FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 82, 3 May 1909, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

It seems to be almost certain that, in the course of a few years, the cheesemaking industry will lie much more pronounced in New Zealand than it is at present (writes a correspondent to the Dominion). 'lhere arc several .reason* «'h.v this should he. New Zealand is practically tlx- only country which has no great outside competition when it is making cheese. Then, again, only 5 per cent, of the total British consumption of cheese comes from this country, Butter and meat are comparatively much j uearcr titan is ehet'se in Great Britain, and the poorer classes there will always eat bread and cheese, when possibly butter and meat are regarded as luxuries, the foregoing are rasons why the price 01 New Zealand cheese keeps up. With reference to the -price, itself, it is "enorall.v well known by practical dairymen ll|at II I-Hid per pound for cheese i'i l-veal llrilain is i, |Mi ,l t( , | s ;j ,| pound lor butter in the .same country. It has been staled that 2:1 pounds of milk Will make one pound of butter, but -•> would be nearer the mark. A wellknown butter-maker stated in support of this proposition that, when it was declared that u'.-J pounds of milk would make a pound of butter, farmers could generally assume that the test had been _ Hogged to bring about this result It is very evident that the almost continuous excellent prices which have ruled for past years i„ (]„. cheese market are bringing about a change of opinion as to its satety as a paying industry. More cheese motorics are to be opened in laianakit while one will probably be ■ninth , I "'" r '•kl'tall'uua. auothe at liripiri, near Dannevirlte, and still anotlier not far from l'ahiatua.