DAIRY PRODUCTION RISES

Taranaki Daily News, 9 October 1928, Page 11

DAIRY PRODUCTION RISES

NORTH TARANAKI POSITION RECORD START OF 1927 BEATEN’. BIG INCREASE IX CHEESE OUTPUT. Dairy production in North Taranaki has increased by 9.3 per cent, over last year’s record for the period from June 30 to October <5, according to the returns supplied the di’ ectors of the Producers’ Freezing Works yesterday. The 1927 period was considered to be a splendid start for the industry, and it was ' only the misfortune of the dry spell later on that prevented a record being established over the whole season. Given suitable weather conditions, this year’s figures promise, therefore, easily to eclipse the province’s best past outputs. One point that is evident from the returns is that more factories are manufacturing cheese. In the production of this article 1,463,4251bs of butter-fat has already been used, representing an increase of 5610 erates, or actually 3'2.06 per cent. Butter, on the other hand, has declined by 6.7 per cent., or 2195 boxes. In terms of fat, the output so fhr represents 1,737,400R>5. Details of quantities dealt with at the Jfoturoa works are: — CHEESE. Crates Received. From June 30, 1927 to October 6, 1927 16,904 From June 30, 1928, to October 6, 1928 22,514 Increase 5,610 Received since August 31. - ■ At October 6, 1927 15,840 At October 6, 1928 20,198 Increase , 4,358 In Store. October 6, 1927 9,640 October 6, 1928 17,243 Increase .. 7,603 BUTTER. Boxes Received. From June 30, 1927, to October 6, 1927 .. 32,553 From June 30, 1928, to October 6, 1028 30,358 Decrease 2,195 Received since August 31. At October 6, 1927 22,240 At October 6, 1928 20,090 . Decrease 2,150 In Store. October 6, 1927 11,484 October 6, 1928 13,653 Increase . 2,169 SHIPMENTS AND SPACE. Shipments since August 31, 19'28, have been as follows: C-orinthie loaded at Wellington September 21 for London 11,409 boxes of butter, 4874 erates of cheese. , Space has been allotted as follows: — Port Dunedin, loading at New Plymouth October 8 to 10 for London, 15,000 boxes butter, 12,000 crates of cheese; Devon, to load at New Plymouth October 15 to 17 for New York, Halifax and West of England, 5000 boxes of butter, 7000 crates of cheese; Port Fremantle, to load at New Plymouth October 22 to 24 for London, all available butter and cheese.