THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 287, 4 December 1929, Page 4

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

HIGH PRODUCTION.

SEASON IN MORRINSVILLE. > <By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) MORRINSVILLE, this day. The Morrinsville Dairy Company's figures for November show a continued increase over those for last season. During the month 208% tons of butter were manufactured, compared with tons for the same month last year. The output for the season is also well ahead of last year's figures, the totals to the end of November being: 1929, 671 tons; ;• <1928, 559 tons, an increase of 112 tons, or 20 • per cent. The rapid extension of the -company is shown by the fact .that last year's figures were themselves a g-eat .increase over' those for 1927, when only 132 tons were made in November, and the amount up to the end of the month was 434 tons. Last month was exceprainy and in consequence the pastures are in splendid condition; f TE KAUWHATA-WAERENGA. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) TE KAUWHATA, this day. In common with all other parts of the Auckland Province the Te Kauwhata- • Waerenga district (in fact all portions of the lake region) is experiencing a : remarkably good dairying season. The output' for the season, so far, appears to have broken all records in actual cream production. It is difficult to obtain entirely accurate figures regarding this year's production, but it may be stated that for the month of October of this year. 17,822 gallons , of cream were shipped by rail to the New Zeailand Co-operative Dairy Co. from the Te Kauwhata depot, while 2500 gallons went to Auckland, and approximately 5000 gallons to Taupiri factory. For the month of November, it is expected that the total sent by rail from the Te Kauwhata depot will reach 20,000 gallons. The October figures quoted above show an increase to the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co. alone of 2000 gallons on last.year's corresponding supply, Discussing the position dairying men point out that the figures apply to actual cream production, and not to the butterfat test. The wonderful growth of feed everywhere has enabled the farmers to carry many more cows than in previous years, hence the increased volume of supply. But the test has not shown the same percentage of increase. The grass does not appear to have the substance to produce high yields of butterfat, and, although copious rains have brought away splendid growth, a few weeks' warm" sunshine is required to sweeten and harden up the pastures . •