Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1894. THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4719, 15 May 1894, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1894. THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

—— c Mr Valentine, thechiefPairy Inspeo- J tot, meets settlors in Masterton this , evening. His appointment is genet- | ally considered to be a good ono, and i his qualifications (or the position ate! unquestioned, He has bee'ft recently ' engaged in touring the vanouß daity ! fuming districts in New Zealand, And will be in a position to tell settles here, with some authority, hoW far ' they are behind their neighboura; for j as yet they can scarcely. claim to be in i the ran in dairy enterprise, He is i understood to be preparing a valuable ■ report for the coming Parliamentary J session, and our settlers may bo re- | minded that— -• : II there's a hole in a' your coats, ' I rede ye tent it; . ' A chiel'B amang ye lakin' notes, ' And, faith, he'll pient it. We notice that in the Middle Island i Mr Valentine has taken up the ques- j dons of both iDoreasmg the output ' and improving the quality of dairy produce, at the same time securing a i regular market and uniform prices, la' hia opinion there is an unlimited market for a superior article and a very limited one for an inferior product, Ho. is also alive to the importance oi bunging together the colonial producer and the. English consumer without the intervention of too many middlemen, - We are pleased to heat that the Agricultural Department of New Zealand is'awake to the fact that direct steamers are about to connect Australasia with Manchester, aud that it (fill Endeavour to arrange for New Zealand produce to go direct to the busiest and most populous centre in Northern England. Colonial butter has to compete in the Home market with margarine, and for this reason it is essential that only certain grades d should be exported, as an inferior article is not unlikely to be classed, and priced as margarine. Mr Valentine also contends that root crops d should be provided for the winter feed of daity Block, and no doubt his views on thiß point will be of special interest in a district where cows never see a turnip, mangold, or carrot. He also has his own opinion as to a proper selection of breeds for dairy purposes. It will be seen thatthough this district does turnout some first olasscheose,and d{ a limited amount of really good butter, there are still many points on whioh settlers are not quite up to date, and in we trust they will take advantage of Mr Valentine's visit to get all the f latest ideas on the aubjeot, Nowadays intelligent training iB essential to seoure the best results'in any local industry. A man with a brain is wanted, as well as a man with strong aud willing hands. Competition all * the over is becoming keener, | snd neither New Zealand nor the Wairarapa can afford to give points ■to other countries and districts in of dairy produce. '