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The census for 18^0 represents Norfolk county as having 8019 

 milch cows ; there has, prohably, been no material increase since 

 that year, and we may safely adopt it as the number at present 

 in the county. The average daily yield of these cows throughout 

 the year is probably about five quarts, making the yield of the 

 ^vhole number for the year about 3,658,608 gallons. Of this 

 quantity, probably one-half, or, in round numbers, 1,800,000 gal- 

 lons are sold to the milkmen. Milk, on the average, yields about 

 fourteen ounces of cheese to the gallon ; consequently, the milk- 

 man purchased the equivalent of 1,575,000 pounds of cheese. 

 Let us find the price actually paid for it. 



It is a matter of considerable doubt, if, throughout the county, 

 the farmer realizes from the milkman through the year an average 

 of ten cents per gallon for his milk ; but, to make all reasonable 

 margin, we will assume that he receives twelve cents per gallon ; 

 the total receipts then for the milk are $216,000, or, in other 

 words, that amount is paid for 1,575,000 pounds of cheese ; or 

 but about thirteen and three-fourths cents per pound, a price ex- 

 ceedingly small, when compared with those in the following table 

 of the average number of cows, amount of cured cheese, average 

 price, and average pounds of milk to one of cured cheese, for the 

 several factories from which full reports have been received ; 

 nearly all of which are in New York State. 



Name of factory, location, and county. 



McLean Factory, Tompkins 



Adams (!hecse Factory, Adams, Jefferson, 



Blodgctt Mills Factory, Cortlaudville, Cortland .... 



Gilbert Mills Factory, Oswego 



Oneida I'hcese Factory, Oneida, Madison. . ; 



Hart Factory, Oneida Lake, Madison 



Oneida Cheese Factory, Oneida. Madison 



Kolwrts's Factory, Floyd, Oneida 



Woodworth's Factory, Yorkshire, Cattaraugus 



Higginsville Factory, Higginsville, Oneida 



Pecksport Factory, Eaton, Madison 



Fr-.mkfort Factory, Fninkfort, Herkimer 



Herkimer County Union Factory, Little Falls, Her- 

 kimer ; 



Manusville Factory, MannsvsUo, Jefferson j 



Parker's Factory, Wanlwell, Jefferson I 



Centre Brook Factory, Otego, Otsego i 



C. H. Curtis 's Factory, Waterville, Oneida 



Decatur Factory, Decatur, Otsego 



Wallkill Creamery Association, .Middletown, Orange 

 Philadelphia Factory. Itarber's ('uruers. Jefferson. . 



Weeks's Factory, Verona, Oneida 



Daniels's Factory, McUonougti. Chenango 



Holmesville Fiictory, Holmesville, Chenango 



Miller's Factory, Constalileville, Lewis 



Collins Factory, Collins, Erie 



Hawlej ton Factory, Hawlej ton, Broome 



Coal Creek Factory, Coal Creek, Herkimer ' 



Stevens's Factory , Lowville, Lewis i 



937 

 7CK) 

 290 

 350 



270 



200 

 420 

 245 

 S50 

 475 



460 

 000 

 300 



250 

 WW 

 400 



530 

 5U0 

 400 

 580 

 851 

 2ti5 

 475 

 750 



302.084 

 142,518 



71,800 

 110,405 

 lly,346 



55,422 

 174,848 



124.284 



05,770 



284,543 



191,702 



151,980 



162,000 



72,010 



21,945 



01,140 



207,634 



73,100 



90,401 



173,691 



149,131 



114,246 



182,111 



249,608 



OS, 660 



176.000 



207,121 



23.09 

 21.00 

 18.96 

 13.32 

 21.42 

 21.05 

 22.17 

 23.00 

 21.81 

 20.50 

 21.23 



22.43 



23.06 

 21.50 

 25.00 

 22.54 



21.68 

 21.31 

 10.50 

 ;io.62 

 22.77 

 211.73 

 21.80 

 18.80 

 21.60 



9.60 



9.95 

 10.12 

 10.10 



9.87 

 10.30 



9.94 



9.51 

 9.75 

 9.91 

 9.42 



9.88 

 10.01 



9.85 



9.23 

 10.18 



9.50 



10.26 

 9.59 

 9.75 

 9.90 

 9.54 

 9.85 



10.00 

 10.16 



