DAIRYING SEASON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21233, 13 July 1932, Page 11

DAIRYING SEASON.

THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANY.

DECREASE IN PRODUCTION. [from: our own correspondent.] CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday. In the season just closed the Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company manufactured 2860 tons of cheese, 86 tons of whey butter and 757 tons of butter, compared with 3260 tons of cheese, 82 tons of whey butter and 694 tons of butter the previous season. The quantity of butterfat handled by the 9 compauy was 3,842,1971b. The chairman of directors,- Mr. F. H. Anderson, reports that the summer and autumn were even drier in this district than in the previous year, and this, together with the unfortunate fact that farmers had been financially unable to keep their herds up to the standard of the last few years, accounted for the company's production being 3£ per cent, lower than in the previous season. The directors had relied upon a consignment policy during the year as the safest course to follow.

With good surpluses in the butter and cheese accounts the final estimated payments being made are as follows: — Butter: Average advance 10.189 d per lb. butter-fat and forward payments of 1.24 d per lb., total 11.429 d. Cheese:• Average advance 11.039 d per lb. butter-fat, final payments .735 d, total 11.774 d. The whole of the company's plant is in a very efficient condition and capable of dealing with an increased supply.

"WAITOA FACTORY'S SEASON.

A RECORD PRODUCTION

[from our own correspondent.]

Hamilton, Tuesday,

A record production for the season just closed lias been established by the Waitoa factory of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, which manufactures butter and dried milk, and is the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. During the 12 months ended May 31 the total amount, of milk received at the factory was 77,674,5961b., or 34,680 tons, representing an increase of 28 tons on the quantity received in the previous year. The butter-fat test for the season averaged 4.3.

There was an increase in the output of butter and dried milk. During the period 2769 tons of milk powder were manufactured, being 47 tons more than for 1930-31. while the butter produced totalled 2222 tons, also an increase of 47 lons. On November 20, 1931, the factory reached its peak supply for any one day. 36,936 gallons of milk being received in morning and evening deliveries. The factory provides employment for 61 men. The number of suppliers is 188 and all the milk is received from within a radius of 10 miles. The factory is receiving 10.000 gallons of milk every other day. one-quarter of this amount coming from Waharoa. while alterations to that factory are being carried out. ACTIVITIES AT HIKURANGI. LOWER COLLECTING COSTS. [BY TELEGRAPH.--OWN CORRESPONDENT.] \VHA~C AREI. Tuesday. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Hikurangi Dairy Company. Limited, was held at Hikurangi to-day. The chairman of directors, Mr. L. Webb, presided over a large attendance. • The annual report and balance-sheet were adopted. Messrs. Ramsey and Surman were appointed auditors. The directors' remuneration was fixed at the same as last year, 15s a meeting. The chairman's remuneration remains the same as last year, £75.

A motion by the chairman was carried as follows:—"That the subsidy granted by the company toward the cost of collecting cream be reduced from Id per lb. to |d per lb. butter-fat." The chairman explained that the object of the resolution was to reduce the cost of collecting cream, and the directors considered the limit the company could go, under present conditions, was 2dThe present directors. Messrs. L. Webb, W. Birch, E. F. Brett, F. Elliott, T. Ellis, S. Forsyth, G. Hodgson, B. Rouse and J. J. "Whimp retired and only seven directors will be elected. The nine retiring directors again offer their services. Nominations clowf on Jnly 19. ;i