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The. following table shows the amount of butter and cheese made in the New England States in 

 I860, as compared with 1850: 



The production of butter in the New England States, has, in round numbers, increased from less 

 than forty-four million pounds in 1850, to over fifty-one million pounds in I860. On the other hand, 

 the production of cheese has decreased from over twenty-seven millions in 1850, to less than twenty- 

 one and three-fourths millions in 1860. 



Vermont produces more butter and also more cheese than any other New England State. Maine 

 stands next in the production of butter, but produces less cheese than either Massachusetts, Connecticut, 

 or New Hampshire. 



The following table shows the amount of butter and cheese made in the middle States in I860, 

 as compared with 1850 : 



The product of butter in the middle States has increased from one hundred and thirty-four mil 

 lion pounds in 1850, to one hundred and seventy-nine million pounds in 1860. 



New York makes nearly one-fourth of all the butter made in the United States, and more than 

 one-third of the cheese. 



Pennsylvania comes next in the product of butter. She made over fifty-eight and a half million 

 of pounds in 1860, against less than forty million in 1850. Although Pennsylvania, alter New York, 

 supplies more butter than any other State, she produces comparatively but little cheese. 



The following table shows the amount of butter and cheese made in the western States in 1860, 

 as compared with 1850: 



