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the Nortliern States, hay crop is the most valuable, but is not ap- 

 preciated, because it is not sold in its crude state, and exported 

 like cotton, and that is not anything like as valuable as Indian 

 corn, which six years ago was worth $300,000,000, and wheat 

 $100,000,000. Cotton was less than wheat, while dairy products 

 were more. Yet what protection, or what legislation does Con- 

 gres ever give directly or indirectly to anything but cotton. 



Dr. Waterbury had prepared a valuable and interesting table, 

 showing the number of cows and pounds of butter and cheese pro- 

 duced in each State. We have only room for the following, show- 

 ing the average number of pounds of butter made per cow in each 

 of the States. 



Relative Proportion of pounds of Butter and Cheese produced by cows 

 in the several States of the Union. Prepared by Dr. Waterbury 

 for the American Institute Farmers^ Club. 



States. Butter, lb. Cheese, lb. 



Vermont, _.. 80 50 



New-York, 80 50 



New-Jersey, 80 3 



Connecticut, _ 76 63 



New Hampshire, . 70 34 



Massachusetts, .• 62 54 



Ohio, 68 §) 



Pennsylvania, 80 5 



Maine, 70 29 



Michigan, 70 10 



Rhodelsland, 60 20 



Wisconsin, 57 6 



Delaware,. 55 



Indiana, _ 50 2 



Illinois, _ 42 4 



Kentucky, 40 9 



Tennessee, 33 6 



Mississippi, < 34 1 



Virginia, _ 33 2 



Oregon, 23 4 



Utah, 20 7 



