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cow” themselves for the first years. Even the climate of 
Ameriex favors a large use of milk in concentrated and pre- 
served forms. During the hot, sultry summer weather fresh 
milk easily sours; a regular and good daily service is rot al- 
ways available. During the cold winter the milk production 
is very greatly reduced and shortages have been suffered fre-. 
quently in many large centres. Condensed milk and -milk pow-. 
ders can easily equalize these variations. A supply may be 
kept on hand by the housewife without danger of surpluses 
spoiling and she is relieved of many troubles with the milk- 
man, who may be late when cream or milk is wanted for break- 
fast, or may serve her partly water. In addition, the general 
household customs and ways of living in America, such as the 
habit of marketing and buying all food in prepared packages, 
the large use of preserved and canned goods, the extensive 
summer picnicking and camping, and other features, all favor 
the use of condensed milk and milk-powders. The United 
States and particularly Canada are not cheese eating coun- 
tries. In many European countries cheese is a staple food, not 
as here a little occasional dessert addition. The consumption 
there of these is somewhat bound up with the use of light wines 
and beer and other long established culinary habits. The tre- 
mendous increase in the ice cream and candy consumption’ in 
America is also creating an ever growing market for con- 
densed milks in bulk and for milk powder. The following fig- 
ures, supplied by the United States Bureau of Animal Indus- 
try and the Bureau of Markets, show the annual production of 
condensed milk powders for individuals years since 1880 and 
andicate the growth of the industries in the United States. 
Condensed Milk Milk Powders 
Pounds Pounds 
1880 sie ces ees 18,088,267 =  ...... 
TSO Ob sists tiene steeds 37,926,821 = =  ....., 
LQOO ca aecierenaieie 186,921,787 La... 
W904 sires ara aees 808,485,182 = = ....., 
QOD ise cycre axe 495,197,844 = ....,, 
WON ssa ciaresicoays 875,507,488 20,987,911 
TOI Gs wana vicars 997,835,115 18,586,613 
LOU se souaveianecistentes 1,353,005,594 25,763,166 
DOTS pe scacdepates 1,729,378,527 80,828,955 
DONO Fis diewes aia 2,095 952,869 44,594,842 
{Subject to final revision. 
