510 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



they and their generations that follow with the priceless heritage, as bene- 

 factors of the human race. 



The cows of the United States were not counted until 1840. They have 

 been enumerated since, however, for every decennial census. With the 

 closing years of the century, it is essential that there is one milch cow in 

 the United States for every four persons. This makes the total number 

 of cows about 17,500,000. They are unevenly distributed over the country, 

 being largely concentrated in the great dairy states. Iowa leads with 

 1,500,000, followed by New York with almost as many, then Illinois and 

 Pennsylvania with about 1,000,000 each. The states having over 500,000 

 each are Wisconsin. Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska and 

 Indiana. Texas is credited with 700,000 cows. Very few of them, however, 

 are dairy animals. 



In the middle and eastern states, the milk produced goes very largely 

 to the supply of numerous large towns and cities. In the central west and 

 northwest butter is the principal dairy product. The value of the dairy 

 product of the United States in the year 1899 was approximately as follows, 

 in quantity and values: Butter was produced from 11,000,000 cows; rate 

 of production per cow, 130 pounds; total 1,430,000,000 at 18 cents; total 

 value, $257,400,000. 



Cheese from 1,000,000 cows 300 pounds per cow, 300,000,000 pounds 

 total product; at 9 cents per pound, total value $27,000,000. 



Milk from 5,500,000 cows, rate of milk per cow, 380 gallons, 2,090,000,- 

 000 gallons at 8 cents, $167,200,000. 



"This gives a total of the dairy products of the country a value of $451,- 

 600,000. If to this be added the by products at their proper feeding value 

 and the calves dropped yearly, the annual value of the product of the dairy 

 cows exceeds $500,000,000. 



Accepting these estimates as conservative, they show the commercial 

 importance of the dairy industry of the United States is such as to demand 

 attention and justify all reasonable provisions for guarding its interests." 



President : We have with us this afternoon Mr. F. W. Taylor 

 of St. Louis, chief of the agricultural and horticultural depart- 

 ments of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, who has kindly con- 

 sented to talk to us. 



THE AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENTS OF 

 THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION. 



F. W. Taylor, St. Louis, Mo. 

 It is always a great pleasure to me to report back to the people whose 

 interests I represent. It has happened that for the last six years I have 

 been devoting my time to exposition work, and I have come to look upon 

 the people who come to these organizations as the people who employ me. 

 Incidentally a city gets ready and prepares to hold an exposition. All they 



