FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 120, 18 June 1909, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

CHEESE OUTLOOK. INCREASE IX CANADIAN OUTPUT. According to a report just to hand from an authoritative source in Canada the output of cheese this season in the older Dominion will, providing the summer turns out as favorable as it promises to be, show a considerable increase over that of last season. Canada is fast recovering from the drought of some two years ago, when there was a frightful mortality in stock owing to the severity of Hie winter. If favorable weather is experienced from now on we may expect to see an enormous increase in the clieese output of the country next year.

So far as the .present is concerned, however, our clieesemakers have to re-' member that with Canada's increase and that of our oivn there should be no' shortage of cheese on British markets this year, and there is little reas'on for believing that the demand will exceed the supply. On the other hand, we may anticipate a fall rather than 'a rise. However, prices should be satisfactory enough for our make of this season, especially if factories sell within the next two or three months. The buying seas'on will probably open with offers at (Id, and no (better offer is' likely to follow the opening one. We can hardlv look toward to the 11)10-11 season with the same confidence. New Zealand, however, should always be a good cheese country. Our article is gaining an envialble reputation on 'Home markets. It is improving every day, and our methods of shipping and handling it arc advancing., though there is still 'no proper storage fo r it at the most important port in the Dominion.— Wellington Times.

■During the month of Mav 030awt. of butter, valued at £3llß, and OSOGcwt. of clieese ( £2(1.017) were exported from the port of Paten. Other exports' from that port were: Frozen beef llSlcwt. ( tfi(W), frozen mutton 1071cwt. ( E1305). frozen lamb 33(lcwt. ( C(>o4), U,!M(!Mi.s of wool ( £407). The wool exported from Wangnnui totalled 1.10n,0421b5,< valued at £32.242. The Elthara Dairy Co. will pay out £2,834 for tlw month of May; 7L5281bs of butter were made, nnd the average test, for the month was 4.07 per cent', (/wins to the present favorable market conditions the company is able to pay elevenpence for butter'-fat. .According to doll's factory authorities it requires a supply of not less than (130 cows before it wopkl pay to ins'tal a cheese plant; Kaupokomii say 700 cows.

Till! Opunnkp Company has decided to adhere to butiii*r for the en•suing season.