DAIRY FACTORIES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 21 July 1925, Page 10

DAIRY FACTORIES.

ANN UAL M EETIXGS. NORMAXBY. The thirty-first annual of the Norman by Co-operative Dairy Factory, to be presented at the annual meeting, on Monday, August 3, i s as follows: “The season ha s again been a most successful one for the company, our output of cheese showing an increase of nearly fifty tons over that of last year, whilst prices have been very steady. The cheese unsold at date of balance has been estimated to realise 95s per ewt. on the London market, and after providing for interest on shares, the estimated payment for the season is Is Sd. Last season’s payout was estimated at Is 63d, but on final realisation the amount available brought the payout up to Is 7-id. “The retiring directors are Messrs R. J. Ballantine and G. W . Gane, both of whom are eligible for re-election, and offer themselves accordingly. It will be necessary for the meeting to appoint an auditor, and Messrs Tristram and Lennon again offer their services for the position.” The statistics for the year ending June 30, 1925, were as follow Pounds of milk received, 15,246,114; pound,, of butter-rat. 609,043: average test, 3.99; factory pay-out per lb butter-fat for last season, Is 7id; number of supn'iers, 57; number of cows supplying factory. 2336; average pouuds of butterfat per cow, 260; total charges (including repair s and depreciation, but not interest on shares) up to f.o.b. ocean steamer on butter and cheese at oer lb butter-fat, 3.49. HAWERA.

The annual report of the Hawera Dairy Company to be presented to the shareholders’ meeting on August 3 is as follows: At the time of making up the accounts for the year 4619 crates of cheese were unsold, but the whole of the- season’s cheese had hen shipped. The unsold cheese has been taken in at 95s per cwt. which is a conservative estimate, and upon this basis the payout for the year will be Is 7.69 d per lb butter-fat. Interest on shares has been allowed for as usual, and absorbs £1376 4s 3d. The retiring directors are Messrs J. R. Corrigan. "W. R. Laurent. IY. Reid and A. B. Robertson. and they all offer themselves for re-election. The statement of statistics showed the following figures, a _ comparison with the previous year being given in parentheses: Milk received, 53,877,590 lbs (52,465,7911b5) : cream received. 1,318,1571bs (2.101.9821b5j ; butter-fat from milk. 2,153.9451bs (2.101,9821b5): butter-fat from cream, 496,0661b5; total butter-fat. 2.650.0111b5; average test, 3.989 (4.0061 : total charges (including repairs and depreciation) up to f.o.b. on cheese at per lb of butter-fat. 3.97 d. For cheese-making 53.256.0781bs of milk were used (29,693,5571b5), equalling 2.1294.4071bs of butter-fat (1,117.4141h51. The cheese made totalled 0.713,0941b5. or 2550 tons 9cwt (3,059.0581bs. or 136-5 tons I3cwt). It took 9.3 9 1H'S of milk to make lib of cheese (9.706). while 2.6891bs of cheese were made from ea r, h pound of butter-fat (2.737). The average test was 3.98 (3.76).

For bettor-making 383,6361bs of milk was used (22,772.2341b5) and 9 tons 7 cwt of butter xvere made (534 tons 11 cwt. The butter-fat totalled 17.7851bs (984,5681b5). Tn the home separation department 1,318.15711’s of cream xvas received, giving 496.0661bs of luitter-fat and making 271 tons IScwt of butter. For each pound of better-fnt 1.22781bs of butter was made. The average test of the cream received was 37.633.