148 Ninth Annual Report of the 



FOR THE YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 1897, (Dairy Prod- 

 ucts). 



Butter. 



Eastern, 209,808 packages of 70 pounds (average), 

 14,686,560 pounds, valued at 18 cents per 



pound $2,642,580 80 



Western, 1,964,675 packages of 50 pounds (aver- 

 age), 98,233,750 pounds, valued at 17 cents per 

 pound 16,699,737 50 



Total, 112,920,310 pounds, valued at $19,342,318 20 



Cheese. 



Eastern, 66,598,300 pounds, valued at 10 cents 



per pound $6,659,830 00 



Western, 5,699,080 pounds, valued at 9 cents per 



pound 512,917 20 



Total, 72,297,380 pounds, valued at $7,172,747 20 



Milk and Cream. 



Crude, quarts 328,795,480 



Crude, quarts sold to condensers 75,000,000 



Cream, quarts 9,331,840 



Condensed milk (unsweetened), quarts 2.406,920 



Total (valued at $15,972,841.42) quarts 415,534,240 



Total value of butter handled $19,342,318 30 



Total value of cheese handled 7,172,747 20 



Total value of milk, cream and condensed milk 



handled 15,872,906 92 



Total $42,387,972 42 



