DAIRY FACTORY RETURNS.

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 116, 14 January 1926, Page 6

DAIRY FACTORY RETURNS.

NOVEMBER FIGURES. A Satisfactory Month. Judging by the dairy factory returns from the Morrinsville and Matamata districts, November of this season appears to have been a fairlyfavourable one for production. Two of the four factories quoted show substantial increases over their previous November figures, the other two showing only slight decreases. When it is Considered that the beginning of last season was particularly favourable, while the commencement of this season was quite the reverse, the performances of all four factories must be satisfactory. With regard to the payments it is noticed that the companies that sold thc.ir eaxdy season’s make have made better advances than the other two, the unfavourable condition of the markets naturally making the others very cautious. The following are the November figures for the Morrinsville, Tatua, Norfolk and Sunny Park companies, the figures for the previous November bfSng given in parentheses : MORRINSVILLE. Butterfat : First grade 141,5241 b (136,8421 b), second grade 6771 b (22641 b) ; payment at Is 3id (Is sd) per pound, £8934 Is lOd (£8762 2s 8d). TATUA. Milk, 2,595,1811 b (2,131,8151 b) ; average test, 3.75 (3.7) ; butterfat, 97,3951 b (78,9661 b) ; payment at Is 6d (Is Id) per pound, £7304 12s (£4277 6s 6d). NORFOLK. Milk, 1,427,7011 b (1,446,0631 b) ; average test, 3.82 (3.93) ; butterfat, 54,675.61 b (56,8911 b) ; payment at Is 5d (Is 2d) per pound, £3872 17s (£3318 12s). SUNNY PARK. Milk 1,799,'1401b (1,543,9851 b), test 3.48 (3.45), butterfat 62,712.11 b (53,331.91 b) ; cream 47,3511 b (83,705 lb), test 41.89 (39.73), butterfat 19,836.81 b (33,261.71 b) ; total butterfat 82,548.91 b (86,593.61 b) ; payment at, butter Is 4d (Is lid) cheese Is 5d (Is 3d) £57G6 3s 2d (£5200 18s Hd). j