Grading Points for Export Butter and Cheese

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 87, Issue 6, 15 December 1953, Page 560

Grading Points for Export Butter and Cheese

BUTTER-MANUFACTURING companies which obtained an average grade of 93.75 points or more and cheese-manufacturing companies which obtained an average grade of 92.50 points or more during the year ended 31 July 1953 are listed below in order of merit. Of the total listed, 26 butter and 12 cheese factories are in the North Island and 2 butter and 12 cheese factories are in the South Island. Production figures are for the balance-sheet year 1952-53, and the figures of quantities graded for export are for the period 1 August 1952 to 31 July 1953.

Butter companies whose butter was graded mainly for the local market and for which an average grade of 93.75 points or more was obtained for the combined local and export gradings were as follows:-

Registered Pro- Graded duction tons for Average Grading export grade port Grading Company port Company number Brand number Brand tons points Westland .. 145 Westland 726 523 94.337 Lyttelton United 1296 Whariti 587 160 94.321 Wellington Kaikoura 302 Kai 614 474 94.250 Lyttelton Te Aroha302 Kai 614 474 94.250 Lyttelton Auckland Thames Valley 344 Overseas . 3860 3199 94.240 Raetihi 717 Raetihi 362 238 94.205 Castlecliff Wairoa - 1345 Wairoa 645 147 94.111 Hastings Cheltenham 3 Pakeha 1888 943 94.088 Wellington Cambridge 3 Pakeha . 1888 943 94.088 Wellington Cambridge Auckland (Hautapu) .. Auckland (Hautapu) .. 1239 1239 Cambridge . 2877 1973 94.080 Collingwood .. 1254 Golden Hills 473 240 94.060 Wellington Wangaehu 1326 Wangaehu 664 483 94.057 Castlecliff Kuku-Manakau 905 Ohau 561 343 94.036 Wellington Taihape 1188 Tikapu 262 125 93.996 Castlecliff Konini 1203 Konini . 1623 929 93.988 Wellington N.Z. Dairy (Frankton) . Auckland (Frankton) . 1510 1510 Anchor Anchor 5826 . 5826 3035 3035 93.970 93.970 Auckland Awahuri 664 Red Rose . 1405 629 93.930 Wellington Masterton 1307 Masterton 871 584 93.901 Wellington N.Z. Dairy 1307 Masterton 871 584 93.901 (Morrinsville) 93.855 W’ellington 415 Auckland (Morrinsville) Anchor 415 4192 Anchor 4186 . 4192 93.855 4186 Auckland Okitu 1270 Okitu 175 104 93.841 Gisborne Rangitikei 1360 Rangitikei . 1011 641 93.833 Castlecliff Moa Farmers’ 341 Inglewood . 2171 1697 93.815 New Plymouth Rongotea 8 Rongotea . 1375 798 93.812 Wellington N.Z. Dairy (Tirau) Auckland (Tirau) 95 95 Anchor Anchor . 4215 4215 4215 4215 93.802 93.802 Auckland Morrinsville .. 330 Lockerbie . 5078 4867 93.800 Auckland Te Awamutu .. 397 Lotus 2527 2237 93.797 Auckland N.Z. Dairy 397 Lotus . 2527 2237 93.797 Auckland Auckland (Mt. Eden) . 378 Anchor . 3916 983 93.790 Ruawai 66 Ruawai 2477 2445 93.786 Auckland N.Z. Dairy 66 Ruawai . 2477 2445 93.786 93.778 Auckland Auckland (Tuakau) .. Auckland (Tuakau) 1320 1320 Anchor Anchor 4160 . 4160 3949 3949 93.778 Mangorei 345 Mangorei . 1293 1129 93.752 New I*-' Plymouth Mangorei 1293 1129 93.752 New Plymouth

Company Registered duc.number Brand tion duction tons Average Graded grade Grading port tons \verage grade points Grading port number Brand RangiwahiaRuahine 750 Quail Quail 186 186 63 63 94.015 94.015 Wellington Wellington Karamea . 1570 Karamea Karamea 391 391 305 305 93.970 93.970 Lyttelton Lyttelton Inter-Wanganui 6 6 Inter-Wanganui 396 396 232 232 93.953 93.953 Lyttelton Lyttelton Golden Bay . . 146 Sovereign Sovereign 958 958 892 892 93.941 93.941 Lyttelton. Lyttelton Murchison . 1888 Airship Airship 453 453 340 340 93.905 93.905 Lyttelton Lyttelton Cheese ProGraded • Registered duofor Average Grading Average Grading Company number Brand tion export grade port tons tons. points Wright’s Bush 206 Wright’s Bush 255 Wright’s Bush 258 255 93.002 258 Bluff 93.002 Bluff Drummond . 1823 Drummond . Drummond . . 68 68 67 67 92.912 92.912 Bluff Bluff Momona . 1010 Momona Momona . • 414 414 398 398 92.904 92.904 Dunedin Dunedin Dalefield 9 Dalefield Dalefield . 1272 1272 1215 1215 92.749 92.749 Wellington Wellington Belvedere 486 Belvedere Belvedere 562 562 561 561 92.703 92.703 Wellington Wellington T. L. JoU (Taikatu) .. . 1723 Maori Chief Maori Chief . 529 529 525 525 92.683 92.683 Patea Patea Glenham . 1484 Glenham Glenham 176 176 179 . 179 92.668 92.668 Bluff Bluff Awarua 545 Awarua Awarua 450 450 453 453 92.636 92.636 Bluff Bluff Riverbank .. 985 Riverbank Riverbank 609 609 596 596 92.622 92.622 Wellington Wellington Mataura .. 38 Mataura Mataura . 475 475 480 480 92.599 92.599 Bluff Bluff Mokotua 67 Mokotua Mokotua . 236 236 238 238 92.590 92.590 Bluff Bluff Featherston .. 360 Featherston . Featherston . . 1725 1725 1631 1631 92.587 92.587 Wellington Wellington Tisbury 701 Tisbury Tisbury . 222 222 221 221 92.585 92.585 Bluff Bluff Thornbury . 1581 Thornbury . Thornbury .. 318 318 324 324 92.584 92.584 Bluff Bluff Parkvale . 1240 Parkvale Parkvale 445 445 444 444 92.581 92.581 Wellington Wellington Morton Mains . . 1604 Morton Mains 168 Morton Mains 169 168 92.570 169 Bluff 92.570 Bluff Aparima 188 Aparima Aparima 370 370 373 373 92.561 92.561 Bluff Bluff Takamatua 33 Takamatua . Takamatua .. 137 137 134 134 92.548 92.548 Lyttelton Lyttelton Kaupokonui (Oeo) . 1132 Kaupokonui Kaupokonui . 740 740 740 740 92.542 92.542 Patea Patea Mells .. .. 764 Mells Mells 637 637 629 629 92.529 92.529 Patea Patea Tararua 444 Tararua Tararua . 368 368 365 365 92.527 92.527 Wellington Wellington Alton . 1890 Alton Alton 917 917 915 915 92.525 92.525 Patea Patea GreytownWairarapa . . 529 Greytown Greytown . 959 959 858 858 92.508 92.508 Wellington Wellington Kiritaki . 1521 Premier Premier 485 485 482 482 92.504 92.504 Wellington Wellington

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