A RECORD MONTH.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 March 1929, Page 14

A RECORD MONTH.

dairy production for.

JANUARY

Commenting, on the production of dairy produce during January, tire “Monthly Abstract of Statistics” states I that measured by the grading figures, the production of drees© was the highest monthly figure yet recorded, while the output'of butter was surpassed on ■one occasion only— via., December, 1926. Compared with the corresponding month last year, butter shows an increase of 17.1 per cent., and cheese an increase of 14.3 Tier cent. In both instances decreases were recorded in comparison with December, showing that the peak of the season occurred in that month. , , , It is worthy of comment that whereas butter 'ast year showed a decline ol 17.8 per cent, from December to January, a decrease of only 4.2 per cent, was recorded’ for tlie present' yo&jv wtalo

cnees© snowed IU per cent. Wis -V ea ‘ against o.* pvr eenv last- yearlue cumuiiauve figures so ui ion tinmow outter and cnee.se to n. ; ; cent, and A3.JS ,per cent, respeou’veJy above last season. Accorutng to averages computed from tlie Pilous 10 seasons toe cumulative up W tno end of January represent * cent.., and 61i.1V pea- cenl,. seasonal output lor cncose and respectively. , v mcit ex--i lie export figures ior the meat ex itZtZ "gams iu value m Die caSe of iamb and mutton, but a decrease' iQr beef.