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Condensed Miek and Milk Powder 



Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906 caused the name "evaporated 

 cream" to be changed to "evaporated milk." 



In this country, as well as in Canada and Europe, the condensed 

 milk industry grew rapidly. Every succeeding decade marked the 

 organization of new companies and the erection of new factories 

 until today, there are milk condensing factories in nearly every 

 civilized country within the dairy belt. 



Output of Condensed Milk in the United States. — In the last 

 ten years, from 1899 to 1909, the output of condensed milk in the 



United States nearly trebled, as shown by the United States Census 



figures recorded below. 



United States Census Report, 1910 



1 Not reported separately 



The above figures show that the total output of condensed milk 

 in this country in 1909 was 494,796,544 pounds, estimated at a value 

 of $33,653,129. Calculating the ratio of concentration at 2. 5 : 1, 

 which is liberal, the total amount of fluid milk supplying our con- 

 denseries in 1909 amounted to over one billion pounds. The above 

 figures largely represent the canned goods only. Within recent 

 years the manufacture of condensed milk in bulk, especially for the 

 ice cream trade, has increased enormously, so that, if this bulk milk 



