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preservation and freezing*. It did not, however, have a good appear- 

 ance owing', in our opinion, to the preparation being not very good, 

 a fact due to what we consider as insufficient experience on the part 

 of the workmen engag'ed in the slaughtering. With regard to the 

 quality of the meat, we think that the cargo cannot he regarded as 

 good as the meat imported from Brazil and from the Argentine. 



On the whole the meat was foiind to be lean. The quarters were 

 large, belonging to rather bony animals, and in our opinion they will 

 Dot yield more than 50 per cent, of meat. The meat was of dark, 

 redish colour, the fatty parts being of yellovvdsh colour, thus indicat- 

 ing that the cattle were not of a very fine breed and rather mixed with 

 regard to age and sex." 



Successful Exhibits, London Dairy Show. 



At the last London Dairy Show held at Islington, 21st October, 

 1919, the outstanding feature of the South African exhibits was the 

 success of cheese exhibits from East Griqualand for which Messrs. 

 Jack Moxham, Co-operative Industries, Limited, Eustfontein, Kok- 

 stad. East Griqualand, obtained the Eirst Prize and Gold Medal, 

 and Mr. T. T. Joyner, Glen Edward, Franklin, East Griqualand, 

 the Second Prize and Silver Medal. A third exhibit from the Rocky 

 Ridge Cheese Eactory, Kokstad, East Griqualand, was judged to be 

 almost equal in quality to the two winning ones, but was disqualified 

 owing to certain conditions regarding size and weight uot being 

 complied with. These being the first exhibits of South African cheese 

 at the London Dairy Show, where they are in competition with the 

 I>roduce of other countries (over twenty New Zealand factories were 

 competing), our success is very gratifying. The judge was particularly 

 pleased Avith the quality of the cheese, which he pronounced as 

 excellent. 



The butter exhibits entered for competition did not meet with the 

 same success as the cheese. The London Dairy Show takes place, 

 however, at a time of the year when our cream is extremely scarce and 

 its quality far below show standards ; while this would always be an 

 obstacle, the judge's criticisms generally will prove valuable and will, 

 it is trusted, lead to the better success of our butter at future shows. 



Curing of Hides. 



The Trade Commissioner for South Africa in London, when 

 recently in Holland, visited the warehouses of the Amsterdam Hide 

 and Leather Exchange and was much impressed with the quality of 

 the hides imported from Java, which were on view in large 

 quantities. There was a neatness and finish about them which 

 indicated that great pains were taken to prepare this very important 

 article in the best possible manner for the export trade. 



Inquiries revealed that hides exported from Java are treated on 

 the following lines: — 



(1) The hides are carefully taken oft the animals in a neat 

 manner by skilled slaughtermen. In skinning, great care 

 is taken that the hide is not cut in any way, for incisions 



