The development of the Milk Industry in West Wales 1928-1961

Photographs and documents scanned from a scrapbook produced by P. F. Carter to provide a record of the development of the milk industry in West Wales 1928-1961. P. F. Carter was appointed manager of the Retail Dairymen's Mutual Ltd. (based at the creamery at Carmarthen), in 1928. He started by visiting farms throughout West Wales and holding meetings for farmers at marts in order to obtain the milk for processing in local dairies, and then transporting it by train to the London market. The company rapidly expanded setting up creameries throughout the 3 counties - Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire. This was an important period of expansion for milk production in West Wales in which technical, health and educational developments had major impacts as well the requirements for milk during the Second World War. “I have the honour to represent a county that sends 20,000,000 gallons of milk annually to London and has now 2,000 tested herds. I believe this is a record for any county throughout the whole country.' Daniel Hopkin, MP Carmarthenshire, 1939 “In the matter of attested herds, Cardigan is a steady first with 85%; Carmarthen has 69%., and Pembroke 45.5%. The average for England is no more than 10 per cent.' Hansard 14 December 1948. "The coming of the milk factories was the salvation of the dairy farmer" - P. F. Carter, 1956.

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