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that section has increased thirty-three and one-third per cent. 



Since the building of the first creamery in 1867, tne dairy 

 industry of Illinois has made a steady increase; the value of 

 butter and cheese in the Elgin district alone has increased from 

 $81,000 in 1872, to nearly $12,000,000 in 1903. 



Elgin, in Kane county, is in the center of what is known as 

 the greatest dairy region in the world. A Board of Exchange, 

 where butter and cheese are bought, is maintained at this point, 

 which is an important factor in the butter markets of the world. 



The average price for creamery butter on the Elgin Board 

 during the past thirty-two years is 26 3-10 cents per pound. 



LLINOIS BUTTER EXHIBIT. 



