THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2939, 22 September 1925, Page 3

THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

AUGUST PAY-OUTS. As was generally expected the opening advances for butter and cheese this season are very satisfactory, though generally there is a slight falling off in supplies due to the continued cold weather and shortage of grass (says the Chronicle). The dairy herds all over the country have come through the winter badly and many farmers have been caught unprepared with sufficient fodder. A retired local dairy farmer remarked .to a “Chronicle” reporter on Satiulay that in his long experience it had been unwise to expect the pastures to come away before the end of September or to be short of hay before October, whatever the early winter promised. It was better, he said, to have ample supplies at the end of Ihe winter than to be too lavish at the beginning. The latest advices from London, indicate a, continued firming of the Imtier market, unsalted being quoted at 106 s. Meanwhile the shipping strike is interfering with the produce getting away on this side and dairy company directors are being caused some anxiety as to the immediate future. Developments in the hold-up will be awaited with interest. The following are the August pay-outs made on Saturday by the local and Manawatu factories: — Levin Dairy Company, Is Bd. New Zealand Farmers’ Dairy Union, butter is Is 7£d. Whakaronga, cheese Is Bd, butter Is 7d. Kairanga, butter Is Bd, cheese Is Bd. Awahuri, butter Is Bd. Newbury, cheese, Is Bd. Shannon, butter Is 9d.