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BUTTER AND CHEESE 3IAKING IN CANADA, 1901. 



(Census of 1901.) 



Number of factories . . 3,576 



Value of buildings 



and plant $6,164,649 



Persons employed. . . 6,886 



Aggregate working 



days. 



Salaries and wages. . . 

 Cream for butter, in. . 

 Cream for butter, lbs. 

 Milk for cheese, lbs. . 

 Cost of delivery to 



factory 



1,140,702 



$1 ,464.110 



3,9^6,406 



88,180,441 



2,296,950,966 



$717,868 



Patrons of butter fac- 

 tories. . 76,394 



Patrons or cheese fac- 

 tories 124,726 



Paid patrons for butter. $6,036,699 

 cheese. $19, 265, 83 2 



Butter made, lbs 36,066,739 



Cheese made, lbs 220,833 269 



Value of butter made . . $7,240,972 

 cheese '' . .$22,221,430 



Total value of prodvicts.$29,462,402 



WOOL PRODUCT OF THE UNITED STATES, lOl*:. 



Total. 

 Number of sheep of shearing age, April i, 1912.. 38,481,000 



Average weight of fleece, lbs 6.82 



Shrinkage, per cent 55.0 



Wool, washed and unwashed, lbs 304,043,400 



Wool, scoured, lbs 136,866,652 



PRODUCTION OF SUGAR IN THE UNITED STATES, 



1870-1911. 



