APPENDIX A 



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MILCH Cows, BY STATES: 1905, 1915, and 1916. Fundamental 

 figures are taken from Yearbooks of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

 for 1904, 1914, and 1915. 



(Numbers represent thousands, estimated for January first of each 

 year.) 



* In considering the exact significance of the movements shown in 

 this table, the ratio between the estimated number of milch cows and 

 the estimated population of the state at each date should be taken into 

 account. Thus relatively to population, several other States e. g., 

 Illinois would be placed in the group showing decrease as between 

 1905 and 1915. Figures on actual production of milk in the years 

 taken are not available, but the question of productivity may be dis- 

 regarded in considering the general phenomena brought out by the table. 



t This column is added to show the recent trend, as between 1915 

 and 1916. It will be observed that those States which showed a de- 

 crease during the preceding decade have now (and perhaps had before 

 the close of the decade) entered a period of increase, with the exception 

 of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In Connecticut, however, this 

 increase appears to be less than proportionate to the increase in popu- 

 lation. 



