ANNUAL BE PORT—DAIRYING. 
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best authority upon dairy subjects, probably of any man in the 
United States, I see that the amount of cheese exported from the 
United States in 1873 was 80,000,000 pounds, in 1867,58,000,000 
pounds, and in 1859 a little less than 10,000,000 pounds. It will 
thus be seen that the cheese interest has increased enormously in 
the United States, as the amount of home consumption has prob¬ 
ably increased in substantially the same ratio as has the increased 
demand for export. The increased cheese product in Wisconsin, 
the last year, has been fully equal to that of most of the states, 
and possibly greater than any of the western states. 
Mr. Willard states that little first class butter is exported, as 
the price in our home market is more than it would command in 
foreign markets, transportation added. He further says : 
“There lias been a general impression that the dairy business was being 
overdone, and fears have been entertained from year to year, that there was 
likely to be an immense surplus of dairy products beyond the consumptive 
demand. These fears have never been realized, and in my opinion they will 
not be realized for some years to come. It is true dairying is being extended 
into new districts, but consumers are also increasing, and at a ratio quite 
equal to that of the production. Besides the natural increase of our popula¬ 
tion, we have an annual immigration from the old world of half a million or 
more souls. These must be provided for, and they are for the most part ex¬ 
cessive consumers of dairy products. The population of England is also 
rapidly increasing and her demands are larger from year to year. Notwith¬ 
standing the discouragements of the year, I have full faith in the dairy, and 
believe it offers quite as favorable prospects of remuneration as other 
branches of agriculture, and indeed a better prospect, if we take a series of 
years together. But there must be industry and economy, attention to the 
business and good management.” . 
I here present a detailed statement of the number of cheese fac¬ 
tories in the state, where located, and the amount of product of 
each for 1873: 
Name. 
H. Conover_ 
Pierce & Strong 
F. Mather. 
H. Smith.. 
A. G. Dye. 
Seth Conover... 
C. Harmon_ 
Holden Bros .. 
Post Office. 
Plymouth. 
Sheboygan Falls . 
Sheboygan Falls . 
Sheboygan Falls . 
Sheboygan Falls . 
Plymouth. 
Winooski. 
Shebo} r gan Falls . 
Cheese. 
lbs. 
Butter. 
Ibs. 
156,230 . 
! 109,000 . 
98,000 . 
94,058 . 
78,197 > 
77,494 . 
75,040 . 
I 69,754 . 
