Grading of Export Butter and Cheese

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 69, Issue 6, 15 December 1944, Page 548

Grading of Export Butter and Cheese

Leading Dairy Factory Averages for Year Ended July 31,1944

i,,\. 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 159 creameries or dual plant factories jnanufacturing butter for export, 20 are included in the list as compared with 19 for the previous year, and of the 277 Cheese factories and dual plant factories manufacturing cheese for export, 22 as compared with 14 for the previous jyear have averaged 93 points or over. • Of the total factories, 14 butter and 14 cheese factories are situated in the North Island and 6 butter and 8 cheese factories?' in the South Island.

; Company 1 Regd. |. No. Brand. Tonnage Graded. Ave. Grade. CREAMERY BUTTER. . Points. Westland - .. 145 Westland 131 94.607 United 1,296 Whariti .. .. 152 94.414 Kaikoura .. .. 302 Kai .. .. 111 94.412 Rangitikei .. 1,360 Rangitikei 409 94.409 Murchison .. 1,888 Airship .... 109 94.368 Levin 910 Lake .. .. 382 94.273 Konini .. .. 1,203 Konini .. 376 94.194 Wairoa .. .. 1,345 Wairoa .. .. .. 117 94.181 Tolaga .. .. 1,007 Tolaga Bay .. .. • 198 94.169 Ruawai . .. .. 66 Ruawai .. .. .. | 1,052 94.163 Kia Ora .. 926 Kia Ora .. .. ■ 858 94.148 Rangiwahia-Ruahine 750 Quail .. .. .. 26 94.144

. . ; Companj ' 1 Regd. 1 No. Brand. Tonnage Graded. Ave. Grade. Rata .. .. ,.. 938 Rata .. 429 94.137 Inter-Wanganui 6 Inter-Wanganui .... 87 94.134 Golden Bay .. 146 Sovereign .. 540 94.109 Karamea i 1,570 Karamea ... 85 94.098 Awahuri .. ... ! 664 Red Rose .. ' 155 94.087 Matakana ■.. 1,375 Matakana .. .. 489 94.068 Okitu .. .. 1,270 Okitu ■ .. .. .. 137 94.013 Maungaturoto 1,407 Otamatea 1,350 ~ 94.002 CHEESE. ' , I Points. Points. Pahiatua ... .. 140 140 Pahiatua „ .. Pahiatua 85 85 93.565 93.565 Opouriao .. ,. 1,169 Opouriao 293 93.520 Stirling 292 Stirling .. .. • •:.. 159 93.446 Tuturau .. .. 132 Tuturau 53 93.382 Cloverlea .. 64 Cloverlea , 115 93.379 Orari .. - 254 ■ Orari .. ... .. 205 93.350 Okain’s Bay ..- 239 Okain’s Bay .. .. 173 93.319 North Taranaki .. 723 F'ax 125 93.285 Waiohiki 1,681 Waiohiki . 44 93.271 Greytown-Wairarapa 529 Greytown .. .. 678 93.251 Ryal Bush 477 Ryal Bush .. 206 93.246 Featherston ... | 1 360 360 Featherston .. ... Featherston 429 429 93.221 93.221 Bidwill .. 270 270 Bidwill .. .. .. Bidwill 289 289 93.209 93.209 Bell Block .. 488 Bell Block .. .. 364 93.187 North Taranaki 212 Waipapa .. .. 400 93.187 Patua .. ’.. 73 Patua .. .. .. 503 ■ 93.133 Little Akaloa 32 Little Akaloa .. 51 93.089 Bruntwood ' .. 1,534 Bruntwood 694 93.057 Kahui / ... 493 Kahui .. ... ... 219 93.047 Joll, T. L. .. 1,723 Maori Chief 382 93.036 Pembroke .. ... ... 234 234 Pembroke Pembroke 439 439 93.013 93.013 Barry’s Bay .. • • 401 401 . Onawe .. .. . . Onawe 249 249 93.001 93.001