FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 40, 8 July 1914, Page 7

FARM AND DAIRY.

lIERD-TESTIKG. THE MANOOREI ASSOCIATION. The returns for tlie Maugorei Contesting Association for the period end ing June 27 lire as follows: lIKRD AVERAGES.

Xo. COWS. Lbs. milk Test lbs. butter-fat

The average Association cow gave ::<ifilb-. of milk with a 4.0 test, yielding Hi.Ofillw. of butter-fat.

JIUTTKR HATI'

The new rate for Gutter tixwl by the J contracts for tlie Vancouver and San' Francisco services is not regarded with I much satisfaction by the exporters of dairy produce in Auckland (says a i message to tlic Post). The concession was recently stated by the Prime Mill- j ister to be equivalent to £>ooo per an- | num. but as the subsidy ]|-|-i been increased by that amount, a city merchant remarked recently that, the ag- I grcgate benefit to the Dominion was apparently not very large. A freight of Id per lb. is at present charged on bniter shipped from Auckland to Vancouver or fraii Wellington to San Francisco. Shipments forwarded to either Wellington or Auckland from any other port are charged an additional coastal freight of y 3 d per lb. A conference was held in Wellington on March i. boh-ecu representative* of the Auckland and Wellington Chambers ' 1 Commerce and of the Union Steam Ship Company, at which the Prime .Minister also was pres'ent, and it was then proposed that tin- coastal freight slemld be abolished and a flat rate of V-t: :id .per box charged upon shipments t«* either Vancouver or San Franobvo from any port in tlic Dominion, so that all exporters _ would receive (he same advantages. The proposal that the direct rate should Ik- reduced from, -!s Sd to 4s :id per box was supported by the argument that at present limit ,-r could lie delivered to Boston oi' New ork from anv New Zealand l port at a, flat rate of 4s 3d, though fhe di-lanee to tlic eastern ports was, much 'jTeatcr than to the Pacific, coast. Instead of conceding the for a flat rate the I nion Company has agreed to make two reductions of in tlic direct freight, -<> that from .inly 1 to March :!1. l!l]|i, the direct freight will be 4s Id pur box, and during the remaining period of 111- contract?! it will lie 3s fid per'box.

9 216 4.9 12.31 14 ■211 5.1 10.9-2 :K> 333 5.2 17.33 go 149 0.3 9.40 H 381 4.0 15.52 ■20 4.4 10.44 11 2M 4.1 12.34 7 163 5.4 S.94 S 304 4.2 25.14 2 915 4.5 41.54 Lib. milk Test Fat lb. 405 4.3 19.99 315 5.0 15.75 570 7.0 30.90 390 4.9 1S.11 735 4.8 35.28 570 4.8 •27.30 075 3.3 22.27 240 4.4 10.30 S25 ' 4,3 35.47» 1005 5.0 53.25 \ LOWEST INDIVIDUAL VliiLD CO 5.5 3.30 105 4.7 4.93 ' 270 3.0 9.7-2 30 7.1 2.13 195 4,7 0.10 150 4.4 0.00 135 4.3 5.SO 135 5.0 0.75 330 4.2 13.S11 765 3.9 29.S3