THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1906.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8168, 26 June 1906, Page 4

THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1906.

"Agricultare in Other Lands" (with special reference to dairying) Is the title of an interesting publication reoently to hand from the Agricultural Department. "The other lands" referred to are Great Britain. Denmark, South Africa, and Argentine, and the writer is Mr J. A. Kinsella, Dairy Commissioner. Ad-

reading matter by toe fact that the book is profusely illustrated. A great deal of printed matter is distributed by the Agricultural Department, the oost of suoh printing and distribution cannot be a very small item, and it is, therefore, desirable that ouly really useful literature should oe compiled. Whatever the value of some of the printed matter that has been distributed by the Department, there is no doubt that the book to whioh referenoe is made should prove highly useful and beneficial. It Is full of interest from cover to cover, and Mr Kinsella is to be congratulated upon the clear, concise, and readable manner in which he has dealf with various matters of great importance to agriculture, and consequently to the general welfare of the colony. Mr Kinsella remarks: "When in Leith one of the merchants whom I interviewed caused me to tremble in my shoes by making a heated attack on the Government of New Zealand on aooount of the manner in whioh it was advertising and supplying merchants in the Old Country with information regarding our produoe. He claimed that it was not fair to those who first engaged in the trade that the New Zealand Government should endeavour to get others to do likewise. He was particularly strong in his condemnation of our Government supplying the trade with pamphlets desoribing our methods of manufacture, grading, etc. He, also, objected to our Government allowing.its representative to distribute amongst the trade tnese important pamphlets, including our yearly factory list, whioh nontaina the names of our factories, their total output, the addresses of their secretaries, eto. Although this gentleman complained so seriously on the lines above quoted, in answoring my question, he did not state that he was not pleased to 1 get this valuable information for himself from the Government's representative It was pointed out that the ftew Zealand Government considered it to be its duty to do everything Dossible like our friends in the United States and Canada to acquaint the people at \ Home who consume our butter with the fact that the Government is straining every point to assist the producer in manufacturing an article whioh will meet with the trade's entire satisfaction, also chat through the State instruction, grading, and freezing of our butter they oould <iepend upon a choice quality. If only those merchants who entered tho New Zealand dairy produoe trade first were flowed to control the whole of our output, our woods would not be Bought after as they are at present. No doubt mon possesaing/suoh narrow views as the one above mentioned would object to the Canadian Government's excellent idea of advertising the fine flour of the Dominion. At the large exhibitons in the Old Country, Canaiian wheat, such as Manitoba No. 1 hard, is ground by the roller process, baked into excellent bread, whioh is spread with the finest Canadian oreamery butter, and then distributed to the hungry publio as an advertlsemenht for Canadian flour. All this is done on the spot before the eyes of thousands nf British consumers. This is one of Professor J. W. Robertson's level-bended ideas, and in my opinion it baa done more to advertise Canadian wheat and flour in Great Britain than a dozen men could have done by giving ieotures from public platforms, In quoting the above, with reference to advertising our produce at Home, I do so with the view of pointing out the narrow -mindedness of some of the Home merchants, and also the great difficulties whiah our Produoe Commissioner has to overcome in doing his utmost tu further the best intertests of our Government and the producers of this colony." Referring to a conversation which he had with one of the most successful dairy produoe dealers i'i whole of Great Britain, Mr Kinsella writes:— ThiH gentleman has carried on an extensive business in Glasgow for years, handling large quantities of produoe from various countries, including Denmark, Canada, Ireland, Austrulia and New Zealand. 1 explained to him the object of my visit I was not there to tell hini and the British importers how wo should like them to run their business so as to please our producers but solely for the purpose of getting practical information us to the best means to adopt in furtherj improving the quality of our butter, and the general appearance of the boxes, packing, finisa, branding, etc., «o that we should go one step further towardß suiting the tastes of British consumers. He said he was well ple»sed with the quality of our butter, and our care ful system of grading and checking of weights, but did not like the method adopted by the producers of selling their butter and cheese —namely, that of trading with their produce on different markets each year. I explained that oar butter was sought after By other dealers, principally Tooley Street buyers, many of whom buy the season's output at a fixed price, which price at the time seems a profitable and sure one to the farmer. He replied that this was the sore point: so long as the Tooley Street , additional interest is given to the '

buyer is prepared to take all the risk, bo longwill oar producers continue to transact their business in this manner. £ said that the sooner we wane up to the importance of shipping our butter and oheese thrcagh reliable firms; to thd same market each season, eo that such firms would be in a position to supply tbeir customers with brands whioh had been, previously introduced, and whioh suited their tastes, the sooner we would narrow tte margin in prioe which now exists between our goods and those of Denmark, and bis opinion was that this was the key to the situation.