THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 170, 20 July 1928, Page 4

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

AUCKLAND'S OUTPUT. liOOl) START FOR SEASON. From the returns made available by the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company ot' the dairy produce graded at the company stores during the periods ended ori Wednesday last, July 18, and July 20, 1027, it if evident that the dairy farmers ot the province are starting the season well. Details are as follow: — 1028 19L'7 Buttrr. Chrosr. Butter. Cheese. Keeeiveil 14.1*25 1.13<» 13.116 j delivered . . 53,902 8.928 70,973 2.910 Rci-fiverl since 1.-7/J8 14.220 1.130 13,110 1.376 Delvcl. since 1 7/28 .. 53.962 8.928 70,973 L',910 on nnnd 18 7/2* . 35,621 1,806 92,187 5.730 HERD-TESTING FINANCE. The New Zealand Co-operative HerdTesting Association, Hamilton, is to receive bet ween £2.100 and £3300 of the £8000 subsidy paid by the State to encourage herdtesting in New Zealand. The directors have decided that the amount shall lie used toward liquidating the association's plant account, which stood at £2906. It the Government subsidy is available next season, the directors recommend that the cost of testing should be ;>/ per cow for the first 40 cowe. 4/ for the next 20 cows and 3/ after 60 in the same herd. If the subsidy is not available the same charges as last season are recommended. The association's income for the year totalled £17,788.

HIGHEST HERO AVERAGES

Some fine records were established by cows tested by the New Zealand Co-op-erative Herd-Testing Association last season. The highest herd averages were: — One to 20 Cows: Mr. J. L. Macky, Paterangi, 13 cowe, 377.2514} butterfat in 271 days.

Twenty-one to 30 Cows: Mr. F. O. R. Phillip#, Otorohanga, 25 cowe, 362.381b butterfat in 256 days. Thirty-one to 50 Cows: Mr. J. L. Clark, Manawaru, 32 cow«, 381.021b butterfat in 274 days. Fifty-one to 75 Cowe: Mr. J. Nicholson, senior, Okoroire, 68 cowe, 366.131b butterfat in 284 days.

Seventy-six to 100 Cows: Mr. R. A. Candy, Ngarua, 92 cows, 346,831b butterfat in 288 dav*. Over 100 Cow*: Mr. R. Koch, Manawaru, 102 cows, 340.431b butterfat in 275 days. Mr. Koch has now headed the section for 100 cows and over for two yeare in succession. Manawaru was the highest group in the association for the third year in succession, tbe average for the 1470 cows in this group being 287.011b of butterfat in 267 days. A grade Jersey cow owned by Mr. J. L. Clark, of Manawaru, produced the best record of the 72,734 cotvs tested by tlie association during the season, having yieled 773.071b fat in 263 days. GOOD RETURNS FROM CHEESE. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") DUNEDIN, this day. Cheese prices are still soaring and an additional advance in prices is the latest information from the secretary of the Milton Dairy factory. At the commencement of the dairy season this particular factory sells one-half of its total output by consignment, and one-half to a London firm which sells direct to the consumer. Latest quotations to hand show that another increase in the price of cheese has taken place. The previous figures were considered excellent, namely, 09 6, 101,6 and 106/6, but the latest return for three consignments shows 106 6, 106 6 and 108 6. At the present time there are 36i crates of cheese en route to London belonging to this factory.