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Other countries in which the condensed milk industry has 

 made rapid progress are: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, 

 Switzerland, Germany, England, Ireland, Holland. Sweden, Nor- 

 way, Austria, Japan and India. The annual output of somejof^ 

 these countries is reported below. 



Annual Output of Condensed Milk in Different Countries. 1 



CHAPTER II. 



ESSENTIALS OF SUITABLE LOCATIONS FOR MILK 

 CONDENSING FACTORIES. 



Unlike the establishment of creameries and cheese fac- 

 tories, the building of condenseries and the installing of the 

 necessary machinery involve the investment of large capital. 

 There is need of a substantial building and of expensive machin- 

 ery. The supplies are numerous and must be purchased in larger 

 quantities before the returns from the sale of the manufactured 

 product are available. It is estimated that, it takes from three 

 to six months before the condensed milk reaches the consumer. 

 This holds true especially in the case of canned goods. The 

 fixed expenses also are comparatively heavy, and do not mate- 

 rially change with a decrease or increase in the milk supply. 



All of these facts emphasize the importance of locating the 

 factory in a territory most suitable for economic manufacture, 



1 Pirtle, T. R., Statistician, U. S. Dairy Division, February 12, L920. 



