PEODUCTION AISTD CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PEODUCTS. 



have taken place in the improved land, the percentages (computed 

 on the basis of United States totals) decreasing from 29.1 to 18.6, 

 while the changes for population and dairy cows have been but 

 shght. The changes in the population percentages for New England, 

 jMiddle Atlantic, and East North Central States have been small, yet 

 there has been a marked change in the relative importance of the 

 agriculture and the dairy industry. 



Table 3.^ — Relative importance of the geographic divisions as to population, dairy cows, 

 improved land, butter, and cheese, expressed as percentages of total United States, 

 1870-1910. 



[In each year shown below, total for United States=100 per cent.] 



Year and geographic division. 



Popula- 

 tion. 



Number of 

 dairy cows. 



Area of 



improved 



land. 



For calendar year pre- 

 ceding date of census. 



Butter pro- 

 duction. 



Cheese pro- 

 duction. 



1910. 



Per cent. 

 7.1 

 21.0 

 19.8 

 12.7 

 13.3 

 9.1 

 9.5 

 2.9 

 4.6 



Per cent. 



4.1 



12.6 



23.4 



25.8 



8.8 



7.9 



10.9 



2.5 



4.0 



Per cent. 

 1.5 

 6.1 

 18.6 

 34.4 

 10.1 

 9.2 

 12.2 

 3.3 

 4.6 



Per cent. 



4.2 



10.2 



26.2 



27.5 



7.7 



8.5 



8.3 



2.2 



5.2 



Per cent. 

 1.1 



Middle Atlantic 



36.9 



Ea=;t Xorth Central. . . 



56 3 



West North Central 



1.7 



South Atlantic 



.2 



East South Central 



.1 



West South Central 





.8 



Pacific 



2 9 







Total, United States 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 







1900. 

 New England 



7.4 

 20.3 

 21.0 

 13.6 

 13.8 

 9.9 

 8.6 

 2.2 

 3.2 



5.2 



15.2 



23.1 



26.4 



8.1 



7.4 



9.6 



1.9 



3.1 



2.0 



7.5 



20.9 



32.7 



11.1 



9.7 



• 9.6 



2.0 



4.5 



6.2 



15.7 



27.0 



27.3 



6.2 



6.6 



5.9 



1.4 



3.7 



2.3 



Middle Atlantic 



47.3 



East North Central 



40.3 



West North Central ... 



4.6 



South Atlantic 



.2 



East South Central 



.1 



West South Central 



.2 





1.6 



Pacific 



3.4 







Total, United States 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 







1890. 

 New England 



7.5 



20.2 



21.4 



14.2 



14.1 



10.2 



7.5 



1.9 



3.0 



5.0 

 15.3 

 22.7 

 27.2 

 8.3 

 8.0 

 9.2 

 1.3 

 3.0 



3.0 



8.8 



22.0 



29.5 



11.7 



10.0 



8.6 



1.5 



4.9 



6.4 



18.1 



27.1 



26.8 



6.7 



7.1 



4.2 



.7 



2.9 



3.5 



Middle Atlantic 



50.7 



East North Central 



36.5 



West North Central 



6.4 



South Atlantic 



.2 



East South Central 



.1 



West South Central 



.1 





.3 



Pacific 



2.2 







Total, United States 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 







1880. 

 New England 



8.0 



20.9 



22.3 



12.3 



15.2 



11.1 



6.7 



1.3 



2.2 



6.0 

 19.6 

 24.0 

 19.4 

 10.3 

 9.2 

 8.1 

 1.0 

 2.4 



4.6 

 11.7 

 26.5 

 21.5 

 12.7 

 10.8 



6.7 

 .8 



4.7 



8.2 



26.2 



29.8 



17.7 



6.0 



6.4 



2.8 



.4 



2.5 



5.0 





57.0 



East North Central 



32.5 



West North Central 



3.1 



South Atlantic 



.3 



East South (.Antral 



.1 



West South Central 



(') 





.3 



Pacific 



1.7 







Total, United States 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100. 







1870. 



9.0 

 22.9 

 23.7 

 10.0 

 15.2 

 11.4 



5.3 

 .8 



1.7 



7.2 

 24.5 

 25.2 

 11.7 

 11.2 



9.3 



7.4 

 .9 



2.6 



6.4 

 15.4 

 29.1 

 12.4 

 16.0 

 12.8 



3.6 

 .3 



4.0 



9.7 



34.3 



30.4 



11.3 



5.5 



5. 3 



1.3 



.3 



1.9 



10.0 



Middle A tlantic 



63.9 



East North Omtral 



22.0 



West North C>;ntral 



1.3 



South Atlantic 



.2 



East South Central 



.3 



West South C>;ntrai 



(') 



Mountain 



.1 



Pacific 



2.2 







Total, United States 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 



100.0 







» Less than 0.05 of 1 per cent. 



