DAIRY FACTORIES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 22 July 1925, Page 10

DAIRY FACTORIES.

ANN UAL MELTINGS. M.ELLS. 'i'l>o 27th annual report and buJanceeheet Li> be ..submitted, to the .annual meeting on July 3L is a > s loliowis - Ac during the previous season, cheese has been manuiaotui ed. the quality or our product again being ol a. high standard. Prices during the year have been good, and the market steady. The pay-out to date has been Is 7d for August and lei lid over the balance ol the season. Cheetse unsold at balance date has been estimated iat 95s Louden, and on this basts the estimated pat'-out lor the season is Is rid. As the unsold cheese lias been taken into .account at a low value on to-day s market price, we hope to exceed the estimate. During the year the Wbakainara factory has been closed and this, has now been disposed of to the; Whakamara. settlers. The retiring duectorsi are Messrs, c. J. J-lawken, 11. A. lliohter and W. Rothery. Messns. Hawken and Richter are*eligible lor re-election, and offer the nisei vse acco rd i ugly. St tubist ies lor year ending Juno JO, 1925: Lbs of milk received, 0,708.5(5(3; lbs of butter-fat, 269,769; average test. 3.95; number of suppliers, 21; number of cows supplying factory, .1151 ; average lbs of butter-fat per cow, 234; total charges (including repairs and depreciation, but not including interest on shares) up to i.o.b. ocean .steamer on. butter and cbee.se at per lb butter-lat, 4.8; cream butterl'at. 3043.

Used for cheese-making: Lbs __ol milk. 6.452.214; lbs of butter-la.t, 25i.050; lbs of cheese made (factory weights), 698,352 (314 tons 15 cwt 1. qr 4 lbs); lbs of milk to make Db cheese, 0.24 ; lbs of eJiee.se to lib butter-fat. 2.71 ; average test. 3.99; !b.s of cheese from IOOIbs milk, 11).8J . Used for butter-making: Lbs of mi.lk. 316,352; lbs of butter-fat, 16.091 ; lbs- butter made, 19.205 (8 tons 11 cwt 1 qr 25 lb): over-run, 19.35; average test, 4.02. -MEIREMKRE. The report of the Meiemere factery, to be presented at the annual meeting to. be b>*d on August 1. is as follows: During the first three months ol the season butter was manufactured, and this was sold at Is 7d f.0.b., enabling full payments to be made to suppliers during the early months of the year. From then on cheese was manufactured, and with the exception of the first four .shipments, which realised satisfactory prices, the balance of the make to the end of the season was disposed of at B:fd f.0.b., thus ensuring a successful season for the company. The payments made to suppliers have been Is 7cl over August, September and October, and Is (id over the remainder of the season. The balance now available for distribution will bring the final payment up to Is 6.82cL which must be considered most satisfactory. The retiring directors are Messrs. P. Sheahan and G. W. Williams, both of whom are eligible for re-election, and offer them selves accordingly.Statistics for year ending June 30, 1925 • Lbs of milk received. 5.799,359; lbs of butter-fat 220,462; average test, 3.8: factory pay-out per lb butter-fat for last season. Is old ; number of suppliers, 16; number of cows supplying factory. 1051 ; average pounds of butter-fiat per cow, 210; total charges (including repairs and depreciation, but not including interest on shares) up to f.ob. ocean steamer o.n butter and cheese, worked out at per lb butter-fat, 4.77: l.bs of cream butterfat. 3.362. Used for cheese-making: Lbs of milk. 4,224.647; lbs of butter-fat. 162.043: lbs of choose made (factory weights), 428,911 (191 tons 9 cwt 2 qn« 71hs) ; tbs o.f milk to make 111) cheese. 9.85: lbs of cheese to lib bui ter-fat. 2.647: average test. 3.8 ; lbs of chee e from IOOIbs milk, 10.05. Used for butter-making: Lbs of milk. 1 574.703: lbs of butter-fi-t. (51.782: lbs of butter made (excluding starter), 7.3.298 (32 tons 14 cwt 1 or 22 lbs) ; over-run, 18.64; .average test. 3.71.