BUTTER-FAT PRODUCTION.
Figures compiled by the Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture, show that. 18.85 per cent, more butter and 21.92 per cent, more cheese was graded during January than in January of 1921. Thei-totals compare as under: — For-the.six months ended January, the quantity of butter graded increased by 38.22 per cent, while that of cheese fell iwayby-3.23 per cent. The totals are:— Six months Butter Cheese ended" • :; (cwt).- (cwt). Jan., 1922 ... 633,991 . .. 716,558 Jan., 1921 .-.458,687.. ■ 740,506 Converting these figures Into butter-fat. equivalent, there is an increase of 20:51 per cent, in butter-fat production for the six-monlhly period ending 31st January, 1922; over the corresponding period Tor 1920-21.
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Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 31, 7 February 1922, Page 8
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108BUTTER-FAT PRODUCTION. Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 31, 7 February 1922, Page 8
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