DAIRY FARMER.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1927, Page 4

DAIRY FARMER.

BUTTER EAT PAYMENTSThe amount paid out by the Bay of Plenty Co-operative Hairy Association. To Puke, lor butterfat delivered during May. a total of 107.2381 b. was £()“■_>.■) -is 7d. an increase of 30.G7 per cent on May. l'Jk'ii. In addition, the association also paid out a lannis of 1' I tot Os lid. Tbo total amount paid out on .Tune 30, including bonus, was. therefore. £10.079 3s (id.

The advance payment to suppliers for butterfat supplied to the Northern Wairoa- Co-oerative Dairy Company last moth amounted to £7570 los at Is per lb, against £0990 3s Ad at Is 3d per lb for the corresponding 1 mouth last year. Tiie season, in spite of low prices, has been a record one in every way. and prospects for next season are even better.

GROUP MARKETING. OF DAIRY PRODUCE. The directors of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company have been considering an alternative scheme to that which has just I i abandoned by the N.Z. Dairy Prtd nee Board. Mr Good fellow n w stales that the directors have font :- lated proposals to enable other •>- operative dairy companies to obi: a without extra east inaitv of the advantages of association with a group marketing company. A new company is to lie formed, and Mr J. B- "rigid, has agreed to accept the position U European manager as scon as lie can he relieved of his present duties with the Dairy Produce’ Board. The marketing policy ol the New Zealand Company will he adopted, lint, will he- altered somewhat to (liable all the factories mining the -c,hroi" to receive cepml return-. If pci a|in c of similar cpiality. Ibe new marketing company will be prepa' -d -ell c.i.f. or f.0.h.. and will a'.-. ’ supervise con-igments on behalt ‘if co-operativo dairy companies.