A REVIEW OF DAIRYING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 115, 12 June 1909, Page 6

A REVIEW OF DAIRYING.

NATIONAL DAIRY ASSOCIATION'S REPORT. The annual report of W National Dairy Association of the Nortl'i Island ' contains points worth noting. After referring to increasing biuiness done during the year, the report stales that the season now practically closed Ims been a remahkable one in many respects. A table shows that the export of butter from the Commonwealth for the season IUOB-0, an .compared with the previous year, lias decreased (122) tons'. The Argentine has increased 049 tons, Ihe trade between Argentina, and South Africa has practically censed during the last twelve months, the total export output being sent to the United Kingdom. New Zealand has increased its export by 263 tons. To this should be added the csport of cheese for 1008-9 of 15,504 tons, which exceeds that of the proeeding year by 2408 tons. From these figures will be readily seen the progress made by other countries under similar conditions' .to our own, and the expansion that is taking place in the production of cheese throughout the Dominion. With reference to the important question of quality, the report states: "The quality of butter, from a grading standpoint, has been as bjgh as previously, though unfortunately the London buyers have not expressed the same satisfaction with its condition as formerly. Cheese, on the other hand, has, with few exceptions', improved, and generally has Wen commended for it* quality among those interested. Whilst it may meet with general approval among those interested that the iadus ' try is expanding slowly, yet surely, it it to Ire hoped that those immediately concerned should remember to maintain and, if possible, improve, the quality ei their product*. Our reputation for tin manufacture of a, high-staudard artidf must .be maintained, otf a lower Wei ol prices will obtain." The disparity i" , the .prices revised by the New Zealand and Danish product is referred to as a not Oncouragrag feature of the Ewrli3h market, and it is suggested tint: pasaiMy quality has some influence in de termmmg value. Totfching upon tin proposed dairy regulations, the report says: "It is believed that the. dairy re»a latum*, proposed by the Dc.pnrtmeat°o: Agriculture- will not be gazetted lr tin «dmr& trattel of tW t ta h,i ' ''K <livision ' Tl «<*s°A J. I J,. a h consistently advocated th( 1* .-y that if instruction and super vision of the raw material is essentia' it should lie placed in the hands of those responsible for the manufactured article. It is, therefore, desirable that milk-in spection should be controlled by he Dairy Commissioner. A system mighl be inaugurated whereby present Govern ment dairy factory instructors shouh" be allotted specified districts, with extended duties enabling them to assis' and instruct in the keeping and genera improvement of the milk supply, and ithis were done the whole difficulty woulr be overcome with the minimum' of expense." I