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During the same year his first plant for the production of con- 

 densed milk was erected at Wolcottville, Connecticut. At 

 first, this product did not prove popular, and not until the open- 

 ing of the Civil War in 1861, when it showed its value as a con- 

 centrated food for the army, was the business firmly established. 

 For many years the industry grew slowly, but as the methods of 

 manufacture were perfected the demand for the finished product 

 increased rapidly, until to-day it constitutes a very important 

 branch of the dairy industry. 



EXTENT OF THE INDUSTRY 



The United States Census states that in 1904 there were 

 eighty-one condensed milk factories in the United States; in 

 1909, one hundred thirty-six; while in 1914, there were one 

 hundred and ninety. During the decade 1899-1909, the pro- 

 duction of condensed milk increased 307,874,757 pounds, or 

 164.7 per cent. In 1909, condensed milk was produced in 

 only a few states. The combined output of the three states 

 of New York, Illinois, and Washington represented 58.4 per cent 

 of the total amount manufactured, while the product of eight 

 states represented 88.4 per cent of the total production. The 

 rapid increase in the production of condensed milk during the 

 ten years from 1899-1909 is shown in the following table both 

 in actual amounts made and also in relation to the production 

 of butter and cheese. 



CONDENSED MILK, BUTTER, AND CHEESE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES 



