THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 17 December 1912, Page 3

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY

PAST YEAR'S INDUSTRY. In. his annual report ,tho Director of the Dairy Division (Mr I). Cudclie) says : As each dairying; season comes round a further extension of the important industry of dairy in;.-; is seen, and the year jnsfc closed lias been no exception in this rcvoect. The settlement of land in new districts is invariably followed by the establishment of dairy factories >as soon as » sufficient number of oow.ji is available to warrant the expenditure in-

Hired in' providing the necessary : mildings and plant. Close settle- ■ nent of suitable land invariably > ncans .an extension of tlic dairying ndustry; and the -establishment of : •licese and but-tor factories in such ( listriets is proving* a thoroughly good ,' nvestment for all concerned. ' The number of new factories built luring the year was? twenty-seven. If this number, twenty were meant For the manufacture of cheese, and , bhc- remainder for the making of but- < tor. Tt is pleasing to be able to re- i port that in all these eases the build- ' iugs, plant, and equipment were of a satisfactory nature when operations began. Negotiations have, already boon entered into in several districts for the erection of additional new I factories for tho next season. A keen demand still continues for j dairy farms, and the number of peo- ! pie who are anxious to engage in the industry is .steadily increasing. More attention is now being paid to the improvement of dairy stock, and this is having an important bearing on the industry's development and the ; resultant "-rofits. • ; Had the weather-conditions been moi-e favourable throughout the entire season, the quantity of butter and cheese made for export would have been much larger than the tables included in this report disclose. Many of the dairy cattle were badly wintered, and'had to commence ' the reason in miserably poor condition: consequently the milk-supply was affected to a considerable extent. There has been n fairly good growth of grass, however; mid feed for cattlo on the majority of the farms during the . pummer months has been abundant.