FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1918, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

SALE OF W. I. LOVELOCK'S FRIES! ANS. ■Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having hold Mr. W- 1. Lovelock's fourth annual sale of pedigree Friesian cattle at his homestead, Friesland Park, on Wednesday, the 16th inst. Tlio following are particulars of sales made:— 'IS-months hull, 40gs—W. XiWctt (Akaroa). 3-yeav hull, 70gs.—IT. Y.. Collier (WanL'amii). "2-year hull, OOgs.—H. Y. Collier (Wanganui). Yearling, SOgs.—W. L. Palmer (Nelson )'. •2-year hull, SOgs.—Jas- Crorabie (Brisbane). 2-year bull, 03gs.—Clifford Bros. (Lepperton). 2-year hull, Gigs.—A. Bosher (Taihape)'. Yearling, "oga.— J ßrown Bros. (Inglewood) 1 . Yearling, 71gs.—A- .T. Carter (Stratford)'. Aged bull. "King Segis, Wild Hose Homestead," 175gs.—Alex.. Peat (Dipton, Southland). Cow, .IJgs.—-A'. Bcshei' (Tailiape). Cow. ."ings.—-TT. Y. Collier (Wanganui). \i;od con-, Bros.' (Lep.pevtoii). Aged cow, iOgs— Clifford Bros. (Lep. ; [ier('onV. Aged cow, nigs.—Clifford Bros.. (Lep••perton).. Cow, 45gs,—Clifford Bros. (Lepperton) Cow, VOgs.--Clifford Bros (Lepperton) SOME RIL'OBTANT POINTS.

Writes Mr W. J. Fr.co.th, of Pukeniulie:: Thanks to your generosity in tho matter of space. I think the battle of the breeds lias been pretty will tliriwh■n\ out, with Utile .■iteration or progress, mid, after all, I think it is as much a. matter of faith as truth, for we all will stick to tlie breed we fancy. Rightly so,, too, for to get tho best out of dairy'vpg- oae needs to make it a- hobby a ■ VfM as a livelihood. The bibg question of the solids in milk, however, I faney "*<?. know practically nothing about. To jljr.ove ujy contentions that the hi |iih# niiile I'olJDwed tho test, 1 thought 'tho. inost practical demonstration I 'ooukl' us© would bo tho millions of milk ilycrajjly used- in the factories, but found .1(0. my- suijpriso that iwt two factories j'n> Ttwauoid wo working on tho same jtyjfrfc b.ut got tho saino yield, and tho ji'tHcstioft arises, Does tho milk of a ccvjtsaJij.. best yary or in theuo something [lnftkJWJ hi- 'too. knowledfja pC handling saioo?; It tho lifter,, then it appeartj fop tho- §*mho variations take place Ke-vv Zeala-nd tho Industry m temg, p.ytW»{j fsoin o. quarter to |%U : q, ipjffloa »er. asßuro, Tako the Wwsm W)&"*» WW gftthewd,

from List year's balance sheets issued by the following companies:— Waitoitoi.—Milk 5,5W,000, test 3:9, yield 2.03, milk P.OC. 9.40, cheese made 367,-COO, total fat 139,312. Pattm,—Milk 5,244,623, test 3.9, yield 2.51, milk P.O.C; 10.06, cheese made 501.103. total fat 2045>«7. KanpokoTj'ii.—Milk 55,195.101}. test 3.0, yield 2.52, milk P.OC 10.17, cheese made : 5,623.07-i, total fat 2/275,298. Warea.— Milk 4 3<j4,3'j6, test 3;9, yield 2.50, milk P.O.C- 10 3,. cheese made 4-2fi,2oS, total fat 171,619. 2s T ow if the last throe factories had got the flsme yield as the first the increase would work out as follows: Patua. —Yield 2.54, cstra cheese 7.2191b5, lbs milk to lbs cheese 10.06, increase 3L752, total increase lbs cheese 30 031. value £'l.«2fi. Kaupokonui.—Yield 2.32, extra cheese •"i00.252 lbs, lbs milk to lbs cheese 10.17 lbs increase 422,027, total increase lbs choose 072.309, value £2? 012. Warea.—Yield 280, extra cheese 8.1)24 lbs, lbs milk to lbs cheese 10.3 lbs, increase 37.545, total increase lbs cheese Jfi.Tfi:) value £l.O-15; a total of £31.350 Then take the 3.75 list:— lbs m. tost, yield lbs c. Milroso .... 3.75 9.45 10.53 Klt'.nm .;:.. 3.73 2.62 not stated .Tp"s' . ... 3.75 2.61 10.23 ManuUhi ... 3.73 ' 2.03 10.10 Then I found it took another factory only 8.89 lbs milk to each lb cheese, and yet another 11.4-3 lbs. In no instance "lid the yields come out even. Working with millions and millions of milk there appears something radically wrong, and 1 think if we could "find out the secret then we could add another half million sterling to the industry without increasing another cow;. Here is nn industry" worth £10,090.000 per annum working completely in the dark in its most essential parts, so what about spending say, £50.000, and get the best chemists and investigators to work and ict us know where we are in this matter? Another matter where wo are. losing thousands is in the sale of our ciien.sa. I am referring more particularly to the supplies of high 'testing milk. When tiie tests are ranging about 3.3 in the lush of the season we get exactly the prime price for the cheese as towards the end, when some of the factories average tests ranged as high as 5.S to 0.2. The thing is absurd and should lie remedied at onceThe balance-sheets have amply demonsi riled this season that the cost of •vianufa'elure has risen enormously, demanding a, closer scrutiny into the wo/king of the dairving industry so that any reductions in tlic manufacture should be thoroughly gone into-