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BUTTER. 



Although the soil and climate of Michigan are eminently adapted to 

 grazing and dairy purposes, yet but little attention is paid to butter ma- 

 king. The raising and marketing of wheat, coarse grains, vegetables 

 and wool, seem to absorb almost the entire attention of the farminor 

 community. The receipts by the Central Railroad for 1855 are shown 

 to be 715,623 lb?., against 418,613 lbs., showing an increase of 297,- 

 010 lbs. The shipments in 1855 exceed those of 1854 by 2,825 kegs 

 and firkins, and three barrels. The following table exhibits the whole- 

 sale prices of firkin and roll butter for three years: 



1853. 1854. 1855. 



January 1st, 15al8 18a24 16a22 



15th 13al7 16a22 16a22 



February 1st 12al6 15a20 16a20 



" 15th 12al6 14al8 15a20 



March 1st 12al6 14al9 13a20 



" 15th 12al6 14al9 13a20 



April 1st 12al5 14al8 13a20 



" 15th ...12al4 14al8 13a20 



May 1st.. 12al5 14al8 15a20 



"15th 13al7 13al7 14al9 



June Ist 13al7 • 12al6 14al8 



" 15th 12al5 llal5 13al7 



July 1st ...10al4 12al8 13al7 



"1.5th 10al4 12al8 12al6 



August Ist 10al5 12al8 12al6 



" 15th 10al5 12al8 12al6 



September 1st ...llalG 15a20 13al8 



15th 15a20 15a20 14a20 



October 1st ...15a20 15a20 15a20 



" 15lh 18a22 15a20 16a22 



November 1st 18a22 15a20 16a20 



" 15th I8a24 15a20 16a20 



December 1st 18a24 15a20 lGa20 



" 15th 18a24 15a20 I7a23 



" 31st 18a24 16a20 I7a23 



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