THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 43, 20 February 1929, Page 4

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

TE AROHA'S RECORD. Following are the production and payment statistics of the Tβ Aroha Dairy Company to date, compared with corresponding period of last season:— 1028. 1929. lb. lb. Increase. Butterfat for January .. . 230,830 345,78'-> 52% Butterfat for 8 monthsseason to date 1.327.60$ 1.848,08s 3»?e Rate advanced (net cash rarm gate) . lri 1/5 3d Total payment for January £18,417 £24,749 85% Total payment season to January 31 . 86.258 131,355 52% The amount of fat supplied and butter made up to the end of January approximately equals production for the whole of last season; there are fours months yet to come this season, from February 1 to May 31. CAMBRIDGE PAY-OUTS. For January supply Cambridge and Bruntwood Co-op. Dairy Companies will advance the mim of £35,535. The Cambridge Dairy Company will pay out the sum of £31,300 on a basis of 1/8 lb butterfat for cheese and 1/5 for butter, against 1/4 and 1/3 respectively for the corresponding period of the previous treason, when the pay-out ra £22,500. The company's supply for January shows au increase of 20 per cent over January last season, but it must be remembered that in January laet year the country was feeling the full effects of the drought. For January the Bruntwood Company received 56,4741b fat for cheese-making, against 50,4201b for *he corresponding period of the previous season. The total pay-out for the past month was £4235, oa the basis of 1/6 per lb for butterfat, against 1/4 for January, 1928, when the pay-out amounted to £3361. A DRY SPELL. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent.) OPOTIKI, this day. A dry spell in this district is causing the-ground to burn up considerably, and rain is badly needed. Owing to a heavy rainfall earlir in the season there is no shortage of feed, but the grass is now very dry, causing a considerable drop in butter production at the Opotiki factory. Discussing the effects of the present dry spell, Mr. Parlane, general manager ot the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., states that reports from the company's various factories indicate that outputs are showing a decrease, but not beyond what is considered normal at this period of the year.