Grading of Export Butter and Cheese

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 59, Issue 4, 16 October 1939, Page 296

Grading of Export Butter and Cheese

Leading Dairy Factory Averages for Year 1938-39

Contributed by the DAIRY DIVISION.

BUTTER-MANUFACTURING companies which have obtained 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. Of the total 160 creameries or dual-plant factories manufacturing butter for export, 37 are included in the list, as

compared with 29 for the previous year, and of the 276 cheese factories and dual-plant factories manufacturing cheese for export, 10, as compared with five for the previous year, have averaged 93 points or over. Of the total factories listed, .29 butter and six cheese factories are situated in the North Island, and eight butter and four cheese factories in the South Island.

Company or Proprietor. Reg. No. Brand Ton’ge graded Ave. . Grade Butter. Murchison .. .. I 1888 > utter. Airship 248 95.007 Taieri and Peninsula 54 Taieri & Peninsula 17 95.000 Rangitikei 1360 Rangitikei 165 94.995 Rangiwahia 750 Quail 93 94.993 Rodney 394 Rodney .. 560 94.888 Karamea 1570 Karamea . . 205 94.868 Taihape . . . 1188 Tikapu 402 94.777 Kaikoura 302 Kai 269., 94.733 United 1296 Whariti 282 94.701 Awahuri 664 Red Rose . . 754 ' 94.684 Wairoa .. ■'? . .. 1345 Wairoa . . 228 94.648 Rata .. 938 Rata .. 847 94.583 Collingwood .. 1245 Golden Hills 188 94.580 Levin .. ... 910 Lake .. 904 94.533 Maungaturoto 1407 Otamatea 1081 94.508 Konini 1203 Konini ,. . 561 94.495 Wangaehu 1326 Wangaehu 499 94.476 Golden Bay ,. . 146 Sovereign 572 94.453 ter-Wanganui 6 Inter-W 111 94.224 Bay of Islands 1312 Bay of Islands 952 94.218 Mauriceville 14 Mauriceville 742 94.213 Rongotea 8 Rongotea 772 94.210 Kuku-Manakau ... 905 Ohau .. 363 94.191 Municipal Milk Dept. (Wellington) 202 Rahui 62 94.190

Company or 1 Proprietor. | Reg. No. Brand Ton’ge graded Ave. Grade ■ Masterton 1307 Masterton ■ . . 555 ... 94.182 Mangorei .. 345 Mangorei > .. 991 94.180 Eketahuna .. .. 46 Eketahuna . .. 152 94.166 Cheltenham . . 3 Pakeha .. .. 1526 94.155 Kairanga 1768 Longburn 501 . 94.152 Shannon 1489 Shannon .. 978 94.131 Norsewood . . . 600 Norsewood 1029 9.4.115 Kia Ora .. .. 926 Kia Ora . . 772 ' 94.087 Albertland .. ■ .. 298 Port Albert ,. . 1241 ' 94.081 Waitara " . . . . 726 Waitara . . . . 486 94.058 Kaikohe . . .. ■ 40 Kaikohe . . . . 279 94.057 Westland .. .. 145 Westland .. 362 94.036 Uruti : . .. ■ 300 Uruti 201 ■94.010 Cheese. Omimi 74 Omimi ... 62 93.485 Westmere 1621 Westmere. 317 93.412 Bruntwood .. .. 1534 Bruntwood -... 703 93.401 Stirling ... ' . 1030 Stirling .. . . 290 ■ 93.332 Kai Iwi 1565 . Kai Iwi . . .. 31 ' 93.302 Kaimata . .. ■ 992 The Oaks 344 93.229 Milton 1030 Milton 75 93.172 Titiroa 361 Cloverpark 138 93.165 North Taranaki 723 Flax .. ,. . 107 93.047 Bell Block .. .. . 488 Bell Block .. ' 362 93.025