MR H. REYNOLD'S BUTTER FACTORY.

Waikato Times, Volume xxx, Issue 2432, 11 February 1888, Page 2

MR H. REYNOLD'S BUTTER FACTORY.

Factoky-jiadk butter by one processor anther is evidently destined to bo t.he mode of production in the future. The days when each fanner has to make his own butter, whether it bo large or small in quantity, are numbered. The article is required by modern trade in quantity of uniform quality, month after month, and year after year, just as is the case with any other manufactured article. To do this by each fanner making his own butter is impossible, and the time is near whan home-made butter will ceaso to be an article in common use in the market, and will be relegated to tho position of supplying the requirements of each farmer's family. But the butter required for the open market, and for export purposes, will have to be factory-made, because it will require to be produced in such quantities of equal quality, that ouly factories dealing with many tons of cream daily can accomplish. Wβ have been shown a sample of factory butter, produced by Mr Henry Reynolds, Newste;td, Wakiato. The quality is excellent. For some time pasU ho has been using separators, and has four now m daily use—one each at Newstead, Pukokuia, Pukerimu and Cambridge. He deils daily with the milk of 1200 cows. Ho purchases the milk from tho farmers at the rate of 2.' f d per aallon, and u«es the skim milk for pig-feeding. He estimates that the skim milk is worth at least id per gallon for pig-feeding, so that the piice paid for the milk for butter-making purposes is really 2|d per gallon. Thirteen tons of excellent butter have already been exported this year for the London market. It has boon packed in various ways; some in Pond's boxes, some in tins, some in kegs, some in 1 lb tins fastened with soldering, &e. The object of these varieties of packages is for the purpose of testing which is the out: that secures tho largest price at home. This being known, that form of package will be adopted for the future. Mr Reynolds has put up a considerable quantity in lib tins, which has found a ready market in Brisbane. Indeed, the Queensland market is one of Mr Reynolds regular outlets for butter, for he sends a fortnightly consignment there. Tho butter has very little, salt added, but experience has shown that it keeps quite good for three to four weeks after arrival, and during the time Mr Reynolds has bee,n supplying the Brisbane market, only four or live one-pound tins have gone bad. Tho present output in about 3000 pounds weekly. Tho churning is done at each of tho creameries, and not at ono central station, as is done by the Frozen Meat Company. It is to be hoped that all these efforts to provide a profitable export for our dairy produce will result successfully, as with our genial climate, and ample moisture, New Zealand should be chiot among dairy countries on this sii'e of the oqiutor. So long as Britain sends away many millions every year to foreign countries for butter and cheese, it is to bo hoped Now Zealand settlers will have enterprise enough to secure a large share of this overflowing wealth. — Herald. N