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Total value of eastern dairy products handled in New York 

 city-during the year: 



Butter 17,531,615 00 



Cheese 9,611,870 95 



Crude milk, condensed milk and cream 16,249,254 50 



Total value $33,392,740 45 



The following statistics, giving the value of eastern dairy pro- 

 ducts handled in New York city for the past four years, shows an 

 increase in value, annually; also, that while the value of eastern 

 dairy products handled has increased over |6,000,000, that the 

 western product handled has increased only $1,000,000. This enor- 

 mous increase proves conclusively that the dairy laws and the 

 enforcement of the same has encouraged the farmers to give more 

 attention to dairy farming: ' 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 1894. 



The receipts and value of dairy products handled in New York 

 €ity during the year ending October 31, 1894, were as follows: 



Butter. 



Eastern (341,705 packages of 70 pounds, aver- 

 age), 23,719,350 pounds, valued at 23 cents per 

 pound 15,501,450 50 



Western (1,372,563 packages of 50 pounds, aver- 

 age), 68,628,150 pounds, valued at 21 cents per 

 pound 14,411,911 50 



Total, 92,548,500 pounds, valued at $19,913,362 00 



Cheese. 

 Eastern, 80,671,755 pounds, valued at 10 cents 



per pound $8,067,175 50 



Western, 6,384,550 pounds, valued at 9 cents per 



pound 574,609 50 



Total, 87,533,905 pounds, valued at $8,641,785 00 



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