1891.] 



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THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN MASSACHU- 

 SETTS. 



From Bulletin No. 6\ Crop Report for October, 1890. 



An idea of the extent and importance of the dairy indus- 

 try is gained when it is considered that, according to the 

 census of 1885, of the $47,756,033 worth of agricultural 

 products, $13,080,526, or 27.39 per cent, were classed as 

 dairy products ; while hay, straw and fodder came second, 

 with $11,631,776, or 24.36 per cent; and vegetables third, 

 with $5,227,194, or 10.95 per cent. Of the dairy products, 

 milk represented $10,312,762, or 21.60 per cent; butter, 

 $2,531,071, or 5.30 per cent; cream, $202,706, or 0.42 per 

 cent; and cheese, $33,987, or 0.07 per cent. Adding the 

 value of the dairy products classified as food preparations in 

 the volume of manufactures, the aggregate swells to a round 

 $13,250,000. 



The following table, compiled from the census of 1885 

 (agriculture), will illustrate the growth of this industry 

 during the forty years from 1845 to 1885 inclusive. To this 

 table are also added statistics from the same source, relative 

 to beef and veal : — 



