GRADING OF EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 53, Issue 3, 21 September 1936, Page 170

GRADING OF EXPORT BUTTER AND CHEESE.

LEADING DAIRY-FACTORY AVERAGES FOR THE YEAR 1935-36. Butter-manufacturing companies which have obtained for their export produce an average grade of 94 points or over, and cheese-manufacturing companies which have obtained an average grade of 93 points or over, are listed below. Butter and cheese factories total thirty-two and twenty respectively, of which twenty-two butter and eleven cheese are situated in the North Island and ten butter and nine cheese companies in the South Island.

—Dairy Division.

Company or Proprietor. Registered No. Brand. Tonnage graded. Average Grade. Inter-Wanganui Co-op. . . 6 Inter-Wanganui 215 94-872 Kaikoura Co-op. 302 Kai 167 94•869 United Co-op. .. 1220 Whariti . . 328 94•794 Karamea Co-op. 1570 Karamea . . .. 30 94-787 Awahuri Co-op. 664 . Red Rose . . 990 94•770 Rangiwahia Co-op. 750 Quail 144 94-76i Kokatahi Co-op. . . 1144 Kokatahi . . • 157 94-659 Golden Bay Co-op. 146 Sovereign . . 554 94-635 Levin Co-op. 910 Lake . . 1,659 94-630 Murchison Co-op. 1888 Airship 205 94-616 Rangitikei Co-op. 1360 Rangitikei . . 703 94-6I3 Lepperton Co-op. 49 Lepperton . . 285 94-557 T. and P Milk-supply Co., . 54 Sweet Briar, &c. 16 94’557 Ltd. Shannon Co-op. 1489 Shannon .. i,i79 94-512 Collingwood Co-op. 1254 Golden Hills 206 94-5O5 Tamaki Co-op.. . 1463 Bell . . . • 474 94•460 Wangaehu Co-op. 1326 Wangaehu . . 637 94-438 Rata Co-op. . 938 Rata ,141 94-429 Golden Coast Co-op. 387 Golden Dawn .. 37 94-4I3 (Maruia Branch) Uruti 94-338 Uruti Co-op. 300 245 Rongotea Co-op. 8 Rongotea . . 956 94•294 Kuku Co-op. . . • • 905 Ohau ... 277 94-292 Midhirst Co-op. ■ • ■ ■ no Rugby i,337 94-284 Rodney Co-op.. . 394 Rodney. &c. 5ii 94-283 Tikorangi Co-op. : ■ 102 Shield ' 432 94-283 Ruawai Co-op. 66 Ruawai i,398 94-195 Arahura Co-op. 1516 Arahura . . 95 94- 182 Masterton Co-op. 1307 Masterton 916 94-178 Taihape Co-op. 1188 Tikapu 611 • 94-158 Mangorei Co-op. 345 Mangorei . . 930 94‘ 1 55 Eketahuna D. Co. 46 Eketahuna 179 94-109 Waitara Co-op. 726 Waitara . . .. 514 94-105

Butter-factories.

Company or Proprietor. Registered No. Brand. Tonnage graded. Average Grade. Omimi Co-op. . . .. 74 Omimi 63 93•679 Westmere Co-op. 1621 Westmere 325 93-669 Kaimata Co-op. 992 The Oaks . . 320 93'592 Marton Co-op. 660 Marton 25 93-531 Melton Co-op. .. 1030 Milton 108 93-531 Little Akaloa Co-op. 32 Little Akaloa 44 93-426 Stirling Co-op. 292 Stirling . . . . 34° 93-400 Rapanui Co-op. 1714 Southern Grove 131 93-366 Bell Block Co-op. 71 Dove 164 93-288 Lowgarth Co-op. 629 Lowgarth . . 520 93-276 Barry’s Bay Co-op. 401 Onawe 254 93-23O Kahui Co-op. .. . . 493 Kahui 262 93-181 Rai Valley Co-op. 519 Rai Valley 3ii 93-153 Newman Co-op. 966 Newman . . 189 93'124 Wairewa Co-op. .. 471 Wairewa . . 148 93-090 Bell Block Co-op. 488 Bell Block 393 93-071 Kaitangata Co-op. 1648 Kaitangata 124 93-069 Cardiff Co-op. . . IO Cardiff 620 93-050 Cloverlea Co-op. 64 Cloverlea . . 134 93-022 Kai Iwi Co-op. .. 1565 Kai Iwi ... IOI 93 •006

Cheese-factories.