New Zealand in evolution, industrial, economic and political; . mers are, of course, paid for thefull milk. The whey, which is used for pig-feed, is theirperquisite. Generally speaking, the milk of a cow isworth about the same in a year whether made into butteror cheese. The following table shows the growth of the cheeseexport (taking no cognisance of the greatly increasedlocal consumption) :— Export of Cheese. Cwt. Value. Before refrigeration, 1872-81 (ten years)... 17,971 £55,5(>7 After refrigeration, 1882-91 (ten years) ... 215,461 495,741 1898-1907 (ten years) 1,035,947 2,497,941 1907 (
New Zealand in evolution, industrial, economic and political; . mers are, of course, paid for thefull milk. The whey, which is used for pig-feed, is theirperquisite. Generally speaking, the milk of a cow isworth about the same in a year whether made into butteror cheese. The following table shows the growth of the cheeseexport (taking no cognisance of the greatly increasedlocal consumption) :— Export of Cheese. Cwt. Value. Before refrigeration, 1872-81 (ten years)... 17,971 £55,5(>7 After refrigeration, 1882-91 (ten years) ... 215,461 495,741 1898-1907 (ten years) 1,035,947 2,497,941 1907 (single year) 236,833 662,355 As gradually the Australian farmers took to dairyingon scientific lines, the market for New Zealand producein Australia soon disappeared. There was no service ofrefrigerated steamers between the two countries, and thebutter lost condition on the journey. In New Zealand,moreover, the seasons practically coincided as to datewith those of Australia, so that the local product cameinto competition. At the other side of the world the. THE WEALTH OF THE COW 151 seasons were exactly opposite. Londons great suppliers,Denmark, Canada, and Siberia, were out of action atthe very time of year when New Zealand was in fullswing, and it was a matter of only a few years for theDominion to obtain an unassailable position there. Theoutput now available for exportation is either sold toagents on the spot or goes to London on than i per cent, finds its way to other many cases the factories receive as much as lod. orI id. per pound in the Dominion, a price that signifiesthe triumph of organisation, scientific working and un-surpassed conditions of climate and soil. But the laterrivals of the Dominion enjoy some important Australia, where the season is earlier and the trans-port shorter, the butter reaches London a month the Argentine the season is the same, but the transportis three weeks shorter. It is the supe
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