DAIRYING SEASON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20597, 23 June 1930, Page 5

DAIRYING SEASON.

EAST TAMAKI PRODUCTION# The quantity of butter mads by ih® East Tamaki Co-operative Dairy Company. Ltd., for May was 43 tons, as againss ; 53 tons for the corresponding month last year. The quantity of butter made for tin* present season —as 1075 tons, as against. 530 ions for last season. shotting an increase of 70 per cent. The number of soppliers is now 461. as against 554 List sea—son. ■ v.-. JTOETH TARA2TAKI FAYMESTTS. LARGE INCREASE IN FIGURES. [ET TELEC2-LPH.—GWX COBSSSPOOTEfT-I NEW PLYMOUTH. Sunday. The pay-outs by dairy faciaxies in North Taranaki for May total £23,260, compared with £12_132 paid crat for the same monik last year. The mild weather late in th« autumn and early in the winter has helped to nuur.tain production. The prices paid, for butter-fat- range from lOd to Is per--Ib. for butter and 1,5 2d to Is 3d forcheese. HATJSAIJ PLAINS COMPANY, OUTPUT AT TURUA. [BT TKISG2.XT3- —OVTS CO2S3SPO2CTESI.]' THAMES. Sunday. ' ••■■■ Owing to the exceptionally fine season, on the Hauraki Plains the Hauraki Plains' Dairy Company's factory at iarsi has shown a large increase m production. The company sold its output this season at a very advantageous price, which has been greatly to the benefit oi_fcs sap-, pliers* The contract covered 605 ions of cheese for the season, but the make up to the end of May was 620 tons, besides ». large increase 'in the production of butter. The following are the figures:— Cheese-—Pounds ' butter-fat, 39,626; rate. Is 66 per lb., total, t23<2. Tie figures for May last year were Pounds butter-fat 25.907 ■ rate Is 4d per lb.; j total, £372 a ' , " Unite:—Pound* butter-fat, 731fc: rale, 2, 2c per lb., tetal, £426. The figores for Mm last year were:—Pounds fat rat*. Is 4d per lb., total,- £I7D* ,ssg ■ '