MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS 



Manufactured dairy products in Montana in 1926 show a fair sized increase 

 compared with 1925. All of Montana's dairy production is not manufactured 

 within the state and records of the past few years indicate that state cream- 

 eries are annually increasing their patronage from Montana dairymen. For this 

 reason the annual increase in manufactured dairy products does not coincide 

 exactly with the yearly changes in dairy production on farms. 



The report of the State Dairy Commissioner for 1926 gives the following 

 statistics relative to manufacture of dairy products by quarters for the year 

 1926 and 1925. 



ESTIMATES OF DAIRY PRODUCTS 1926 



Total production of Montana dairies * in 1926 as estimated jointly by the 

 State-Federal Crop Reporting Service and the office of the Dairy Commissioner 

 was the equivalent of 22,375,000 pounds of butter-fat; compared with the total 

 of 21,628,000 pounds equivalent in 1925 and 20,784,000 pounds equivalent in 1924. 

 Value of this dairy production for 1926 is placed at $10,028,000; compared with 

 $8,603,000 in 1925 and $7,282,000 in 1924. 



ESTIMATED PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MONTANA DAIRY INDUSTRY 

 TERMS OF WHOLE MILK 



(Production based on 1925 census — Distribution on 1925 census basis manufactured products in all 



years on basis of records of creamery manufacture from Stat© Dairy Division.) 



1924 1925 1926 



Number milk cows December 31st 174,000 192,000 188,000 



Number cows milked during year 167,967 176.300 180,000 



Production per cow (gals.) 436 433 438 



Total production, gallons 73,233,612 76,208,000 78,840,000 



Total production, pounds 629,809,063 655,388,800 678,024,000 



MILK USED ON FARMS (Lbs.) 



For making butter 131,308,200 131,400,000 131,500,000 



As fluid milk 85,835,173 86,100,000 86,400,000 



MILK SOLD OFF FARMS (Lbs.) 412,665,690 437,888,800 460,124,000 



Butter fat basis 299,564,800 317,924,800 336,900,000 



Cream basis 61,847,870 65,480,000 67,120,000 



Whole milk 51,253,020 54,484,000 56,104.000 



EQUIVALENT WHOLE MILK MANUFACTURED 



IN STATE (Lbs.) 356,157,950 378,342,170 414,262,372 



As Butter 343,731,800 358,941,900 393,416,703 



As Cheese 8,193,550 13,891,770 15,803,603 



As Ice Cream 4,232,600 5,708,500 5,042,066 



Apparent export from state by farmers, pounds equiv. 56,507,740 59,546,630 45,861,628 

 Average Number in Milk Herd 



1926 Per Cent of 1925 „ 96.0 per cent 



Average Number Milked 



1926 Per Cent of 1925 , 101.2 per cent 



Average Production Per Herd 



1926 Per Cent of 1925 104.6 per cent 



MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS— MONTANA 



(From Reports of the State Dairy Division.) 



1924 1925 1926 



Butter Pounds 14,178,938 14,807,836 16,230,062 



Cheese Pounds 934,065 1,561,027 1,810,653 



Ice Cream Gallons 564,676 761,638 672,724 



SHIPMENTS OF MONTANA BUTTER TO CALIFORNIA MARKETS 

 (Pounds) 



Market 1924 1925 1926 



Los Angeles ^ 1,934,838 



San Francisco 770,000 1,896,000 2,331,098 



Total 4,266,936 



COMPARISON MONTANA WITH OREGON AND WASHINGTON SHIPMENTS 



TO SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS 



(Batter— Pounds) 



State 1924 1925 1926 



MONTANA 770,000 1,896,000 2,831,098 



Oregon _ 948,000 1,195.000 2,306,803 



Washington 606,000 496,000 826,946 



Total— Three States 2,824.000 8,687,000 4,964,84« 



