AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.
INCREASE IN PRODUCTION. HOME CONSUMPTION LOWER. Increases in butter and cheese production in New South Wales were reported to the dairy factoi-y managers' confevence held in Svdney last week. In his-review oi the season. Mr. L. T. Mclnnee, director of dairying, said that in the period from 1928-29 to 1934-35 factory butter output had increased, from' 41,000 tons to 67.000 tons, and the surplus for export from 7000 tone to. 30,01/3 tons. Meantime the average yield per cow recorded has advanced from 130.41b butterfat to 1891b. The 1 major factor in the production increase was attributable to better quality cattle with better fed cows, improved pastures, and' provieion rf fodder cvope and conservation. The home consumption o f factory butter had decreased from 33.61b a head in 102820 to 31.211) for 1933-34. This was considered to be due to the high prices for butter in Australia under the equalisation scheme for subsidising exnorte. When Australian b.utter was worth 81/ per cwt in London the Sydney price was 142/6. -1
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 138, 13 June 1935, Page 4
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