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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



IMPORTS. 



BUTTER. 



It is a singulni" and significant fact, that while California contained 

 more milch cows, in eighteen hundred and sixty, in proportion to the 

 number of inhabitants than any other State in the Union, she has, not- 

 withstanding, ever since that time been one of the best markets for the 

 products of the dairy of an}- other State of equal population in the world. 

 The following table shows the number of milch cows to everj- one hun- 

 dred persons in the different sections, and in the whole United States, 

 and the amount of butter and cheese made from each one 

 years eighteen hundred and sixty and eighteen hundred and fifty : 



during the 



Milch Cows. 



Butter. 



1860. 



1850. 



1860. 



1850. 



Cheese. 



ISCO. 



1850. 



New England States 



Middle States 



Western States 



Pacific States 



Southern States 



United States and Terri- 

 tories 



32 

 25 

 10 



5 



16 



12 



44 

 31 

 13 



91 



-2 



5-16 



16 



It will be seen by the above table that the Pacific States, California, 

 and Oregon, in eighteen hundred and sixty, possessed over one cow for 

 every two persons, while the New England and Middle States possessed 

 less, and the Western States a small fraction more than one cow to every 

 four persons; in other Avords, the Pacific States possessed more than 

 double the amount of milch cows, in proportion to the pojnilation, than 

 the other loyal States. And if we direct our inquirj' in the premises 

 directly to California, we find that she possessed more milch cows in pro- 

 portion to her population, in eighteen hundred and sixt}', than any 

 other State in the Union; her cows at that time numbering two hundred 



