DAIRYING IN WAIRARAPA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 896, 16 August 1910, Page 10

DAIRYING IN WAIRARAPA.

GOOD-PRICES I !^SUPPLIERS. : .Reports and : balance-sheets from . several Wairarapa factories, came to - liaucl yesterday. Interesting items among tlio columns 'of '■ fiy'ures'-'arc tlio.'prices'; paid to; '>V,is X. -'•« • Dulehild rate of Jls.,l' : l-IM. per pound .' of v butter-fat. For the' first live weeks jFeiitherstan paid 'TC:, lind duriilg the rest, of the season 11. lif-lfiJ pence. Parkvale's price was 11 11-16 pence per pound' of . •' ■ ! V • ... njhe .annual.. iLeetijifj" of "*tlio' \ Dalcfield l)'4iy Company, Ltd.,. is set down for ' August 20, at one o'clock, in the Carterton' Borough (Jh'>ui'liers. The ; directors report:—During thosea;son; H,148,0i)4)b. received, yielding i'»2,833.731b. from ■ which .l,il!),'BoGlbs .or ioM ...toSs, of cheese ■ tvere made, "Being .'an' increase of 81. tons on list year's output. The highest test during the season was 6.0,' and the- lowest :3i2'points, the average being 3.88. Tlio quantity ol' milk requiri:!-! lu niake ono 'pound of cheese was 9.951b., and each ' poujid \of j)utter ; fat i i raade,;2j,sßlb. cheese. After paving im-^idvan< r O.->"iUiomiting to 1 -}'*•. M.. for depreciation of plant and buildings, and .reserving XGI Ids. for six per cent, dividend on-subscribed capital; there, re'mains a balance of ,£3720 3s. 7d. due to suppliers;' making an- antuiiL i:ash paymant .of Is. l-lOth ofa pennypernb. of batterfat, equal -t0.4.i11d. per gallon of milk:of' 10 jib. - Tlio- meeting will. be. called .upon to :elect two dircctnri' in -'lidu -'bl--Messrs. Biissett and Ordish. Mr. Bassett retires by rotation, .an<l, 'being., eligible, : oilers himself Mai l " Ordish ifi leaving the district. ' On. Saturday;'Aflgust -20," the; annual meeting of. the I'eatherston' C-o-operativi) Dairy .Compaiiy,Ltd.,\viU bo held in tli'i ■Oddfellows' .Hall, I'catlierston.;-'- Business will' be : coimnencc'd' at 1.30 p.m. ■- The, following particular^are jfroin lit directors'-' report:— I The' 'payment's- to ■ suppliers': for : butter-fat (including final' advance being .made! on 10tli_ instant) total 12d.' per."lb.- for' tiie first; five -weeks,' and .11 lif-lG.ths of./a''-penny per lb.: tor the balance of the season. In the-height of last - season the .totiil. vat, capacity . was almost reached, anil' to make' provision for. ah anticipated larger supply ' this coming season your directors have replaced, .four'., of the ordinary 650-gallon vats '-by iSoO-Kallon :vats fitted-with i curd ttgitilorS. 'ttlij -Will glvt. an-increased, vat' capacity, of ..SOO, gallons,-making a total of' 6000 gallons,' and:avoids,'making to ; the making' room.. Tho meeting will be caHed jupon; to'ielect- four directors;- in place of Messrs. AWl'ugo, Huntley, and ,G. E. Yule, l who retire,", and'Mr:-'-W.* J. Murphy,-who has, resigned. .Messrs. Fuge, ', Huntley, s and Yule, are eligible, and offer themselves for- re-clectiou." .

'.At'lo.a.m. on August 20, Ih'n I'arkvale .Co-operative Dairy. Company, Ltd., is to :ineot;.'in' tbe Borough. Chambers, Carter-■lbniv--'-."..':-'!--..';'.w--/,.-.-•'V:.'•.;..■' ■■'• , .-■ ■ ■According to ;lho' directors' report, the - factory was opened, on ' August 23, -ISO!), and,closed on '.June J, 1910, during which time.5,553,1811b. of milk were received,, being an. .increase of 9C3,4-161b., on last oeason-'s,.supply/" The; yield ''of butter-fat •wa5.2i5,102:331b., 'from'.which' 56(1,58111):, or 250 ;tons dfr'Cheese wore:;.made. .Each, '.-pound;.- of ; butter-fat yielded S.BGlb. 'of qhcese, , ; and each 'jpound 'of' cheese re(luire'd'; 9;9f11b. 'of, milk.. vTho • tests' ranged '"from 2.,5;;t0T6.2, : 1 t1ie' aver.age, being 3.87; ■After;. setting.- aside:.the - ; sum-..0f; '.£66 Bs. ! 4d;Ji|iW.ia'dmdend at G per. cent.; on the .the.:depreciation of plant and , builSings, '.'there ''■'■' remains ' a'-' , ' ba'lanbe" of X2IOB 13S. Id. ilue to suppliers, making .the , 'actual'- Lprioo'i.paid'.:->per- •.impound.- of-,buttev-fat 11 11-16 d., equal- to 4.75(1. per'.gallon 10Ub. of milk. • ■: The meeting ljriU'. be asked : to. elect hvo directors to succeed Messrs., G. MS Eaton , ' and. W. , A. Behall, who' retire : by' effltixiori: of tiine, and being,,eligible',' offer,, themselves for re-election: ' ; ■■-:';. ';.•'■'■'":''''•"■! .'•■' ' ",