GRADING OF EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 41, Issue 3, 20 September 1930, Page 212

GRADING OF EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE.

LEADING DAIRY-FACTORY AVERAGES FOR YEAR 1929-30.

• Dairy Division. Lists of butter and cheese- factory companies or proprietaries which have obtained for their export produce an average grade of 93 points or over for the past dairy year—1st August, 1929, to 31st July, 1930 —are here presented.' Ninety-three butter-factories and nineteen cheese-factories have gained a place in the lists this year, compared with seventy-five and thirty respectively for 1928-29. It will be noticed that thirty butter-making concerns have gained the highly creditable average of 94 points or over, the highest average grade being 95-245. Only ore cheese company/ with an average grade of 94-018, reached this level. Of the concerns which have gained a place in the list, seventy-five butter-making and five cheese-making are located in the North Island, and eighteen and fourteen respectively in the South Island. . ,

Company or Proprietor. Registered 1 No. ■ 1 Brand. Average Grade Points. Butter-factories. Rangitikei . • . . ... . . 1360 Rangitikei . . . 95-245 Wangaehu .... 1326 Wangaehu. ... 95-I 8 7 Taieri and Peninsula (Dunedin) 54 Taieri and Peninsula 95-128 Rata . . . . . . 93 8 Rata . . . . 95'123 Golden Bay . . . . 146 ... Sovereign. ... 95-O69 Shannon . . .. . . . . . ■ 1489. Shannon . . . . 94’947 Awahuri 664 Red Rose '. .. 94-899 Levin' . . .... . . 910 Lake ... 94-833 Rangiwahia ' 750 Quail . . 94-7 6 5 Rongotea . . .... • ■ 8 Rongotea . . 94-591 Lepperton . . ■ . . . . 49 Lepperton 94-563 Arahura . . . . . - 1516 Arahura. . . . . 94-552 United ... . 1220 Whariti . . 94'453 Waitaki 812 Waitaki . . . . 94-438 Taieri and Peninsula. (Oamaru) 1234 Taieri and Peninsula 94-388 Palm . . . . .1838 Palmerston 94-362 Moa Farmers’ ... 34i Inglewood 94-329 Kokatahi . . . . . . 1144 Kokatahi • . . 94-3O3 Farmers’ Dairy Federation (Invercargill) 336 Murihiku . . . • • 94-3oo Midhirst .. .. . .' no Rugby . . 94-292 Torurutangi . . . .. . . 728 Champion ...... 94-235 Wellington Municipal Milk . . ... 202 Rahui . . 94-21-7 Tarata . . . . . • • • 631 Tarata ... 94 -I 59 Kia Ora . . . . . . ■ ■ 926 Kia Ora . . 94 -I 53 Mangorei . . . . . . 345 Mangorei . . . . 94-094 Whakaronga . . . . ■ i7°9 Whakaronga 94-087 Taihaoe . . 1188 Tikapu . . . . 94-062 Tikorangi . . . . . . 102 Shield . . 94-O58 Kaikoura . . . . • • 302 Kaikoura 94-003 Maketawa . . . . 342 M.D.C. . . 93’994 Kuku . . . . ■. ■ • 905 . Ohau . . 93-983 Apiti 414 Apiti 93-967 Cheltenham 3 Pakeha . . .. . . 93'957 Raetihi . . 717 Raetihi . . 93’94° Tolaga Bay 1007 Tolaga Bay 93-900 Waitara . . . . . . • • 726 Waitara . . 93-881 Wairoa ... i 1345 Wairoa . . 93-855

