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which are connected with ice cream and confectionery estab- 
lishments, are located at St. George, Brockville, Beachville, 
Woodstock, Picton and Sydenham, Ont.; Courtenay and J.ad- 
ner, B.C., and Charlottetown, P.E.I. Within the last ten 
years five modern milk powder plants have been erected and 
_ are operated by the Canadian Milk Products Company, at 
Brownsville, Belmont, Burford, Glanworth and. Hickson, Ont. 
The following comparative statistics may show the rela- 
tive importance of the condensed and powdered milk manu- 
facture in the Canadian dairy industry in 1917:* 
E'stablish- Capital Paid to Value of 
ments Invested Patrons Products 
No. $ $ $ 
Creameries .. .......... 949 *8,166,248 27,509,755 36,582,296 
Cheese Factories ....... 1900 4,176,916 80,426,721 33,917,724 
Combined Butter and 
Cheese Factories ..... 549 3,884,494 11,982,154 15,282,089 
Condensaries . ......... 20 3,400,343 4,004,215 8,097,217 
The Canadian production of condensed and evaporated 
milk for 1919 is estimated, according to the U.S. Market Re- 
porter, at 110,000,000 pounds, valued at approximately $20,- 
000,000. The quantity of milk powder produced during the 
year amounts to 5,323,537 pounds, valued at $1,662,352. 
The table below shows the Canadian exports of milk and 
cream condensed, canned or preserved, to principal countries 
for the years 1912-14-16-18, in pounds: 
1912 1914 1916 1918 
United Kingdom ...... 155,088 —...... . 4,909,495 8,082,149 
British South Africa .. 619,980 coat: 268,840 504,000 
British West Indies ... 38,518 6,120 278,174 545,763 
Hong Kong. ......... 77,200 105,350. 34,118 122,550 
Newfoundland . ...... 206,768 210,700 228,301 652,242 
China: wuaiiioeasees, t eas 434,800 33,536 2,400 
Cuba. ssiesesis Serre - 3,817,500 1,063,400 9,595 666,974 
Japan . oe. sees eeeeeee 960 1,878,750 ones 5,066 
United States . ...... 34,168 5,573,737 7,256,991 24,191,048 
Other Countries . ..... 14,168 66,525 228,784 8,884,526 
Total 2. 2. snewes se 4,389,350 9,339,382 18,247,834 43,656,718 
Value in $ ........ 305,678 ' 666,941 770,566 4,955,048 
The figures show a considerable fluctuation from year to year 
*Report on Dairy Products of the Census of Industry, 1917. 
