DAIRY NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10009, 4 April 1910, Page 6

DAIRY NOTES.

Dairy farmers bave so far this season reported good results, arid up to a fortnight ago the milk supply at the variou3 butler and cheese fac tjiies throughout the Wairarapa and Forty-mile Bush districts, had kept up fetter than in previous seasons. Sin e the above mentioned time, however, the daily milk supplies have fallen very rapidly owing to the sudden changes in the weather. Th«re should be a large increase in the amount ot butter® and cheese exported from these ! two districts, the amount manufactured by the various factories being conisderably in excess of that made during the corresponding period of last season. From the reports received, and the better grades obtained, it is also evident that a better article is being manufactured. The pasteurisation of cream is a subject that has been before the directors of several of the co-oper-ative companies. In some butter factories pasteurisers were installed at the beginning of the present season, and very satisfactory results Lave been obtained. In this respect it might be mentioned that two pasteurisers were installed at the Ballance No. 2 (Konini) factory at the beginning of the season as a trial. This factory has since been awarded first honours at the Carterton and Masterton A. atid P. Shows, the Balance No. 1 factory being awarded second place in one instance, and unplaced in the other. In former years the No. 1 factory wa« generally foremost in the prize list, and the better brand of butter made at the Konini factory is largely due, according to statements by the management!, through using rhe pasteurisers. There is a probability ot of a pasteuriser being installed at the Masterton butter factory and if,such splendid results can be obtained at other factories from this source, the Directors would doubtless be doing a wise thing. It is understood that pasteurisers are to be put in at the Ballance No. 1 factory in readinessfor next season. The daily milk supply at the Tararua cheese factory at Ballance has now dropped to a total of about 800 gallons daily. The highest test is 4.5, and the lowest 3.9. Over one thousand cases of cheese have been manufactured to date, 993 of which have been exported. Good reports from the Home markets have been received for the cheese which has arrived in England, and that sold has realised top prices. The splendid price of lid per lb of butter-fat, has been paid out to suppliers all through the present season, and in addition to this a bonus will be given at the end of the season. During month the average daily unlk supply at the Mangaramarama cheese factory was about 10,3001b5. At the present time over B,ooolbs of milk is received daily. During March the lowest test at this factory was 3.6, and the highest 4.5. It is estimated that, the output this year will amount to 125 ton?, over 100 tons being already manufactured. Last season the total output was 92 tons. The daily milk supply at the Ballauce company's No. 1 butter factory runs about 1,500 gallons.