STRATFORD DAIRY CO.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 23 July 1925, Page 9

STRATFORD DAIRY CO.

ANNUAL REPORT. Following is the report to be presented at the annual meeting of the Stratford Dairy Co. on Monday next.— BUTTER MANUFACTURE,. Season 1923-24. —Milk received 12,061,493.!b5, average test 4.07, lbs but-ter-fat 491,288. Cream 1,005,819 lbs, average test 37.09, lbs butter-fat 3< 3,141. Total 864,429 lbs butter-fat. 1,019,792 lbs butter, 17.97 over-run, 1.59 d cost of manufacture. CHEESE MANUFACTURE. Season 1923-1924.—1bs milk received 29,539,168, average test 4.107, lbs but-ter-fat 1,213,171, lbs cheese 3,619,707, lbs milk to lib cheese 9.32, lbs cheese to lib butter-fat 2.61. cost of manufacture .958 d. .Stratford, 1924-1925.—1bs milk received 10,065,694, average test 4.305, lbs butter-fat 433,730, lbs cheese 1,122,813. lbs milk Xto lib cheese 8.96, lbs cheese to lib butter-fat 2.58, cost of manufacture. .948 d.

Toko, 1924-1925.—tbs milk received 7 306,387, average test 4.26, lbs butterfat 311,876, lbs cheese 808,247, lbs milk to lib cheese 9.03, ,1 bs cheese to 1 lb butter-fat 2.59, cost of manufacture ,992 d. . , Huinga, 1924-1925—1bs milk received 5.123,971, average test 3.92, lbs butter-f.-t 201,128, lbs cheese 540,166, lbs milk to lib cheese 9.48, lbs cheese to 111) butter-fat 2,68, cost of manufacture 1.089 d. Douglas, 1924-1925—, 1bs milk received 4,727,101, average test 3.89, lbs butter-fat 184,028, lbs cheese 478,843, lb s milk to lit) cheese 9.87, lbs cheese to Hb butter-fat 2.6, cost of manufacture 1.036 d. , Totals, 1924-1925 —'Libs milk received 37,223,153, average test 4.15, lbs butterfat 1130762, lbs cheese 2950069, lbs -milk to lib cheese 0.22, lbs cheese to 1 lb butter-fat 2.60, cost of manufacture Id. Total whey butter made 61,4681h5, 27 tons 8 cwt 3 qms> 8 lbs. Total creamery butter made 604 tons 14 cwt 2 qrsi 12 lbs. Total cheese made 131 tons 19 cwt 3 qrs 17 lbs. _ . Casein nitrogen in curd received, 17,424.4. Total number of 'suppliers, 360. A considerable quantity of butter and cheese was unsold at -balancing date, and this has been taken into stock at what was considered a. safe figure. Butter working account. —Including further payment of- Id per lb butterfat paid on June 20 suppliers have been advanced 15.39 d per lb butterfat for one year. A further payment of 2d -per lb on butter-fat supplied from October 1 to May 31 will be paid on July 18. Further payments will be made as stock is realised on.

Cheese working accounts. —Including further payment of Id per lb on June 20, suppliers)' have been advanced as follows: St nit ford branch 15.91d< Toko 15.89 d, Huinga 15.59 d, Douglas 15.77 d per -lb- butter-fat for the year. x A further payment of 2d per lb on butterfat supplied from, October 1 to Ala-y 31 will b© paid on July 18, and other payments as stock is realised on. If the present- value af cheese is marint-aine-c! the- results as disclosed by the working accounts should be considerably augmented.

Casein working account. —Some further payments are exriected from the Casein Company on the year’s operations and; will he distributed as, they come to hiand. It has been, decided, to replace the iron, smoke stack at the Stratford factory in brick, and good progress is being made with the erection.