10 July, 1917.] The Cheese IndiiMri/ in Victoria. 435 



THE CHEESE INDUSTRY AS IT AFFECTS THE 

 VICTORIAN FARMER.* 



Bi/ R. T. Archer, Stnior Dairy Inspector. 

 Ill this 23aper I do not purpose dealing with the manufacture of 

 cheese iu detail, but to place before you some other aspects of the in- 

 dustry. The following figures clearly illustrate the importance and the 

 possibility of the cheese industry in Victoria: — • 



Imports Txto Britain — Ouu PuiNciPAr, Outlet. 



1910. 1911. 1912. 1911!. 1914. 1916-17. 



t i, a s. a i 



Butter.. 24,49:).4:)0 24,000.619 24,354.19:5 24.U83.658 24,014.276 — 

 Cheese.. (i,809,87fi 7,140.042 7.41 1. I'll 7.035.039 7,966.162 



Of this Australia sent — • 



Butter .. 3,.166.952 4,004,284 3,225.886 3,210.733 2,274,044 — 



Victoria sent — 



Butter.. 23,684 tous—t2..50n.000. 13,415 tons— £2,700,000 



Australia seut^ — 



Cheese . . 10,772 36,749 4.903 24,568 57,584 — 



Victoria sent — 



Cheese . . 7.957 _ _ _ _ 107,000 



(139 tons) (1,091 tons) 



New Zealand sent — 



Cheese.. 1915, £2,7.30,211 ; 191(1, £3,5U,:!Ul ; 1917, £3,100,168. 



Canada sent^ — 



Cheese . . 4,424.806 4,590,515 4,.347,S32 4,038,627 4,025,950 — 



The following figures show the development of the New Zealand 

 cheese industry : — 



1866. 1876. 1886. 1890. 1906. 1916. 



cwt. cwt. cwt. ewt. cwt. cwt. 



13 885 16,657 71,372 131,206 949,416 



£ £ £ £ £ £ 



65 3,488 45,657 130,106 341,002 3,514,310 



Imports of Pig Products to Britain. 

 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 



£21,634,740 22,763,536 £22,678,806 £27,817,954 £28,400,311 

 From Victoria .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil 



Cheese exported to Britain this season, i.e., 1916-17, from Victoria 

 is greater in amount and value than in any previous year, amounting to 

 1.091 tons. At 9^d. per lb., f.o.b.. the price allowed by Government 

 for first grade cheese amounts to over £100,000. Mr. P. J. Carroll, in 

 his review of the past season, given at the Conference of the Butter and 

 Cheese Factory Managers' Association, said: — "The quality of the 

 cheese submitted for exports reflects the greatest credit on the manufac- 

 turers; the average score was close on 91 points, and over 90 per cent. 



• Paper read at the Annual Convention of the Chamber of Agriculture held at Hendigo, July, 1917. 



