DAIRY FAKMIXG DAIRYING. 



163 



"The increase iu the number of milch cows on farms between 1880 and 1890 is the 

 largest ever reported, and in 1890 the number to every 100 of the population (26.4) 

 Avas greater than at any census since 1860. At the censuses of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 

 18S0 the number of milch cows reported as on farms was 6,385,094, 8,585,735, 

 8,935,31)2, aud 12,443,120, respectively, the number per 100 of the population ranging 

 from 23.2 iu 1870 to 27.5 iu 1850. . . . 



"The North Central Division [from Ohio to Kans;is and north] witnessed during 

 the decade ending with 1890 an exceediugJy largo increase iu the number of its 

 luilch cows and, as will be shown hereafter, a remarkable development of its dairy 

 industry. The total number of niileh cows reported as on faruis in the 12 States 

 comprised in this division is 8,240,999 — 49.91 per cent of the total number iu the 

 United States, aud an increase of 2,838,918 upon the number reported from these 12 

 States in 1880. . . . 



"In Iowa there are no fewer than 32 counties iu which there are more than 1,000 

 milch cows for every 1,000 of the population, Delaware County standing at the head 

 of these and all other counties in the United States with the liigh average of 1,630 

 to 1,000." 



A summary of the number ofmileli cows and the production of milk, 

 butter, and cheese by States and grand divisions is given iu the fol- 

 lowing table: 



Uairi/ statistics hij States. 

 [From the Elevt'Uth United States Census, 1890.) 



States and Territories. 



Tlio United States... 

 K'orth Atlaiilic Division... 



Maine 



New Hampshire . 



Vermont 



Massailuisetts. . . 



Rhode Island 



Connecticut 



New York 



New Jersey 



Pennsvlvania 



Soutli Atlantic Division . 



Delaware 



^larylund 



District of (Columbia. 



Viririuia 



West Virginia 



Nortli Carolina 



Soutli Carolina 



Geort;ia 



Florida 



North Central Division. 



Xumhrr. 

 16,511,950 



Miich 

 cows. 



Gallons. 

 5, 209, 125, 567 



y, 351,061 



Milk (all 



produi ed on 



farms). 



1 435, 739, 255 



1, 369, 466 



8, 240, 999 



Ohio I 794, 833 



Indiana 579, 287 



Illinois 1 1,087,880 



Miehiuan 



Wisconsin 



Minnesota 



Iowa 



Missouri 



North Dakota. 

 South Dakota. 



Ni'hi aska 



Kansas 



497,611 

 792, fi20 

 593, 908 

 1,498,418 

 851,076 

 88, 280 

 210, 240 

 505. 045 

 741,786 



331, 728, 677 



2, 719, 414, 705 



326, 925. 

 200, 510, 

 367, 269, 

 224, 537, 

 303,701. 

 182,908, 

 486, 961, 

 193,931, 

 26, 566, 

 59, 666, 

 144, 708, 

 201,008, 



Butter made 

 on farms. 



Butter Cheese 



made at made on 



creameries, farms. 



Pounds. Poimds. Pounds. 



1,024,223,468 181,284,916 18,726,818 



246,788,544 48,245,172 I 6,693,671 



15,593,315 



7, 942, 840 

 23,314,063 



8, 358, 703 

 905. 456 



7, 196, 095 

 98, 241, 813 



8,367,218 

 76, 809, 041 



78, 270, 911 



520, 025, 636 



74, 900, 307 

 48, 477, 706 

 57,121.486 

 50,197,481 

 46, 295. 623 

 34, 760, 409 

 72, 8!I3, 079 

 43,108,521 

 5,712,566 

 13,127,244 

 27,818,078 

 46, 117,076 



1,406,041 



1,919,590 



5, 085, 377 



2.051,597 



233, 783 



3, 173. 104 



14, 485. 702 



499. 531 



19, 390, 387 



2, 143, 928 



466, 761 



847, 277 



696, 052 

 341,235 

 609, 586 

 122, 900 



24,631 



112,506 



4, 324, 028 



23, 613 

 439, 060 



271, 291 



359 

 9.573 



811,890 

 18, 000 



109, 187 

 74, 372 

 60, 760 



2,476 

 12, 833 



1, 731 



129, 925, 952 ! 6. 669, 421 



6, 532, 485 



1,677,088 



25, 553. 422 



2. 145, 731 



14, 059, 870 



13,911,095 



53, 143, 140 



1,529,647 



440, 290 



532, 513 



0, 076, 783 



4,317,876 



1,068.083 

 300, 948 

 343, 450 

 328, 082 

 906, 260 

 676, 642 



1,038,358 

 288, 620 

 131,374 

 303,051 

 463, 831 

 759, 210 



Cheese 

 made at 

 factories. 



Pounds. 

 338, 035, 005 



132, 545, 023 



755, 761 

 103. 386 



5, 582, 327 

 262, 633 

 300, 000 

 195, 955 

 119,762,496 

 563, 628 



5, 018, 837 



144, 000 



109, 000 

 21, 000 



103,556,440 



21,185,971 



830, 552 



10,005,477 



5, 041, 778 



53, 708, 595 



3, 615, 528 



4,705,576 



1, 384, 397 



49, 000 



250, 812 



804,618 



1,974,136 



