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MARKETING OF BUTTER 



EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. 



The following table shows the pounds of butter exported from 

 and the pounds of butter imported into the United States from 

 1852 to 1918, inclusive: 



Table 63. Exports and Imports of Butter for the United States 



1852-1918 1 



Exports. The butter export trade of the United States has 

 so far been very limited in amount and value of butter, con- 

 sidering the vast expanse of this country and the great develop- 

 ment of our dairy industry. The annual butter exports within 

 the last 60 years have varied from two million pounds to thirty- 

 nine million pounds, as compared with over two hundred mil- 



1 Annual Report, U. S. Department of Commerce and Labor. These figures 

 represent twelve months, ending June 30. 



D. Included in other Packing House Products. 



2 These figures represent twelve months, ending December 31. 



