THE JERSEY COW—THE BONUS GIVER.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1918, Page 7

THE JERSEY COW—THE BONUS GIVER.

To the Editor. Sir,—lt is not my intention io reply further to Mr. Wright.but the question's raised have aroused so much interest throughout the dairying districts that with your kind permission I will demonstrate to my friend that lie is only an adept at quoting ''Dad Graham," whose sentiments 1 have always admired and bis advice my friend does not follow, F or when it comes to talking real busings about the Jersey cow, with dried milk and cheese as a side line, he knows nothing. Firstly we were told he was quoting official figures- There are none, so he should withdraw this statement or name the official wlio compiled them; in other words, make good. Then we were told that the casein tests conducted at Tariki were a "gag," which is no answer, and then silence, on the part at. the people for whom the lists

were conducted carries its own conviction. Then with a nourish of trumpets and proud smile he launches his table of results of factories which was his gTeai trump card, hut he forgets the Jersey joker—for it is with the greatest enthusiasm that I shatter this remaining prop. If you carefully study my little list in comparison Mr (Wright has not a leg to stand on, for the fact is amply demonstrated that solids are in the milk all right in proportion to fat, and it depends on the ability of the managers to whom, the credit is due, and not the low test, for in my taihle you will find one factory getting 2.4Mb yield from 3.5!) milk, whilst another gets 2.0411) from 4.03. The latter, therefore, puts tile Jersey in her right place, and gives her owner a bonus of .44 in every lb of fat. What a knock out my boy and what a splendid field for investigation is here presented!

MR WRIGHT'S LIST: Test, lb- Cheese P. Fat. TVH Block ....,-r .... 4.13 2.53 T?ongainal ...... 4-1 2.5 Tiriki 4 OH 2.5 Merryvals 3.59 2.(15 Otatu ■-.-.. I.fi 2 7 Tolls 3.7 2.01 Ope Egmont 3 7 2.0 MY LIST: Test. lb. Chees" P. Fat. Bell. Block 415 i.53 Rongomai 4 1 2.5 Tarilci ~,.".,,. 4.00 2.5 Kaiiuata ; ........... 4.(13 2.0t Waitoitoi ............ 3.!) 2.634 Melrose .... 3.75 2.45 'Kormanby 3.3 2.01

Then my friend puts up a wail for standardising the milk for cheese- making. Right oh! But lam sure lift will regret the day when this takes place, which is a sure thing, for why should the Jersey people have to sell their c'iieese made from 5 per cent of milk at the same price as inferior stuff made out of 3.5 milk? There's the nib, and we intend to have this remedied. What about the 2.3 to 2.4 brigade then? Tn conclusion, I also should like to quote "Dad Graham." On page 12 Graham says: "Tiie last I heard of him he was writing articles on 'Why young men fail.' and making a success of it because failing was the one sulbjeet on which he was practical. I simply mention in passing as an example of the fact that it isn't so much knowing a lot, as knowing a little and how to use it that counts." —I am. etc, WILLIE J. FEEETH. p,nL.«oT. l he, MJth August.