FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1919, Page 7

FARM AND DAIRY.

ARARATA DAIRY COMPANY The annual meeting of shareholders «f the . Ararat* Dairy Company, Ltd., was held on Thursday, when the chairman of directors (Mr. T. A. Winks) presided over a good attendance. The report Mated, inter aifti: As will be seen by reference to the balancesheet, there is an undivided balance of £2146 17s 3d, which, after providing for the payment of interest on shares and directors' fees, will pay ?Jd per lb. of butter-fat, making the season's payment on-butter-far. la lljd. The directors are Jf-ssrs. Winica, Willan, and Smith, all of v. ,ioin are leaving the district, and will therefore not seek rejection. Mr. P. .A. Lundborg has been reappointed manager for the coming «eason. The following statistics were attached to the report: Pounds of milk received, 4,894,149; pounds of butter-fat .133,451.05. Cheese: Pounds of milk, ,4,864,215; .pounds of butter 4 at, 184,182.18; cheese made, 219 tons 11 cwt. 3qr. 41b.; pounds of milk to lib cheese, 9.88; pounds of cheese from lib butter-fat, 2,67;' average test, 3.78; cost of manufacture per lb. cheese, i.2Sd; cost of manufacture per lb. cheese (including depreciation), 1.42i'..~ Butter— Starter, whey and creaairsv made, 14.7441b.

The following were elected the board of directors: Messrs. G. Ogle, J. Grant, A. E, Death, D. J. Wills, im.l R. Buckley.