TAIERI AND PENINSULA MILK SUPPLY COMPANY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21019, 7 May 1930, Page 17

TAIERI AND PENINSULA MILK SUPPLY COMPANY.

This company cqmnienced operations in ISB4 with the object of supplying Dunedin and suburbs with milk, thc-supply at that time being drawn from the Taieri Plains and Otago Peninsula districts, from which sources the company took its name. As supplies increased, the was used for the manufacture of butter. About 25 years ago it took over the North Otago Dairy Company in Oamaru, together with the concern. With the introduction of home separation, the creameries were > gradually disposed of, until the company has now in operation two factories —the/ main factory in Dunedin, with a branch at Oamaru, Cream supplies are drawn, from all parls/of Otago, Southland, and South Canterbury.' Both factories are .equipped' with the latest and most-modern plant and’machinery. At Dunedin a large glass-lined A-at is used for holding the cream, this being the first vat of its kind 4o be used in a dairy factory in Otago. The company has its own cool stores in'.which, thousands of boxes of butter can be held. The output of butter by the company is" one of the largest in Otago. The greater part of it is disposed of locally, and the balance is exported'. The quality of the manufacture is known world wide. The company has a very extensive retail milk and cream business. To supply the city and suburbs some thousands of gallons of milk are required daily. It lias a large fleet of motors to deliver the milk to the factory, which is equipped with a thoroughly up-to-date pastuensmg plant. > On arrival the milk is sampled and tested, thus"', ensuring £hat only milk of the purest and best quality is-distri-buted to customers. The company is a co-operative one, and is worked in the‘interest of the producer. As in the early days, the company, assisted the farmer by the establishment of creameries, now it renders service to the dairy farmer by assisting him in the purchase of purebred stock, milking machines, .topdressing manures, separators, etc. _ For ciuality and sendee this company is in the forefront of the dairy industry.