THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



An idea of the extent and importance of the dairy industry 

 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 prod- 

 ucts ; 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, and 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 : — 



Gold Values. 



184.?. 



Butter, pouuds, 

 Total value, 

 Value per pound 



Cheese, pounds, 

 Total value, 

 Value per pound 



Cream, gallons. 

 Total value, 

 Value per gallon 



Milk, gallons. 

 Total value, 

 Value per gallon 



Beef, pounds, 

 Total value. 

 Value per pound 



Veal, pounds, 

 Total value. 

 Value per pound 



1835. 



7,68S,556 8,116,009 



M, 116,709 00 $1,678,558 00 

 15 21 



7,262,637 

 $398,174 00 

 05 



2,850,412 

 $304,917 00 

 11 



$225,918 00 



5,762,776 

 $464,251 00 

 09 



3,300,916 

 $755,888 00 

 23 



Cdrrenct Values. 



1865.* 



I875.t 



3,745,293 



$1,300,248 00 



36 



3,560,481 

 $582,353 00 

 16 



10,079,180 

 $1,956,187 00 

 19 



70,825,396 

 $S,188,664 00 

 12 



4,977,436 

 $562,895 00 

 11 



7,922,431 

 $2,747,878 00 

 35 



1,280,234 

 §162,826 00 

 13 



35,698,159 

 $5,934,671 00 

 17 



12,258,542 

 $1,068,154 00 

 09 



3,598,942 

 $363,517 00 

 10 



Gold Values. 



1885. 



9,685,539 

 $2,531,071 00 

 26 



359,124 

 $33,987 00 

 095 



263,1 58 Ji 

 $202,706 00 

 77 



72,528,628 

 $10,312,762 00 

 14 



10,668,941 

 $718,932 00 

 067 



4,570,870 

 $391,169 00 

 086 



* Premium, 1.57. 



t Premium, 1.12. 



