DAIRY STATISTICS

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20126, 23 February 1937, Page 12

DAIRY STATISTICS

ILLUMINATING FIGURES. TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTS*. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE SHOWN. Figures in regard to the progress >f the dairying industry published in .he Abstract of Statistics provide an iluminating insight into factory costs ind the total value of the products handled by Dominion factories. There are iC9 dairy factories in operation during 1995-36, or 16 fewei than during 1934-35, bul Hie physical volume of production during the 1930-36 36 season was greater than in the previous year, but below the level attained in 1933-34. However, the value of products was £3,192.047 greater than in 1934-35, and slightly higher than the previous peak (£23,274,885) recorded in 19*28-29. The most striking iigure is that showing the increase in cost of butterfat purchased by factories, which is over £5,000,000 (35 per cent) on the 1931-35 figure. Salaries and wages costs increased by 10 per cent. The following table shows the principal statistics for the past two years:— 1934-35 1935-36 ISO. NO. Factories . . 485 469 Persons engaged 3,787 4,062 £ £ Salaries and wages 764,640 840,554 Milk and cream cartage .. 423,181 430,963 Cost or butterrat (pay-OUt) .. 15,035,657 20,250,183 Cost or materials (boxes, rennet, etc.) . - 961,261 960,303 Other expenses .. 857,351 797,665 Total value or products .. 18,172,547 23,364,594 value land, bldgs. 1,870,028 1,854,768 Plant, machinery 1,739,323 1,707,263 No. No. Suppliers .. 70,938 70,438 Milk and Butterfat. Bufterfat amounting to 390,540,1971 b was received by dairy factories during 1935-36, this quantity being 4 per cent greater than for the previous year. Of this amount, 79 per cent was used for buttermaking, 20 per cent for cheese making and the remaining 1 per cent for the manufacture of condensed and dried milk, etc. The following table gives the quantities of butterfat, classified according to the purpose for which it. was used, during the dairying seasons, 1934-35, and 1935-36. 1934-35 1935-36 Butterrat for— Butter manufacture (lbs): 287,976,688 308,228,834 Cheese manufacture (lbs): 84.22 1,575 77,219,857 Condensed and dried milk, etc.: 4,512,092 5,091,506 Totals 376,710,355 390,5 40,197 Milk Tor cheese making tlbs): 2,038,937,51 1 1,839,599,723 The quantity of butter produced during 1935-36 was greater by 210,725 cwl, or seven per cent, than the amount produced in 1934-35. The value rose by almost £4,500,000 or by 34 per cent. Though the quantities of whey butter and cheese produced declined by 14 per cent and eight per cent respectively, the values increased, whey butter by 10 per cent and cheese by 16 per -cent. The following table show's the quantities of bu tier, cheese and whey butter and the value of these and other products, manufactured during 1934-35 and 1935-36. 1934-35 1935-36 Buttei- w 3,105* 97 4 3,322.699 Whey butter .. 51,081 43,880 Cheese ..... 1.914,458 1,7 6 9*9 8 4 Values at Factory. k.. •* 13,066,252 17,505,839 Whey butter .. 177,356 195,94 1 .. •* 4,708,416 other products 862,010 954,407 Totals ... £18,172,547 £23,364,594