DAIRY FACTORY REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 600, 31 August 1909, Page 8

DAIRY FACTORY REPORTS.

TWELVE MONTHS' OPERATIONS. '

An annuar meeting of tlio Hawera Dairy Company will bo held next ' Saturday. _ The report states that- 7i. per cent, depreciation has been written off- plant and buildings, absorbing £884 lis: The directors recommfend that 6-, per .cent., interest' be paid on fiilly-pai:l shares (£253 2s. Bd.), a further payment of §d. over the cheese period (£2123 19s: 9(1.), and that the balance of £182 12s.'4d. bo carried forward. v . The retiring . directors are Messrs. ; and Jarvid, and, in addition, Messrs. .Gould and Hooper'have ..resigned, .. . . , . Details of the -year's work are given as follow: —Milk received, 22,496,3511b.; butterfat, , 858,1841b;; average test, 3.81. Milk used for butter-making, 2,141,5631b.s containing. 82,SOTIb! of butter-fat, and making 94,3931b, of butter; 14.40 overrun; 22.681b. of milk to lib. of butter; 3.35 average test.Milk used for / cheesc-raaking, 20,357,4861b., containing 775,7111b. of butter-fat; 2.5841b. cheese to lib. butter-fat (less 2J--per cent, shrinkage) ; •'•.2,004,4831b';'- cheese ~ -mado;, 10.151b; milk to lb. cheese; 3.81 average test; ;.Bld, manufacturing cost per- lb. f.o.b. Increase ;, iii ' milk from previous season, 4,776,7361b., and, in butter-rat 186,7961b. 'At an annual meeting of shareholders of Huiakama Butter'-'[Factory next . Thursday, tho, report will state, that the price-paid for butter-fat. was the ; highest the factory has yet paid. The quality of the butter Was well maintained,'\the factory taking 'the.'first place, in tile, grading averages at New Ply'iiioutii. , A good manager was lo3t in 'Mr. ~3L' .'W. I'orter,' whose departure was a source of regret to .everyone.','.\ Mr.' J. T. Rowe, who ,takea :his plaoe,. comes with oxcellent'credeUr tiala! Messrs;. Dronigood and O'Neill arc the rotirihg. directors and :in addition . Mr. Nelson, .has. resigned. During the .year, 2,007,3951b. of milk, of an average test of 3.81, produced 76,5561b;' of ; butter-fat,', from' which 86,1921b. of butter were made. Shareholders of Cardiff Dairy Factory, at *an annual meeting last;, evening, - were , informed' by the report that the milk supply, exceeded . that of. tho previous best. .year (1906-7)' by .660,0001b.,'* and tho cheese has. grided tho highest at the New. Plymouth grading station.; ,Tho 'price, obtained in Loni don for the chepso was. 5.67 d. per lb. on the, weight, -sold—slightly better., than last vear. • The butter, was sold in; New Zealand at Is. iper lb. '- The company had-,.increased its holding -,of sh'ares. in.the Box; Company, as an 1-increase., in ' that company's .capital .was necessary to acquire'..timber rights' so 'as; to; ensure'' future supplies. Messrs. M'Fadgeri,- JKeppel, - and;: Styles,; are. the- retiring directors, and Henderson and M'Gechie's seats : have become vacant owing to tho (transfer of, their shares. During the . butterrinakin'g - period.'., (August-.-25' to ■ September; 30) 472,5161b. of milk of an average test of 3.78 provided 17,8691b.. of .butter-fat,'from which 19,5781b; of butteK was made. ' During, the' chccse-making period (October • 1 >to May 30)- 7,503,5411b;. of ,milk of an .average test of, 3,:79.;w t ere dealt ■ .with,'-, and .produced 728,1301b. ofv cheese. ' •' ; >'

: The 'stcond .annual report of ■ thej'Taualia •Co-operative" Dairy Companystates■■,- that writing off £52 9s. lUd. for, depreciation ! oi) -buildings, plant,,arid 'niachinery, there is a :6rcdit balance of £496:65; 2d r ;Tbe: directors rooominend a bonus to suppliers, -which, togetbor. with' advances already • made, will bring',the to'tal-i-te- one.;; shillingip'er:;- pound I b\itter-fat,: and that,the.balance be carricil I forward to the credit of profit and loss, account. The following 'are,'the details-' of working Milk received,. 1,144,7271b., average of . tests, 3.84; buttor-fat, 42,5721b., cheese made, 114,2991b. (factfiry weight), or 112,4571b. (sale weight); pounds of cheese to one • Spoiind of ; 'butter-fat,- ';2.68 .-(factory l weight), -or 2.64 (sale weight)pounds of milk to one jpound of chcese, 10.01 (factory weight), or vlO.lB • (sale;weiglit)., -Tho, aver-; age'grade of cheese-was 89.23. The v_averago prico realised for clioese .sold on consignment was. 625; • 4d:' per '.cwt. - Cheese ■ sold locally and to suppliers realised 6d. .per :Ib. , The oost'of production per lb. of cheese was l.ld. (factory -weight)', 0r;,1'.12d. (sale, weight), f.o.b. Nearly all the ch-M-e capital has been subsoribed, ,-andthere, are gooa;.prospects ;.of an increased supply of"'milk;' :;The{ retiring directors are Messrs. S. .Spencer,, and A.' G. Parker. Mr. J.; Pilbrow, having transferred his shares, ceascs to be a director..;:j The'annual meeting of. shareholders of the Riverdale Co-operative Dairy Company is to be held' .next Monday.'.:/'■ The'; report states tliat' ; the payments to suppliers for the. year were: August month, 13a.; September-April (inclusive), 13Jd.; May, June, and; July, lid.; making :, an average payment of i2;943d; 'There-will be 'a .'further, payment of Jd. for September-April milk. From the milk received, : :T;443,227lb. of cheese and 64,4C41b.' : of: butter were made. The averago .test . duriug cheese-making was 3.844, and during butter-makiiig 4.345, .covering tho month of August, part of September, l Uune, and Julv: The tests are an improvement of 0.15; over;those ; of last. y;ear. Tho increase in machine-drawji; milk will ;be a feature of. tlii? "season,'s .sfip'ply at' the Riverdale Cooperative. Factory.. Last, year-, the machine milk worked "out at about'2s per cent.-of., the total'supply, but this season, with, another ' twelve suppliers. putting, in machines, sometbmg like 50 per cent, will be naacbinedrawn. • - : ,•■■■