suggestion was made to the Egnumt A. and P. Association by Jlr. .1. W. Deem, inspector in charge of West Coast districts, which should prove to be the first word on the most, important movement: initialed in Ibis country in connection with the dairy indus'lrv. It was to the cll'ect that if the 'societv would establish a competition for dair'v ' herds in the district, extending over tile milking period-basM „„ the milk and nutter-fat produced by the cows for the season—the inspectors of the department would make the tests and record the lesults. It is gratifying to know that the society has realised its opportunity in accepting this offer of rendering a sigiuU service to the main industiT of ils district, lis iit a recent meetina it decided to adopt Mr. Deems sug gestio'.i.—\\Winston Times.