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good beyond doubt in foreign markets. During 1878, especially, tho 
price of cheese went so low as to cause much moncj r to be lost in its man- 
ufacture. The consequence was, many, who went into the business hastily 
and with few natural facilities for the manufacture, or knowledge of the 
business, as hastily went out of it. In 1879 a reaction took place, and 
both butter and cheese during the latter half of the year again paid the 
manufacturers large profits. These variations are not peculiar to this business 
alone, but they belong to every branch. 
The Importance of Dairying. 
Within the last ten years, Ohio, Michigan, the northern half of Indiana 
and Illinois, southern and central Wisconsin, central Iowa, and later some 
portions of Missouri, Kansas, arid Nebraska have become great butter and 
cheese producing States, and the premiums awarded to Wisconsin, Iowa, 
and Illinois for dairy products at International and Inter-State fairs, show 
conclusively that there is plenty of territory in the West, where the con- 
ditions are of the highest order for the manufacture of first class butter 
and cheese. 
As showing the worth and importance of this industry in the' West, wo 
need only show the receipts and shipments, at two principal markets, 
Chicago and Milwaukee, the first for butter from 1869. to 1878, inclusive,- 
and Milwaukee for butter and cheese for the year 1878. That of Chicago 
was as follows : ‘ ° 
Years. 
1572 
1573 
1574 
1875 
JS76 
1877 
1S78, Aug. 24, 
Receipts. 
ibs. 
14 .. 574, 777 
22.283 765 
28,7-13,606 
21.868,991 
33.941,572 
42.236.366 
31,714,318 
Shipments- 
lbs. 
H. 497, 537 
12.851,303 
16 . 020.190 
19,249.081 
34,140,009 
3(1.514.983 
29,263,580 
For the regular butter season — May, June, July and to August 24, 1878, 
inclusive, the receipts have aggregated 21,414,520 pounds, -against 16,’ 
493,081 pounds for the same time 1877 — an increase of 4,921,489 pounds. 
The shipments for the same period— May to August 24th inclusive, aggre- 
gated 1 9,821,630 pounds, against 14,495,864 pounds for tho corresponding 
time in 1877 — an increase of 5,325,796 pounds. 
In Milwaukee the receipts for 1878 were: 
Receipts of muter.... 
Shipments of Butter. 
Receipts of Cheese.... 
Shipments of Cheese. 
....." 6.111.286 lbs, 
0.739.041 “ 
13 25G.»J3 “ 
12,865,110 * 
