FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1915, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

leppeetox dairy compaxy. I The twenty-third annual report of the directors of the Lcpperton Co-operative Dairy lactory Company states that out of the surplus of £1054 .'is «d your directors propose to pay interest at the rate ol ;> per cent, per annum on share capital subscribed to dune ;I0 1<)14 JC7J 10s 3d: to make a payment to suppliers of 1.4(1 on butterfat supplied for the season--1071 ISs Sd; and to carry the balanco forward. Butter made amounted to S4 tons lilcwt. .'!(,r. 21b. Repairs l 0 the wheel pit have become necessary your directors had the whole structure replaced in concrete, the work hvm» (lone under the supervision of tho manager. The cost of this so far has been 17iMj "d, which has been written oil' and included under the head of "repairs " You will be called upon to elect two directors in place of Messrs l.epper and Ackland, who retire by rotation and. arc eligible for re-elcation. You will be called upon to. appoint an auditor, and to fix his remuneration. Mr. Hopson's services are again available. Milk received. 3,585,5021b; cream, 10,2701b; butterfat, lG(i,(il(ilb; butter made, l!)0,374lb; average test, 4.20; over-run, 14.25; advances, 12.21 d; bonus', UOd; interest, ,106 d; total, 13,710.