Company or Proprietor. Registered No. Brand. Average Grade Points. Butter-factories continued. Murchison . . . . 1888 Airship ... . . 93-844 Pembroke Road . . ... ... 234Pembroke . . 93-839 Tariki . . . . . . . . 1818 Tariki ... 93-822 Golden Coast . . ; . 387 Golden Dawn . . 93-810 Konini . . .. .. 1203 Konini . . 93-808 Norsewood . . . . ' 600 Norsewood 93’794 Inter-Wanganui . . ■ ... . . 6 Inter-Wanganui 93’793 New Zealand (Ngatea) . . 291 Anchor, &c. 93-78o Okau ... . . ' . . . . 872 Okau .. .. 93-776 Lowgarth . . . .. . . _ . . 629 Lowgarth . . 93-769 Golden Coast .. . ... 99i Golden Coast 93’757 Omata . . . . '. . 82 Omata . . ... 93-7 o i Kaponga . . . . ... .. 732 Kaponga . . 93-646 Kairanga ... . . . . 1768 Longburn . .. 93-636 Uruti . . . . . . . . . 300 Uruti .. .. 93’555 Co-operative of Otago 266 - Huia 93-5O9 West Coast Farmers' . . 675 Silver Pine 93’491 Mangatoki ... . . ... 136 Mangatoki . . 93-469 Karamea . . . . . . ■1570 Karamea. . . . 93-428 Heretaunga . . ’ . . . . 1230 Heretaunga, &c. . . . . 93-416 Opotiki . . . . . . . . 337 Opotiki . . ■ . . .93'391 Kati Kati . . ' 1305 . Kati Kati 93’374 Heretaunga (Waipukurau) 1455 Mount Vernon 93'354 Kaitaia . . ...... . . . . 1298 Kaitaia, &c. 93’343 Waitoitoi . . . . . . ... 20 Waitoitoi 93-341 Ngatiporou 395 Nati 93-325 Te Aroha . . ... . . . . 345 Overseas, &c. - ... 93-300 Cambridge . . ... . . ... 1239 Cambridge, &c. ... 93-298 Hokianga . . . . . . 1843 . Hokianga, &c. 93-289 ■ Mokau . . . . . . . . 274 Mokau . . 93-285 Otaki .... 1236 Kapiti .. . .-. 93-264 Rangitaiki Plains . . . . 133 Rangitaiki Plains, &c. 93-278 Pio Pio . . . . . . . . 603 Pio Pio . . 93-265 North Taranaki . . ... 723 Flax . . 93-258 Waipu . . 1248 Waipu . . . . 93-2.37 Bell Block 488 Bell Block 93-217 Mauriceville . . .-. .. 14 Mauriceville 93-211 Caroline . . . . . . . . 236 Caroline . . 93-195 Royal Oak . . . . . . 693 Royal Oak 93-184 Kaitieke . . . . ... . . 1119 Kaitieke, &c. 93-182 Masterton . . . . . . ... 1307 Masterton 93-169 Kaipara . . . . . . 794 Poplar, &c. 93-i6i - New Zealand (Waiuku) in Anchor, &c. 93-154 Oruru-Fairburn ’ ... 1337 Fairy 93-I5O New Zealand (Otorohanga) . . 185 Anchor, &c. 93-128 East Tamaki ... . . . . 301 East Tamaki 92-121 . Eltham ... . . . . . . 3i Eltham . . 93'095 Cape Egmont .. . . . . 632 Cape Egmont ." . . 93-094 Farmers’ Dairy Federation (Gorel 165 Gore . . . . 93-O85 New’ Zealand Farmers’ Dairy Union . . 100 Hinemoa . . 93-083 Raglan . . . . 1470 Raglan . . 93-075 Springhead .. ... 180 Springhead ■ ■ 93-075 Alpine . . .. . . 792 Pine .. . . 93-O5O New Zealand (Waharoa) . . . . 293 Anchor, &c. . . . . 93-041 Maungaturoto .. 1407 Otamatea 93-017 Whangarei ' . . 1720 Kauri, &c. . . 93-008.

Company or Proprietor. Registered No.' Brand. Average Grade Points. Cheese-factories. Tamaki 58 Tamaki . . 94 -018 Kaiparoro . . . . ... 619 Bruce 93-991 Omimi . . . . . . 74 Omimi 93-573 Stirling . . ... . . . . 292 Stirling . . 93-543 Waianiwa . . . . . . . . 1171 Waianiwa 93-538 Ryal Bush . . . . . . . . • 477 Ryal Bush 93-531 Dalefield . . . . . . 9 Dalefield 93-526 Milton . . . . . . 1030 Milton . . 93-524 Barry’s Bay . . 401 . Onawe .. 93-512 Edendale . . 36 Pioneer . . . . 93’373 Mabel 29 Mabel 93-3'25 Rapanui . . . . 714 Southern Grove 93-246 Morton Mains . . 1604 Morton Mains 93-220 Kairanga .. . . . . 1768 Fitzherbert 93-206 Tokonui 656 Tokonui .. 93-190 Pine Bush . . 543 Pine Bush 93-°5o Merton . . . . . . 45 Merton . . 93-043 Momona .. .. 1010 Momona . . 93-041 Awarua .. . . 545 Awarua . . . . 93-0.10