EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Shannon News, 30 September 1927, Page 3

EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE.

HIGH GRADINGACHIEVEMENT.

The N.Z. Journal of Agriculture contains particulars of the grading results of dairy produce during the past year. The names are published of all factories that have obtained an average grade of 93 points or over for the dairy year, August Ist, 1920, to July 31st’, 1927. Last year the lists included all factories with an average grade of 92 points and over, but it has now been decided to limit publication to averages of 93 points and upwards. If is satisfactory to note the improvement in quality of both butter and cheese during the past year. Thirtyone more butter factories and 4S cheese factories have reached the 93 points and over class this year as compared with the 1926 lists. Butter. Sixty-six factories ■ manufacturing butter, out of the 100 in the Dominion, reached the honours class, and Levin was sixth on the list, a fact that moie than any show- table awards, demonstrates the high uniform quality of the local product, The factories in the 94 class with their brands are as follow: — Rangitikei (Rangitikei) 95.030 Wairoa (Wairoa) 94.944 Heretaunga (Heretaunga) 94.775 Awahuri (Red Rose) 94.738 Taieri and Peninsula 94.606 Levin (Lake) 94.606 Mangaroi (Mangarci) 94.553 Waitald (Waitaki) 94.500 Cheltenham (Pakelia) 94,3a2 Waitara (Waitara) 94.332 Wangaehu (Wangachu) 94.289 Midhurst (Rugby) 94.272 Lepperton (Lcpperton) 94.270 Uruti (Uruti) 94.235 Moa Farmers (Inglewood) .. 94.188 Bell Block (Bell Block) ..'... 94.166 Rot., ('Rata') 94.073 Waipukurau (Mt. Vernon) . . 94.072 Kia Ora (Kia Ora) 94-059 Tolaga Bay (Tolaga May) .. 94.036 Masterton (Masterton) 94.010 Shannon (Shannon) were 27th on the list with an average grade. of 93.824. CHEESE. Sixty-one cheese factories graded over 93 points, but only two got into the 94 class. Milton (Milton) 94.130 Omimi (Omimi) 94.060 Kuku (Oliau) averaged .93.118 points for the season.