DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 573, 8 October 1920, Page 2

DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

.UTTER AND CHEESE OUTPUt ,li\V SEASOiN'S PRODUCTION. .iiOE lisChi. x\ LAST YE^ 4 ,ie early p.v...~t.i0n of a cneese tor AucKiand district •■ dtes tnat the current season's o<.t will be considerably above ti.. l last season. The early ,ons this season were somewhat > araed owing to late frosts, but du ,g the last few weeks conditioi ave been extremely favourable f<. .»e growth of pasture. This has bti efiected in the output of rtroduc .nd with a continuance of seasonab. .veather the increased production ev jenced during the early part of ti reason, as compared with the sim. ar period of last season, should L maintained. The dry weather exper. .meed during last spring and in th early summer had the effect o Keeping down the early output, bu the exceptionally favourable condi tions during the autumn compensate, for the restricted early output, an. the season was one of the best ye experienced in respect to productioi This year the dairy farmers, by the likelihood of advanced price, for both butter and cheese, have in creased their herds, and are making every effort to obtain full advantage of the favourable market. The quantity of butter received in to the Farmers' Freezing Company'; grading stores to the end of Sep tember totals 73,659 boxes, with 17,563 boxes for the correspond ing period of last 6eason. Allow ance has to be made in computing last season's total fop approximately 20,000 boxes that were not receivei at the grading stores, owing to be ing sent to the South to relieve a. acute shortage in the early part o. the season. Even with the additioi of 20,000 boxes to last season's tota this year's production to the end oa September shows an increase O; 36,096 boxes. The quantity receivec during last month was 55,174 boxes compared with 15,645 during Septem ber, 1919, an increase of 39,529. At an indication of the increase in but ter production this season it is worthy of note that for the week ende< last Saturday 18,064 boxes were re ceived at the grading stores. Ii only one week during the flush o> last season did the receipts at thi stores total more than 20,000 boxes The greatest total for a week dur ing the flush of the present seuoi is expected to largely exceed thislm ount. , £f The stores arc expected to p< cleared of last season's butter thii week. None of this season's produc tion has yet been exported to Brit ain, though some has been sent ti America, a consignment of 600 ; boxeß having been taken to Vancou ver by the Tahiti on that vessA • last trip. It is anticipated that JB • gular shipments will be madei^| • Canada this season. . The cheese production to date tbir* 1 season shows a large increase ove ! that of last season for a simila ' period. To the end of Septembe ' last 13,649 crates were received a the grading stores, compared wit") • 6057 crates for a similar period !asl ; season. During September this yeas . 11,109 crates were received, comparec » with 5659 for September, 1919, an in- '■ crease of 5450.