FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1916, Page 6

FARM AND DAIRY.

i.'AXGOREI COW-TESTING ASSOCIATION.

Hereunder are t!ie figures of Hie best ten cows of the Maugorci Testing Association for the year mdiiiu: July 31, 1011!:—■ Days Fat Davs Fat 2!l» 511.!):! 2!' li 3W1.4H 2S(! 455.35 -2U7 304.81 211 4*20.!i1t 31>7 351J.34 32!) <1011.72 307 347.83 " 33-2 40J1.70 31 (i 353.53

The best herd averaged 315.47 of fat for tip season.

MOA DAIRY COMPANY

Tbo report to bo submitted to shareholders is as follows: The amount of milk received was '.3.710.(10511), producing 544,5f10.<!01b of buttir-fat. The nmount of cream received was S'iii.li-l-l'o, producing 320,731.031b of butter-fat. r lhe amount of butter manufactured was 1,025, b —457 tons 12 cwt. 3 qrs. lfilb. The over-run for the year was 17.24 per cent. The average test was 3.117. Out of the balance in hand on Hay 31, it is proposed to pay a bonus of twopence per lb. Un the butter-fat supplied from September 1, 1015. to March 31, lHlfi, absorbing the sum of £(il4] 13s 4d, leaving a balance of tilss 3s 3d to-be carried forward. .Suppliers will then have received equal to slightly more than Hid per lb of butter-fat tor the 1 past year

Your directors considci the business of tlit: store for t!ie past twelve months lias been very successful. Notwithstanding the fact that accounts amounting to £ll7 .'i : ; -d, belonging to the previous year, came to hand after the close of last year's work, and have been paid out of this year's profits, the store shows a profit 011 the year's working of £lOl lis ."id. The profit it is proposed to carry forward as a reserve.