DAIRY PRODUCTION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 January 1929, Page 8

DAIRY PRODUCTION.

NORTHERN DISTRICT INCREASE.

FIGURES FROM MOTUROA.

The increased dairy production in the North Taranaki district this season is indicated by the receipt at the grading stores of the Producers’ Freezing Works Company at Mot-uroa of 136,466 boxes of butter and 131,618 orates of cheese over the period commencing on June 30 and ended on January 12. The total of butter and cheese represents about 14,626,4001bs of fat, _ or an increase approximately of 5 per cent, over the corresponding period of the 1927-28 season. While the returns .show a decline in the amount of butter manufactured, there is a marked increase in the production of cheese. The. monthly returns- supplied from the grading stores are : BUTTER'. Boxes Received.

From June 30, 1927, to Jan. 12 1928 141,416 From June 30. 1928, to Jan. 12, 1929 136,4 0

Decrease 4,956 In Store. At Jan. 12, 1928 17,821 At Jan. 12, 1929 lfh 386 Increase ••••• 1,564 Received since December b. At- Jan. 12. 1928 40,414 At Jan. 12. 1929 39,94< Decrease 1,367

CHEESE. Crates Received 1

From June 30, 1927, to Jan. 12 1928 116,240 From June 30, 1928, to Jan. 12, 1929 131,618

Increase 15,3(8 In Store. At Jan. 12 1928 23,089 At Jan. 12. 1929 9 * 962 101 97 Decrease Received Since December 8. At Jan. 12. 1928 <••• 3(,819 At Jan. 12, 1929 42 > 064 Increase 4,245

SHIPMENTS AND SPACE.

Shipments have been made since December 8 a® follow : . Taranaki loaded at New 4 lymoutn, December 17, for London—(oß4 boxes butter, 9019 crates cheese; Port Cuitis,, •loaded -at Wellington December 17 tor Halifax—3ool boxes butter.; -Port Hardy loaded at New Plymouth December 29 for L0nd0n—15,969 boxes butter, 10,012 crates cheese; Surrey loaded at New Plymouth January 4 for Halifax and- New York—ll oO boxes butter 1449 crates Cheese; Somerset, loaded at New Plymouth January 9 for West of England —1757 boxes butter. 5514 crates cheese; Tekoa, loaded at New Plymouth January 12 for London boxes butter; 37,892 crates cheese. Space has been allotted as follow* Ruapehu, now loading at New Rl>imouth for London—723l boxes butter Port Hobart, to load New Plymouth January 28 for London—2o,ooo boxes butter-, 11,000 crates cheese WoEnmm 27,231 boxes butter; 11,000 orates cheese.