AUCKLAND APPLES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 715, 15 July 1929, Page 10

AUCKLAND APPLES

PREPONDERANCE OF DELICIOUS WHAT EXPORT RETURNS SHOW The preponderance of the Delicious variety in Auckland apple orchards is strikingly indicated in the records of shipments sent overseas this season. Returns show Delicious to have accounted for nearly 50 per cent, of the consignments. The figures giving the varieties make interesting reading, not only from the fact that they show Delicious to be the favourite variety, but also because they indicate the movement on the part of the industry to test all varieties with a view to ascertaining the one which gives the highest economical return. In the 45.492 cases of apples sent to the English market from Auckland this season there were no less than 29 different varieties. Delicious headed the list with a total of 18,336 cases: Doughertys came next with 6,223 cases; Ballarat, with 2,514 cases; Dunns, 2,288 cases; Jonathan, 2,114 cases; Willie Sharp, 1.776 cases: Grannie Smith, 988 cases; Salome. 672 cases.

Other varieties included Gravenstein, 119 cases; Golden Pipin, 353 cases; Cox's Orange, 341 easel; Parlin’s Beauty, 551 cases: Sharland Queen, 67 cases; Lord Wolseley, 75 cases; Edward Lippiat, 279 cases; Staymans, 474 cases; London Pippin, 35 cases; Cleopatra, 14 cases; Adam’s Pearman, IS cases: Rome Beauty, 77 cases: Statesman, S4l cases; Brighton, 293 cases; Sturmer, 467 cases; McLivers, 467 cases; Giant Jenitan, 76 cases; Simmonds Winter, 460 cases; Pride of Australia, 171 cases; Pioneer, 9 cases; Yates, 383 cases. Of the 2.464 cases sent to South America, Delicious made up the greater part of the shipment. Delicious was the sole variety sent in the 4,698 cases to Canada. Hamburg’s consignment or 3,428 cases was made up solely of Dunns. No variety was specially favoured in the shipments of pears, although Keifers and P. Barrys were the most numerous.

MANUFACTURE OF CHEESE

YIELD INVESTIGATED Pi’ess Association HAWERA, Saturday. An extensive report on cheese factory yields by Mr. P. O. Veale, research chemist in charge of the local dairy laboratory, has been published. The report, which is considered to be of considerable importance to the industry, examines the reasons why the yields of some factories are consistently shown as higher than the great majority here and in other parts of the Dominion. The second section of the report deals at length with factors influencing the false or theoretical calculation of yield, and show’s how satisfactory or even high yields may be evolved withotit any true ijuprovement in factory management and without any actual benefit to the supplier. In this section the* influence of test is. very thoroughly cogisidered. The process of part skimming is also shown to have a bearing on this* aspect of the question. After summarising read and artificial factors which have an influence on yield, the report concludes iwth a paragraph devoted to the effect of* the yield on tile pay-out. of the factory showing, among other things, that although a supplier to a high-yield factory mfcty receive a higher price a lb. butter-fat, it is possible that through a reading down of the test he may receive no mqtf-e in the aggregate than the supplier of a similar quantity of milk to a lower paying factory. The final measure of the prosperity of a cheese factory supplier, the report contends, is the retutrn he secures an acre..

WHITE ISLAND PRODUCTS, LTD

RESIGNATIONS FROM DIRECTORATE Following a difference of opinion regarding. a policy advanced by the London board, there has been a complete dhange in the New Zealand control or the White Island Products, Ltd. Mr. O. Nicholson, chairman of direcand Messrs. E. R. Davis and G. If. Wilson, directors, have resigned. Only onot New Zealand director, Air. C. F. Gardner, remains. , *The general manager, Air. IT. Welsh, ijfesigned recently to take another appointment, and the secretary, Air. W. U. Young, has also resigned. At a meeting of the directors on Saturday it was decided to leave matters with Alajor A. A. Mercer, attorney for the English directors. The resignation 'will mean that the New Zealand board of White Island Products, Limited, will have to be reconstituted. A large number of shares in White Island Products, Limited, is held in England by the New Zealand Sulphur Company, Limited.