FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 132, 28 October 1914, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

AUVKK I'U SCPPUtaio. The prospects for the coming soaisuii v. as tiH; p;,iic,paliUitiii,v 0 f discuo.iiun at nmiu-.il meetings or dairy companies Li.ii .leiir, iiiid it iiiuloiibu-iiiy gave ui.iiij chairmen of Uirettur-s much concern. Tue so.ioon, however, piomibi-o 1.0 be a moot sucvubsful one from a linantial point of view, and v/iili practical assistance fram suppliers themselves by tlie application of sciemilic nutiioils it .should be a record in flic matter of .supply as well. A eircu'mi' JYr,t by Mr W. 1). J.'uwdiuli, cliairman of directors of Hie Kaupokonui Dairy Co. to ihe supplier,; of that comI'linv. makes i-irui'isting reading. J.I

Jn view of v!:o fact, that Urs codipan;.' had made ariflii.jvivn nl.-. for I lie (lispo-.il of. the s.ea>ou's our put of chec-c. which ensures J, t , pa;, incut to suppliers uf much I v 11•. i- prices than last season, your directors wish fa strongly urge upon supplies 111:' wisdom of waking everv eli'oi'!; 'possible to increase their individual e'.ipnly of butterfat for tlie season both m the interest of themselves ami their country. This can be done bv increasing or decreasing tlie number of cows whciy n;ecS;ary. •l)v replacing unprofitable cows, by manuring the pastures, ami bv cultivation and growing of crop-, suitable fofeeding during (he summer and autumn. and providing a libera] simple of food for the winter. Your director; prunes* to -pav out one shilling l per Hi. of fat, on 2') th November, ami one chilling |icr lb. on the 2fHli December, and. provided the shipments are then brinr/ '.ml nwav fairly iwnfarly. t.hev would on (lie 20i1i -December ■nav oul a fu'tliT twopence (2d) nor II). for fat supplied during .Tulv. August, and September, for which months onlv been paid. From December 2(11 h en one shilling per lb. of fat will be pail provide. 1 the sriipmcntij of clieope get awnv f-.m New Z'-nbinl f-iir'v reguVDYour dir-ptors i<" ple-ised lob-< n'>V lo report a continued •r< < -.--., ;„ f!., mill; supplv as compared w'ih last year.