INCREASED PRODUCTION

Marlborough Express, Volume LIII, Issue 278, 26 November 1919, Page 3

INCREASED PRODUCTION

A LOfcAL ENTERPRISE.

EVei' isince the armistice was >£iig|ied the appeal ha.s gone out in all countries of the world for increased production. Statesmen point to ihis as the only solution of the reconstruction problem,, and it is pleasing tja note any advance in tho scale' of productivity of a local industry. It is about five years ago sin.cc' tho Blenheim Co-operative-Dairy Factory., Ltd., started operations a'cj &t. Andrews, and, under the .capable management of Mr H. Kjnneburgh, the venture has pro- . gressed to a successful issue. \ When the factory was built the \ great vat had! a capacity of 500 : gallons, and this, up till recently, | had! been found to be ample; but, ) the suppliers having materially ; multiplied, it< was found necessary ; to nuike better provision, and a new j va.t, of 800-gallon capacity, im- j ported from America, was installed. ! It is what is called a pasteurising | and cooling vat, in which the cream j is sterilised and cooled ready for the '1 vchum. This is done by the movement of a spiral coil, hollow, in which circulates the brine, the action returning the cooling liquid to the tank from which it started, j At the time ctf inspection the tank I was full of cream, representing when ■ churned. 55 boxes of butteir, or j;i tons. I It may be stated here that tho company is paying out this season ] an advance payment of Is 4£d for i butter-fat, which is a record for an | advance payment. The number of suppliers who' have their cream test- J ed is 160, and: it is worthy of note j that this testing is done three times ] a month. 'Mr M. "VV. Wanden. the j secretary of the company, states j that last year 113 tons of butter j Wor-3 produced by the factory, and j it is fully expectied that this year j that figure will be exceeded by fully j seventeen tens. It i« also hoped tha;b- the discarded vat will be needed next season to cope with the everincreasing supplies. • I