BUTTER-FAT PER ACRE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 10

BUTTER-FAT PER ACRE.

' : {- ; 'jin : >:a; "recent;, issue-of; The Dominion, were published of- asugges?':tio'n;niade by-Mr. H./Graham/.:■ of'/JUanf *j, nevirKei ; :thatithe'-Parineyirke A;/ and -P. f :'•:' 'Association ,should institute" a ■■' conipeti-. i\;tibfi : ;on:;'the. basis of vthe.: returiis ; of 1 per ..acre.! •■'::.. i-, .-■ .'-./■". • :'/ ,:'. .The secretary:of. the:Riverdale; Dairy :lilf;"AVybouriiej hits /provided. ;'; the'V&awera paper .with; figures, cb'inpiied' aifom-last;year's.returns of suppliers to'' Stho- : E-iverdale J - The i wholei. of ; :;.the.: company's ; suppliers -show, an' aver^, : i'?age;return; of-,93.iJtilbv*of. ;butter-fat.;per. ;'acrev :i'At; tho. ; recent /annual meeting', of ;-;/shareholders-Mr.■/ gave par'K.ticulars :■ of; the' buttei;-fat-jeturns;. from X-vafibus/ farms',.. and ./expressed ;an. bpin-. //:ip''u/.that ; ;;some;'bf : .'t-he-:occupiers'-/of./'the; ;^himl^were./not,/inaking;ten/shillings/ an', ///acre;apart: frdni/the/dairyihg./: And he. "/thqughtithat/if. such :farmers- paid more. '//attention /to :; ;fat s ayerage': for' the' faotbryjrauld easily\ = be'brought; up> to 1201b.;'; per, acre.,./ / '.'; ','■;/-.There/:.are/twenty-two/.farms.on .the .:-..list'" that/ shb.w' a ;'return /of; pVe'r, TpOlb./ :Cpl '-/fatS to.- the/ acre;// Theiivfollow/' ; :tbii; : : v.with' ; ah\;ayerage / rbrri ■' 901b.' : 't'p,- : 99>:; ■;;;The-lowest.t)h/the/ ; ;list'is-/ah-/average' < seasoii's ; ; r return, of;/531b/ ; ; of / butter-fat , V'tq /the:; acfej.- tto : total/beiug 114,4291b/ y :; fr'o^27'l::'ac'res^^ ; '-:\vhils{':"-'-/tho t /'.-higheW; ,;Bhpws an ; :averaE;o of 1771b.,; the 1 season's /,'return; being'rl6.7l9lb. :-frpni /a;farra 'bf': J;94'//acres;;:/:/With'/buttef-fat./at'/ls; ; //a'' /. pound;(R,iverr]ale-::paid/out 12,055d./:last' :/:Beason),/tliq;'finahcial;:;returns;varied : as, :;;'rhubh' : as'j ; ! ih';the:.bhefcase: : a3::against;/£2/135./ in- .- '~'eludes the K;: ;:'•',' '•.-.'.•'■; / ■'' /,-;.:/-S ; ; ':/ :/■')/'■:/ ;';■■ \. Butter-fat.-,;;; per'acre.: