GRADING OF EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 43, Issue 3, 21 September 1931, Page 225

GRADING OF EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE.

LEADING DAIRY FACTORY AVERAGES FOR YEAR 1930-31.

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—lst August, 1930, to 31st July, 1931 —are printed below. Eighty-four butter-factories and twenty-one cheese-factories have gained a place in the lists this year, compared with ninety-three and nineteen respectively for 1929-30. Thirty butter-making companies have gained the very creditable average of 94 points or over, and the highest individual average is 95-198. It is to be regretted that no cheese-manufac-turing company reached the 94-point level, the highest individual average in this class being 93-987. Of those included in the lists sixty-nine butter companies and one cheese company are operating in the North Island, and fifteen and twenty respectively in the South Island.

Company or Proprietor. Registered No. Brand. Tonnage . graded. Average Grade Points. Butter-factories. Taieri and Peninsula Butter-factories. 54 1 Peninsula . . Peninsula . . 20 20 95-I98 95-I98 (Dunedin) Rangitikei 1360 Rangitikei 576 95-160 Wangaehu .. 1326 Wangaehu . . 407 94’935 Rongotea . . 8 Rongotea . . 704 94-651 Rata . . 938 Rata 731 94-635 Awahuri 664. Red Rose . . ... . 662 94-523 Golden' Bay .. 146 Sovereign . . . . 559 94-467 Levin 910 Lake 1202 94-447 Kokatahi 1144 Kokatahi . . 139 94 • 40.9 Mangorei 345 Mangorei . . . 743 94-386 Lepperton 49 Lepperton. . 75 94’359 Moa Farmers’ . . 34i Inglewood. . 918 94-336 Maketawa .. .. 342 M.D.C. 235 94-316 Apiti . . . . 414 Apiti . . 170 94-3I3 Midhirst no Rugby .. 1 , 242 94-270 United . .. .. 1220 Whariti 75 94-267 Rangiwahia . . 75o Quail ... 180 94-247 Uruti 300 Uruti . . 199 94,198 Inter-Wanganui 6 Inter-Wanganui .. 66 94-104 Tikorangi 102 Shield 384 94-012 Waitaki 812 Waitaki .. 67 93-998 Taieri and Peninsula 1234 Peninsula . . 158 93-943 (Oamaru) Waitoitoi 20 Waitoitoi . . 64 . 93-931 Golden Coast . . .. 99i Golden Coast 76 93-926 Kairanga . . .. 1768 Longburn . . 244 93-9O9 Wairoa 1345 Wairoa 354 93•900 Whakaronga .. .. I7°9 Whakaronga 232 93-891 Tarurutangi 728 Champion . . 109 93-866 Cheltenham 3 Pakeha 2,031 93-859 Okau . . 872 Okau 167 93-848 Farmers’ Dairy Federation. 336 Murihiku . . 231 93-837 (Invercargill) . Taihape . . 1188 Tikapu 236 93-819 Shannon 1489 Shannon . . .. 859 93-8i6 Waitara 726 Waitara . . .. 496 93-812 Opotiki . . 337 Opotiki . . 120 - 93-802 Kaikoura o .. 302 Kai 247 93-7I3 Arahura . . 1516 Arahura . . 74 93•640 Farmers’ Dairv Federation 165 Gore . . . . 74 93-628 (Gore)

Company or Proprietor. Registered No. Brand. Tonnage graded. Average Grade Points Butter-factories— continued. Tolaga Bay 1007 Tolaga Bay .. 154 93,610 Co-operative of Otago . . 266 Huia 352 93•606 West Coast Farmers’ 675 Silver Pine 54 93-589 Okoia .. .. 4i3 Okoia . . 532 93-57° Matakana . . . . 1375 Matakana . 218 93-564 Okato . . • . 85 Kaihihi . . . . 121 93-556 Palm . . ’ . . ■ 1838 Palmerston . . 169 93-55 1 Tariki . . 1818 Tariki . . 148 93•544 Golden Coast .. 387 Golden Dawn . . 22 93-537. Rotokare . . . . 248 Westown . . . . 28 93'534 Whenuakura . . .1237 Whenuakura 160 93'533 Te Aroha ... .. 344 Overseas, &c. 1.045 93•53° Kaitaia . . . . 1298 Kaitaia, &c. 1,073 93-524 Pembroke . . . . 234 Pembroke 30 93-523 Wellington Municipal Milk 202 Rahui 105 93-52O New Zealand (Ngatea) . . 291 Anchor, &c. . . 1.657 ' 93’5 i 8 Norsewood 600 Norsewood 600 93'495 Raetihi . . . . 7W Raetihi 141 93-490 Kia Ora . . 926 Kia Ora ■ 775 93-469 Ruawai . . . . 66 Ruawai .. . . 906 93-468 North Taranaki 723 Flax . . 583 93-458 Tamaki ■... . . 1463 Bell . . 205 93-44° Kaponga . . 732 Kaponga. . . 97 93'435 Bay of Islands 1312 Bav of Islands 653 93-368 Bell Block 488 . Bell Block 120 93-352 East Tamaki ... 301 East Tamaki . 1,126 93-316 New Zealand (Waiuku) . . in Anchor, &c. ’ 2,097 93-3I6 Northern Wairoa 4 Northern Wairoa, &c. 1,940 93-3O8 Hinuera, 329 Hinuera, &c. 685 93•294 Tarata 631 Tarata . . 109 93-28i Rangitaiki Plains 133 Rangitaiki Plains, &c. ,448 93-271 Rodney . . .. 394 Rodney 215 93-258 New Zealand (Waharoa) 293 Anchor, &c. 3,678 93•243 Omata 82 Omata 364 93-242 Alpine 792 Pine . . 1.5 93-238 Okitu .. . . 1270 Okitu . . . . 5i 93-207 Hokianga . . 1843 Hokianga . . 881 93' 1 5° Eltham .... . 3i Eltham 459 93-140 Katikati 1305 Katikati . . 519 93-I32 Hikurangi . . 303 Hikurangi ID39 93•106 Kaipara .. 794 Poplar, &c. . . 1,561 93-072 Maungaturoto . . 1407 Otamatea . . 527 93-065 Caroline 236 Caroline . . 161 93-047 New Zealand (Paeroa) . . 1238 Anchor, &c. 1,425 93-047 Patna .. 73 Patua 92 93-030 Raglan .. 1470 Raglan . . 389 93-oi8 Cheese-factories. Milton ... 1030 Milton . . .. 100 93-987 Barry’s Bay .. . . 401 Onawe 213 93-9io Omimi 74 Omimi . . .. 88 93-823 Oware .. . . 662 Oware .. .. 141 93-438 Westmere 1621 Westmere . . 394 93-424 Menzies Ferry .. 623 Menzies Ferry 384 93-396 Stirling . . . . 292 Stirling . . 430 93-396 Orari 254 Orari 178 93-36o Takamatua 33 Takamatua 34 93-254 Morton Mains . . ° .. 1604 Morton Mains 250 93-217 Tattle Akaloa . . 32 Tattle Akaloa 59 93-196 Seaward Downs 702 Seaward Downs 443 93-164

LEADING FACTORY AVERAGES— continued.

. Company or Proprietor. Registered • No. Brand. Tonnage graded. Average Grade Points. Cheese-factories — continued. Milford 267 Milford . . 281 93 ; I5I Otahuti 33i Otahuti . . 138 93-127 Brydone 1821 Brydone . . .. 356 93-109 Waianiwa 1 171 Waianiwa ... 160 93- o 98 Glenham . . . . 1484 Glenham . . ... 188 93-097 Tuturau 132 Tuturau . . . . 125 ■060 Edendale 36 Pioneer . . 629 93-058 Titiroa 361 Titiwiwi . . . . 106 93-046 Paretai . 271 Paretai . . ... 320 93-028

LEADING FACTORY AVERAGES — continued.