THE CHEESE FACTORY INDUSTRY.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1624, 30 November 1882, Page 3

THE CHEESE FACTORY INDUSTRY.

Want of space ]n-cvented our publishing the remarks made by Capt. "Ruuciman at the inaugural dinner of the Te Awamntu Cheese and Bacon Factory on the loth uist., but as much interest attaches to fcliis subject, we take this opportunity ot making up the deficiency. After congratulating the district on being the first to establish a cheese factory, Capt. Runcimau said : — As most ot you are aware the establishment of these institutions has been a favourite scheme of mine for the last five orsixyears, and moreespecially sincel have had the pleasure of running through a portion of the States and Canada, and soeiug the system practically carried out. The people theie , tiaukly admit that the cheese and butter factory system, which is now so firmly rooted amongst them, has completely revolutionised the whole agricultural as,pect, as it has now practically proved to them a 'profitable return from their lands. They were Justin the position we find ourselves. Our dairy produce at the present time is an unprofitable commodity from its want of uniformity of quality. The cheese and butter factories system obviates that defect and gives uniformity and equality to the dairy products of the district, which makes a marketable commodity, such that merchants can handle with credit to the district and to themselves. Further, there are many fanners in this and in other districts willing to milk cows and supply the milk to a factory who have no facilities or means for Limning a prhate dairy, except at a loss; not &o with the factory system, which I am in a position to prove to you from vai ions statistics which I was able to collect while in America that there is no difficulty in that country in each cow making a net return to her owner ot £0 to -CIO, and lam certain that we can do that fiom each cow here with a far greatei degree of ease than they can ; for without hesitation I &ay our pastures are infinitely superior to anything I saw. I would not &ay so emphatically that our cows aie better milkers, and, consequently, producing more cheese and butter, but what I will say is, that as a rule ours arc decidedly supciior cattle. The only cattle J saw approaching in quality to our cattle in the same general use, are those louud Stiatford in Canada. But the pastures which they were grazing upon were not at all to bo compared with the pastures round your district or the Waikato generally. Theu again, tho fact must not be lost sight of that they have the additional expense over and above what we have to do, of not only providing the whole of the food for every beast on the farm, but housing ; and then jubt consider the attention which must necessarily be bestowed on those beasts if they are attended to as they ought to be, and that the cost of that attention and food, and the interest on perishable buildings must necessarily greatly reduce their niofits. Notwithstanding all tho&e drawbacks, the dairy factory system has proved a salvation to them, and made their farms much more remunerative than they ever weie at any previous time. So certain am J< of the success of this and similar institutions that are about to be built, that I expect to see within the next three years, a score of factories between here and Auckland. I will now read you a few statistics.

FXTII VCTS FttOM BLOOMFIELD FACTORY KKCORD. Robert Sellers, 10 cows, commenced sending milk ou 20th April, 18SI. — April, 10 days, 25G71bs milk, valued at £2 10s ; May, 31 days, 15,69911», £19 j June, 30 clays, 14,3731b5, £20 4s ; July, 31 days, 11,9531b5, £20 13s Brt ; August, 31 days, 94021b5, £19 14s 3d ; September, 30 days, 721(ilbs, £14 16s ; October, 31 days, 10,0091b5, £23 7s 2cl ; November, 30 days, 80341b5, £19 2s 6cl ; total, £139 Ss Id. This dairy shows £8 IGs per cow, exclusive of the calf, which are usually sold at from 35s to £2 10s each, at from 4 to 5 weeks old.

EXTRACTS FROM BLOOMFIBLD FACTORY RECORD. Ifrank Squires, 10 cows, commenced sending milk on 20th April, ISSI. — April, 10 days, 10621ba milk, valued at £1 Os lOd ; May, 31 days, 77521ba, £9Ss; June, 30, days, 92S9lbs, £13 \a 3d ; July, 31 days, 880611)8, £15 4s Scl; August, 31 days, 6733, £1/4.38 3d.; September, 30 days, 42501b5, £8 • 14s 6d ; October, 31 days, -50481bs r £11- lGs i -Novembei-j-30 day/s, ,31S8lbs,. £7 , 12 a ;, total, £81 fis. , , t \ ■ Tli&i'stioyvs an' ( average £|S 2s p3r cow/exclusive of any 'calf. ( .'( \ it < 'John llunciman commenced sending milk apth ApnL mhr-^il, r l0 n ipm lr i 326T1b1 JmlfkrMay3l,J m1fkrMay3l, 10^507 ; June 30, 10,773 ; Jujy 3,1.,96^ ;i Au 8 uatj3\,, ( 8.990, ( ; Setiiember 20, Bp3p,i, tytqppv,^),, ,|7 t 448. J.< November 3;Q, 4686.. ' ',;,„, tl ,„ fV . } . Repokt of Orwell Factory KoßTUiapiAß' ' Number ,o*l ;Mh°t'!)?iitkif,'rece}vea; "1,111,55aib5") . Is. ; »ith lib?; b'ul^fc^tjigia^dt /as2l& cheese, 9*7 j',ii|t >p»fitap ( ejs|fgiUlottrlto|

and batter, 0$H0H&1 2s; expenses of running the, factory, 10 per cent j average number o/jtfMhmilk per cow for the season, 4500.|«« 1^'' i Sr.~ t This ia as noa»M^ni*y*be#slb per cow per day, \fr\\ j *