FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 49, 15 July 1914, Page 8

FARM AND DAIRY.

OAKUKA DAIRY COMPANY.

In the sixteenth annual report and balance--'hcet of the Oakum Co-opera-t'V" Dairy l'V-toiy Com|Mny, Ltd., for the nine months ended 31st".May, 1014, to lie laiil before the annual meeting of shareholders ;ii Oakura oil Friday, 2-lth July, the directors .state that in eonf. r.'iiity witit the alteration made by tin shareholders in the date of closing the accounts the period under review is for nine months onlw from Sept"mber Ist. l'.)i:(, to May 31st, 1914.

The following: ni-j tlx- figures showing the re-nlts oi the nine niontlis' workin;.;:—The mi:k received was (i.223,2"i!lli'.. containing 24Ui(HIIbs of butterfat ami il'om which were manufactured 2711.2121! i, of butter (124 tons. 13 «v!- liliiiis.). the over-run hein<»- 1.).">7 !'«•" "'"t. The average test wan 3.SS P'T tent.. and the quantity of milk required tc make Hb of butter was 22.28 His. The sum of £11,277 Is fld has boon "■iid to suppliers, equal to !1.21)d per !i * of lmtler-fat. After providing £lB3 IH-. (id for depreciation there remains a balance in hand of fliflO 10s lid. win* amount will allow a further payment to •suppliers. lirinjnnjr the total for the year equal to II.SS! per lb. The following facto.y and creamery slatistics ar;' given Number of snp-In-rs. 4S: <]un j'titv of milk received— Oakura factory 2.1.58.4.)111w. Timaru cr'anio'T I .Ol'O .>4Ki!>s. I'etone ereamerv 2.(11i.-).2.)2t!iy: f, (al. li 223,251!1i5; average of but ter-fat, .'l.SSIhs; quantity of butter-fat received. 211 .fKllilbs: quantity of butter inail;', 270.2421b5 ; quantity [if butter made pe: lb of buttc-fat, i.1.-,r> : average price recehed per lb of I'l'tier. 11,77.1 <-<:st of manufacturing Hi ot butter (iiioluding depreciation and all working excuses). Ijj&I; avenw price per 11, 0; butter-fat paid to suppliers, 1 I.SHrI (this include.., bonus of ■■/.'ill pel- ii) to be paid to suppliers, July -oth, 1014); ever-run. 1.").r>7 per c ,, n (\ pounds ol mill: required to liiak" lib of butter. 22.2S]bs.

Three yachts have -been lmilt as a Cup-defence chiss from which one will afJ'.r extended (cats. f„ de-b-nil the Cup. While Sir Thomas Upton'-. ( _MT. Shamrock IV., lias only rmiifly been launch..,!, all three American boats nave been for.-someconsider-able time in the water. The last of (he Def"iu-e da.-« to-lake the water was the Yanitie. She is built of Manganese ln*oi)v,f.. ami is : i Mar-Wlt'til boat, "ith full, ii.irl long and linclyi:ra U ii-o-.n end-, an.! lib-ral freeboard a hand.-omdv turned boat above v.'iter, but Willi mere .-urv.d linos in her mill,• rbo.lv than Hi., theorist who advocates straight line- for .--leed would '""'e V " v - 1,1 a* i» coiistriK'tion, Aallltle i- Very light. she has a steel masi lOS ft. lone. The Nail plan of the \aintie is lonircr <n tie- fa-,. in proportion to it; height. than that of the other.

11l the absence of otli ; -i;>l figures, the dimeii.-ions of th" three yacht* maybe given only approximately. ']'|, ( , v ap;l(';'.'.- be a- foliows:--

The ilis])*;: :-i mcnt of cac'i) yacht Is about Ifll'i ton-. The snilspread of T!e----•»!in >. is --aid to Ic about TStll) ,s.|uarc feel, and lliat of the other two about! t'iilN) -.|iiare f. el eaci:. Kadi yacht I. as j a .-"lit i-elioiiri! of bn ii/.c by which he:' ilriughl may l.r incroa-cd to !>'2ft. I

— ~C -- " r = -1° p - •- — lDTll 7 iii 7~>i't 21ft liiii 1 I."if! Sllll -"ft liin 13'.7o/t \ ;inil ic 11!)!'; 7">fl 22ft 4i ii 13.75ft