Dairying Returns.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 252, 30 August 1928, Page 6

Dairying Returns.

SUNNY PARK COMPANY. J Annual Report. A successful season’s operations is I reviewed in the twelfth annual report of the Sunny Park (Te Poi) Dairy Company, which is to be presented at the annual meeting of suppliers. During the year 107 i tons of butter, 426 tons of cheese and lOi tons of whey butter were made. Payments made for the season for butter averaged is 3.454 d, irrespective of grade, and for cheese Is 6d. The balances represent 1.293 d for butter .and 1.06 d for cheese, making the totals Is 4.746 d and Is 7.t)6d. Bonus " payments will be made at the annual % meeting. / The directors made .arrangements some time ago with the> Rural Intermediate Credits Board with the object of facilitating advances for any suppliers who may wish to obtain them. The retiring directors are Messrs. 3. M. Abbott, H. G.’ Mudford and 3. E. Davidson, the two first mentioned of whom offer themselves for re-election. The payment of a dividend of 5 per cent, on the amount of paid-up share capital is recommended. The Statistics for the season are as follow: Butter.—Pounds of milk, 297,148 ; average percentage of butterfat in milk, 4.12 ; cream received, 444,5041 b ; average percentage of butterfat in cream, 40.01 ; total of suppliers’

. butterfat for butter, 190,2431 b ; I pounds of butter made, 240,328. j Cheese.—Pounds of milk, 9,493,175; | average percentage of butterfat in j milk, 3.8 ; total of suppliers’ butterj fat for cheese, 360,6091 b ; pounds of cheese made, 952,575 ; pounds of whey butter made, 23,410. ANNUAL STATISTICS. Taranaki Companies. Melrose. The statistics for the year ended June 30, 1925, were: Pounds of milk received, 2,877,553; pounds of butterfat, 115,567; average test, 4.01; factory payout per lb butterfat for last season (1926-27), Is 8.77 d; number of suppliers, 11; number of cows supplying factory, 512; average pounds of butterfat per cow, 225; total charges (including repairs and depreciation, but; not including interest on shares) up to f.o.b. ocean steamer on butter and cheese, worked out at per lb butterfat, 4.37 d. 'Used for cheese making: Pounds of milk, 2,762,908; pounds of butterfat 109,819; pounds of cheese made (factory packing weights corrected from grade notes, less 21 per cent for shrinkage), 130-tons 12cwt Oqrs 191 b; pounds of milk to make one pound of cheese, 9.44; pounds of cheese to lib butterfat (gross 2.73), 2.66; average test, 3.97; pounds of cheese from 1001 b milk, 10.58. Riverdale. Milk received, 20,245,8321 b; butterfat from milk, 821,5791 b; average test 4.058; number of suppliers, 61; aver-

age number of cows supplying factory 3260; average pounds butterfat per cow, 252; total charges (including expoit levy, repairs and depreciation), up to f.o.b. ocean steamer at per lb butterfat, 3.25 d. Cheese making: Milk received, 19,735,1161 b; butterfat from milk. 796,9681 b; average test, 4.038; cheese made (checked packing weight), 2,166,9421 b; pounds milk to make lib cheese, 9.10; pounds cheese from lib butterfat, 2.718; pounds cheese from 1001 b milk, 10.97; whey butter made, £0,7361b. Butter making: Milk received, 510,7161 b; butterfat in milk, 24,6111 b; average test, 4.818; pounds butter made, 30,268; jmunds butter per lb butterfat, 2.2298. Payout for season, Is s£d. Pihama. Milk received for cheese making, 16,688,6541 b (14,799,6501 b); butterfa f . received for cheese making, 679,170.4lb (599,333.91 b); cheese made, 1,814,4141 b (1,604,6511 b); lb milk to lib cheese, 9.19 (9.22); lb cheese to lib butterfat, 2.67 (2.67); average test, 4.06 (4.04); total milk received, 17,295,5101 b (16,278,0501 b); total butterfat received, 708,£13.31b (669,705.01 b); manufacturing cost per lb butterfat, 2.72 d (2.64 d); other costs to f.0.b., 1.23 d (1.29 d). a Factory averages were: Central factory: 8,513,3321 b milk; 351,365.91 b or butterfat; 941,4851 b cheese; 9.041 b milk to lib cheese; -lb cheese to lb butterfat, 2.67; average test, 4.12. Skeet Road: 4,580,3371 b milk; 184,740.61 b butterfat; 496,9141 b cheese; 9.211 b milk to lib cheese; 2.651 b cheese to lb butterfat; average test, 4.03. Waiteika: 3,594,9851 b milk; 143,063.91 b butterfat; 3,594,9851 h milk; 143,063.91 b butterfat; 375,7151 b cheese; 9.561 b milk to cheese; 2.261 b cheese to lb butterfat; 3.97 average test. Payout, Is Bid.

Eltham. The total payment to suppliers for I 1926-27 butterfat was Is 5d per Id | for cheese making and Is 4.9 d per ’.b ■ for butter making. Suppliers had already been paid Is Sad per lb butterfat for cheese making and Is 5d per lb butterfat for butter making, and after estimating unsold produce on a safe basis the balance in appropriation account would enable the final payment of Is 9id for cheese and Is 6d for butter. The whole output of cheese from October 20 had been waxed, and this experiment had rov--1 ed quite satisfactory, a saving of approximately li per cent in shrinkage being effected while the appearance and quality of the cheese had been pronounced satisfactory to buyers. Opunake. Advance payments to suppliers per lb butter-fat on account of cheesemaking have been made as follows: August Is 6d, September Is 7d, October to June (both inclusive) Is 6d.