DAIRYING PROGRESS.

Northern Advocate, 6 August 1924, Page 6

DAIRYING PROGRESS.

NORTHERN WAfROA REPORT.

The .following report will be presented fit the unnual meeting - of shareholder*. of the Northern Wairoa Dairy Company, Ltd., on Saturday:— There were made during the season 15(55.4-f> tons of buttei - , being an increase of 57.78 tons of butter as compared with the previous year. The directors have decided to make a final payment of 2.1875 d per lb on butterfat supplied from .Tune to March (inclusive) and 4.157.~d per lb on April and May butter-fat, bringing the average payment for the season up to 19.1375 d, and with cream carriage and i interest added, 20.00 d. • Export sales realised £224,266 4s 30d, local sales £16,471 17s 3d, and stock on hand is assessed .at £49,646 12s sd. ! The record of quantities and aver- ■ ages is as follows: — i Number of suppliers—os 7. , I Quantity of cream received (home/ J separated)—7,l7s,7B2 lbs. { Quantity of butter-fat received for j butter —2,949,376.04 lbs. i Quantity of butter made (1565.46 ! t0n5)—3,506,651 lbs. I Quantity of butter made per lb of butter-fat —1.1859 lb. Average test of cream —41.12 per cent. Lowest test of cream —19 per cent. Highest test of cream —64.50 per cent. Average price paid for butterfat I (with cost of cream carriage and inj terest added) —20.00 d. Average price received for lib butter (gross)—l9.l Od. Average price received for lib butter (net) —18.37 d. Average cost of making lib butter ) (including cream carriage and all other j manufacturing charges) —I.6(id. Average cost of marketing lib butter —,78d. Average cost of cream collecting— .73(1. ! " —