The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1921. THE DAIRYING’INDUSTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1921, Page 4

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1921. THE DAIRYING’INDUSTRY.

The annual report of the National Dairy Association contains much matter of interest to dairy farmers. Practically it is a comprehensive and reliable review of last season’s operations, considerable reference being made to the shipping question. The chief matter for congratulation is the quality of the Dominion’s output, which was very creditable, especially in view of the fact that so many factories changed from cheese to butter production. The fact that London reports confirm the view that the qualify of the butter was as good as in pre-war shipments, shows that the standard of our first quality butter has been well upheld and is still giving satisfaction. It is only by maintaining this high standard that producers will obtain high prices, so that it pays to keep up the reputation achieved. With regard to cheese, the report is equally satisfactory, especially in relation' to its prime condition on arrival, testifying to the care bestowed iir maturing the cheese before shipment, as well as the care in transport. Climatic conditions did not favor a larger but the prices obtained were such as to gladden the of the producers. “The industry,” states the report, “may claim to be an important factor financially today, and will develop still further in the near future.” These are modest terms in which to review an industry that now stands first in value of the Dominion’s exports, and though the prices for the coming season are not likely to be as high as for last year, by fostering increased yields, dairy farmers should be the most flourishing section of the community. That the shipping problem is serious cannot be questioned, but c whether the charge made in the report that “some influence dominated the position to our disadvantage” is justified may be open to question. At any rate the producers know the remedy, and it is for them to apply it. The increased ensumption of cheese in the Homeland appears to have come to stay, so that the prospects for the future are satisfactory. On the whole the dairy industry of the Dominion appears to be souhtf, and so long as the quality is maintained, good prices will be obtained. Taranaki, dependent as it is upon dairying, has reason to be gratified with last season’s operations, tfnd with the prospects for the coming season.