CHAPTER X 



WHY CREAM TESTS VARY 



By E. O. CHALLIS, Superintendent of Dairying of the Union 

 of South Africa. 



Object of Bulletin. There are many reasons 

 why a bulletin of this nature should be written, 

 and issued by the Union Division of Dairying, as 

 such Division is a disinterested party and has only 

 one object in view, viz., to assist and develop the 

 dairy industry of South Africa to its utmost 

 capacity. 



When properly thought out dairy legislation is 

 introduced and enforced in this country, the syste- 

 matic inspection of all creamery books will be carried 

 out, and the amount of butter fat purchased will be 

 compared with the amount of commercial butter 

 sold, in order to ascertain whether the cream 

 supplier is receiving just and fair treatment. 1 



Meanwhile, it is well to demonstrate, with the 

 assistance of figures, why cream tests do and always 

 will vary, and also to give a few practical hints to 

 suppliers on the management of the cream on their 

 farms, with the object of assisting both supplier 



1 This has since become law. 



