FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 64, 2 August 1912, Page 6

FARM AND DAIRY.

TIKOKAXGI ■•' ;f ' '< Tlie annual report of theDairy Co. is as follows:—"Your' directors'' have once again great pleasure in pre-' senting their annual report and balancesheet. The quantity of milk received, shows a considerable increase.on. that of, the previous year, and consequently,has become necessary to-replace tlip sent refrigerator by one ,of -greater; capf acity. Arrangements ,+o this end ,-ha-y,e-therefore be made, and the npw\ machinQ' should 'be installed by August 1. directors, following their usual policyt of• I keeping the property aecounkat a p-Caper, | level, have written oil' 10 per cent, as i depreciation, and there, remains a Mlanpeto credit of surplus account- of £1797-. 10s 7d, which'it is proposed to 'distribute ? amongst suppliers.' The retiring directors are Messrs Alexander and Purdie., by rotation, and Mr. S. Kiuickey, 'wlioiS re- . linqniidiing dairying. Mr. W. E. Perclyal again offers his services as' auditor. Milk received, 7,55J-,lio81bs; _ biittpr- v fat, 3l)7:l)i):)ilw; average test, 4.04; net ya-hui. of fai, 1-2(1 per lb; butter made, 3.57.801 lb?; 2U!)lbs milk produced lib .butter.'"'

DAIRYIXC! PKOSrECTS. Mr. J. R. »Soott, secretary of" the South Island Dairy Association, says' that the Canadian agents of -Messrs. J. and J. Lonsdale, probably the largest operators in Canadian cheese, lately wrote him as follows:—"We have been doing a little figuring lately as to our exports of dairy produce and the conclusion we have come to is that in ten years, with our present rate of consumption, we will have nothing to export, eyen with our production 'holding its own. '! he increased (consumption of'butter and milk in this country is very large, and will draw more milk from cheese factories each year. You naturally ask, Will we not have an increased production? We doubt this very much under present conditions; certainly .not until our north-west finds wheat and grain growing unprofitable. At present this is more profitable owing to ''quick returns" than dairy farming. They will therefore continue until they have to resort to mixed farming. In' the dairy provinces of Ontario and: Quelle young men are leaving {he farms, and the "old

man," owing to 'scarcity of farm labor, is unable to keep up his dairy herds. You can judge the results." Mr. Scott says that this amply confirms the forecast of the market given at the end of the South Island .Dairy Association's annual report, and also the cablegram from Canada received by the association and published last week, 'That the Canadian make of choose could not exceed that of last season." Continuing, Mr. Scott stated that the outlook for good prices, both for New Zealand cheese and butter, is exceptionally bright, and he advises dairy factories to wait for at least the end of September before deciding as to the disposal of their next season's output, and this despite any activity on the part of would-be buyers, some of whom already arc ready to operate. None of our cheese or butter, lie says, will be shipped before October, so that there is j really no good to be done by a hurried disposal, and, possibly, a good deal of harm.