THE DAIRYING YEAR.

Shannon News, 2 September 1924, Page 2

THE DAIRYING YEAR.

VARIOUS COMPANIES’ RESULTS. The different Manawatu Dairy Companies have now held their annual meetings. The results of their opera; Rons are summarised as follow; RavenswQOd manufactured 127 tons of cheese, the average yield to one pound of butter fat being 2*68, average test 3.95. The Taikitahuna Company made 189 tons of cheese, the sale weight being 181 tons, a shrinkage of -4.16 per cent. The yield of cheese was 2.64 lbs to a pound of butterfat, average test 4.28. The average price paid for butterfat. was Is 5.34 d.

The Manawatu Reliance Company made 288 tons of cheese, average yield 2.65 lbs., average test 3.82, average price paid .for butterfat Is 4.72 d. Awahuri made 551 tons of butter, average test 4.106, average grade 93.014, average over-run 19.793, cost of manufacture 1.1906 d per lb,, average price per lb of fat Is 75.32 d. Newbury made 203 tons of cheese, average yield 2.491bs to one pound fat, average price per lb of fat Is sd. Woodville made 328 tons of Cheese and paid Is 6d per lb for fat.