DAIRY FACTORY REPORTS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9570, 17 August 1909, Page 5

DAIRY FACTORY REPORTS.

The report to be presented at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Dalefield Co-operative Dairy Company states:—"During the season 9,203,6351bs of milk were received, yeilding 359,991.911 )ol butter fat, from which 938.9481b* or 419 tons of cheese were made being an increase of 100 tons on last year's output. The highest test curing the season was 5.8, and the lowest 3, the average being 3.91. The quantity of milk received to make one pound of cheese was 9.801b, and each pound of butter fat made 2.601b of cheese. After paying an advance amonting to £41,999 13s 3d, writing off £169 14s 4d for depreciation of plant and buildings, and reserving £6l 16s for 6 per cent, dividend on subscribed capital, the e ;e----mains a balance of £4,687 7s lOd due to suppliers, making an actual cash payment of Is ljd per lb of butter fat, *>qual % to 5.39 d per gallon of milk of 10J1b. % You will be called upon to elecrt three director in lieu of Messrs Tunnicliffe, Welch and Gallon Mr Welch retires by rotation, and being eligible offers himself for re-eiection. Messrs Gallon and Tunnicliffe have tendered their resignations." i At the annual meeting of the Park- , vale Co-operative Dairy Company, I the directors will report as follows: —"The factory was opened on August 31st, 1908, and closed on June Bth, 1909, during which time 4,589,7351b of milk were received, being an increase of 1,116,3181b on last season's supply. The yield of butter fat was 128,281.611b, from which 455,755 lb, or 203 tons 9cwt., of cheese were made. Each pound of butter fat yielded 2.50 lb of cheese, and each pound of cheese required 10.071b of milk. The tests ranged from 3.1 to 6.8, the average being 3.97; 190 tons of cheese were shipped to London, the balance being available for the New Zealand trade. Atfer setting aside the sum of £66 8s 4d as a dividend of 6 per cent, on the subscribed capital, and writing £6l 3s 4d off for the depreciation of plant and buildings, there remains a balance of £2,373 9s due to suppliers, making the actual price paid per pound of butter fat Is OJd, equal to od per gallon of lOilb of milk. Your directors regret to report the death of Mr J. Bailey, during the year and take this opportunity of placing on record the high appreciation of his services on the directorate. You will be asked to elect three directors to succeed Messrs C. Lorehzen, H. Hayner junr., and Mr Bailey, deceased. The former retires by effluxion of time, and being eligible offers himself ior re-election. Mr Rayner has tendered his resignation."