DAIRY OUTPUT
RECORD FOR PROVINCE.
CHEQUE ALMOST £10,000,000.
Dairy production in the Auckland Province during the season ended June 30 reached the record total of 87,007 tons butter-fat. This exceeded by about 2000 tons the previous record of 85,079 tons in the 1933-34 season.
Assuming an average pay-out to suppliers this season of Is per lb. butterfat, the total dairy cheque for the Auckland Province is about £9,750,000, an increase of over £2,000,000 on the previous season, when the pay-out was less than lOd per lb. The output is based on receipts of butter and cheese into the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company's store, through which passes all the dairy produce of the province except a quantity for local consumption. The output of cheese has declined steadily since the peak of 21,342 tons in 1933-34, due principally to the more favourable returns on butter exports. However, it is apparent that an increase in butter production has fully compensated for this decline. The higher dairy output in the province during the 1935-36 season is accounted for by the liberal summer rains, whereas a dry summer was experienced in 1934-35. Extreme weather conditions and floods resulted in a drop in the output of North Auckland factories.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 4872, 18 July 1936, Page 5
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203DAIRY OUTPUT King Country Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 4872, 18 July 1936, Page 5
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