72 



THE BUTTER INDUSTRY IN UNITED STATES 



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It is seen in Table no. 4 that the total number of estab- 

 lishments owned by individuals, firms, and corporations, is 

 considerably in excess of the number organized on the co- 

 operative plan. Of the total number of establishments at 

 the time of the last census, 67.2 per cent were under cap- 

 italist ownership and 32.7 per cent under cooperative 

 ownership. All of the three forms of capitalist ownership 

 have decreased since 1900, while the number of cooperative 



table v 



The Distribution of the Different Forms of Organizations of 



Butter, Cheese, and Condensed-milk Establishments 



among the principal dairy states 



State 



United States 

 California . .. 



Illinois 



Iowa 



Michigan . . . 

 Minnesota. . • 

 New York . . . 



Ohio 



Pennsylvania 

 Vermont 

 Washington . 

 Wisconsin. .. 



Associations 



2775 



26 



78 



298 



102 



555 

 212 



"3 

 106 



100 

 18 



1765 



7 



80 



259 

 7i 



338 



159 

 87 



119 



5' 

 6 



869 377 



(From U. S. Census). 



establishments has increased. The number of establish- 

 ments apart from their output, however, does not give a 

 correct statement of the changes of these forms of organ- 

 ization. From 1904 to 1909 the percentage of the total 

 output of establishments owned by both individuals and 

 firms has decreased, and that of cooperative establishments 



