FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 58, 29 July 1914, Page 6

FARM AND DAIRY.

A WOKD TO DAIRY MKN. AUDIT THE (UN'UKn: UK TliKUl 'JSI'.SIXKNS. At tin- animal uniting of the Midhirst Dairy (Joiiipany. .Mr. A. I'uown, who had been* for eleven years chairman of the company, and for eighteen , cars a director, made some interesting remarks applicable both to .shareholders and directors. Xo doubt inspired by the air of levity with whieli some members appeared to regard the proceedings, and l.y (he casual way in Which interjections were thrown at various speakers, In. asked tin! shareholders to hear in mind it was all very well at times to laugh and joke, lint at annual meetings of dairy factories the matter of their bread and butter was at slake, and that was a n.,lier of grave interest to them, "(live eaeii speaker a chance," he added, "to air his views. An interjection is calculated to throw a speaker, particularly one unused to public speaking, of! his 'balance and he will Jo.sc the thread of his discourse, with the result that the shareholders may possibly be denied heaving some valuable idea." He con-

gratulated them on turning up to the meeting in such large numbers, and said they rhoiild come prepared to Ica/n what was M'.iring in the dairy world. Thin wouid )-oi only be encouraging to tie: directors, but they would also get the lic.-.t nun to oll'ev their service*. There was <! di ;.."si^ ; an sometimes to put :t man up .'or fun. That, however, was « VirVy poor spirit. Referring; to the duties of directors, lie said that not onlv the i hair;; en, but all the directors should make th-i" dves thoroughly conversant wiih '.. kit was happening in the dairy wo rid. by reading and a!.-i: by attending ; oi.fen ;i,i-s. Many directors had never ventured oil' Hour own farms in tin- irt.o, ■!- ,f their factoiy. The dairy busin---. he ...rival them, was at present in a state of transition, Though not an ahmio-t. nor thinking thai the bottom would fall out of the butter industry, he felt certain that tl'ev init-.t put their shoulders to the wheel, scud the best material to the factory, manufacture the best article, and market it to the best advantage if they wanted to lie assured that the dairy industry hail not reached high water mark. As chairman, he had always made himself familiar with dairy happenings. In conclusion, he said ■•'■:

was siitisliril that they wore on the right track in increasing their output hv li'il tons, hut lie. felt certain the district fniilil ild more. W!ii'H he looked. yoti.il at the pastilles, some of which were not as clean as they should lie. nor some as good, lie iVlt convinced that there wis no better district for dairying in Xew Zealand, and, in spite of the high pri.'"3 of land, if proper attention was paid to top dressing and to laving down pasti.rcs. Taranaki would still lead New Zealand in dairying matters. Personally, lie was not leaving hccailsc lie wns dissatisfied with Taranaki, hut on :v:comit of his health. There was. lie concluded, no other district where tile daii'7iug season was so consistent year a-t.'V year, a- wa; the case in Taranaki. cow'-ticstixc;. A COASTAL ASS(>n\T': Before the annual meeting of tlie Dairv '.'oiupanv at I'ahntu. Mr. .lames i;r.!-].-s. of \Va'va. attended and fia-e an addiv-s on , ow-tcsting. at the conthc co-opcr.ilii n of the shareholders in the carrying out of Mr. llurgess's scheme ■- the formation of a cow-testing association on a large scale on this coa4. About ,")i|il cows were promised in tile room, and a committee, consisting o. .Messrs. I'hiilips and (Jibjon. were appointed to work in conjunction with tlie other committees from dairy companvs ~i:npoiiiii"' (lie scheme. Mr Burgess Vliig accord, d a hearty vote of thanks for hi; liii id ami interesting address.