A GROWING TRADE.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20275, 18 August 1937, Page 6

A GROWING TRADE.

One of the recent developments in tlie range of primary industries lias been the trade in bobby calves, and it has not been without its difficulties. Tlie embargo of a few years ago has not been forgot ten. At the recent conference in Hamilton the Minister of Ac-riculturc expressed the opinion that control of the business should be handed over to the Dairy Board and that it might be given necessary legal powers to rationalise tlio whole thing. In the meantime there are district pools in sonic parts of tho Dominion, and individual dealings in others. There appears to be a good opportunity here for the producers to study tho trade in the light of experience gained in co-operative dairying. The major industry developed by separate units but was brought under a system of control, with one directing authority, and if that is the best means then a similar course, hut not necessarily compulsory, should be worthy of tlie attention of the producers interested. It affords scope for constructive work, so that tlie industry may develop along sound lines. One of the problems in the dairying industry was to reduce costs and tin- zoning scheme was introduced for that purpose. The same problem confronts those interested in bobby calves, and as the season m of short duration —at the most for only a few months in eaeli voar—the provision of a separate organisation for the collecting and handling of calves might prove costly. The Dairy Board certainly Ims no organisation for this (-lass of work, and in any case ibe undo in calves is more a matter for tho meat industry. A line (bat max repay investigation is the possibility of linking this parIgalar snbsidiiirv of the farm with Ollier similar activities to the bandit „f belli sections. The Minister of Agriculture appears to favour strict legal control by the Dairy Hoard, but if the producers could show that there was an alternative by which they could, workin,, go- ol h- ra 1 ieelv , place (he business on a satisfactory footing and ccurol it themselves, then perhaps the aat ho fit ies would be willing allow the dairy industry to remain the one '• tremendous expen;at :I - ;o-h inn ns the system had prated a lasting -nerr-s \, n ,,.,.nt dairy company meetings many men have expressed their 1 11 - 1 1k , 1 of a system which removes nil nmrkcting power from the ICC! ' oraa i: t- a ! to]; -. It fallows that they would not welcome tin branches „f the mdnstrv. The organisation of a separate system control of a trade tl.nl extends over a few weeks m the most ; ~co-t tv ,1 pernio m - hetnnd indiwbnal coin :!V