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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The West Plains Creamery
The West Plains Creamery was opened in 1900. The building, which stands on a section of ten acres, is of wood and iron, with concrete floors, and is constructed on the most modern principles. The machinery is driven by a four horse-power engine, and a six horse-power boiler, and there is an Alpha de Laval separator capable of treating 440 gallons of milk an hour. In the spring of 1893 there were twenty-one suppliers, and 550 gallons were put through the establishment daily. The skim milk is utilised to feed about 120 pigs, for which styes have been erected at some distance from the creamery.