The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-26

ne 10 collect and disseminate infOrma-
ton about the dairy industry Of this
country. The wisdom Of such depart
ment cannot be questioned when we
consider the wonderful development OF
the dairy industry in this country In
the last twenty years. Its growth and
development have been 80 phenomenal
that II is almost impossible for dairy
men TO keep track OF II and secure the
statistics necessary to show the produc-
ton Of butter and cheese.
The first creamery In Illinois was es-
tablishcd at Elgin In the year 1870
TWO or three years later the agitation
was begun In Wisconsin. and later the
movement spread TO Iowa. The FIRST
butter from the Elgin creamery sold Ia
Chicago at 10 cents pound above the
market price. Before that time Illinois
had been obliged TO send so New York
ANA other eastern states for her dairy
products. In 1892 the number OF pounds
OF butter sold on the Elgin dairy board
ol trade was 30. 400 .2S4: the number OF
pounds OF cheese. 7.ii5.73 the cash re-
ceiyed for butter. S,725. 525.2S. and for
| cheese, $3.50 5000. There were repre-
scented on the Elgin dairy board In 1892
800 crcamerloa. leaving 2GG creamcrles
IN the state not reporting their sales
there
Taking the summary OF the Illinois
dairy product for 1899. prepared for the
worlds fair. We find that the value Of
the milk was placed at s2i .O2i coo: the
value OF condensed milk. 81 .022 600.
/ Illinois milk sent to 81. Louis. SiO2 $50 [.
butter and cheese sold on the Elgin
board Of trade. SS.3i5. 2SG.20; creamery
/ butter and cheese sold outside the Ell
gin district. S6.g27 .5l9.OG; dairy butter.
/ Sjl 100000. value OF skim milk for feed
lng purposes, 100000. making grand
total OF S7s,69l 1856 for the annual
/ dairy product OF this state. II was fur
Their estimated In that year that there
were 100000 COWS In the state of llli-
/ nois and that the dairy industry repre-
sentcd a capital Of 1886. 900. 600. with
out including condensing factories or
| manufactured Of dairy supplies.
The Importance OF these figures can
/ De seen by comparing them with the
| report OF the state board OF cgualizn-
| ton. which shows for the same year
| 32i stock companies. aside from rail-
/ road corporations. that represented a
/ combined capital OF sii5.2lOOi5. or
/ about onc-thlrd OF that invested In the
.
| single industry OF dairying.
! In Wisconsin w. ID Hoard estimates
| that there are 100000 cows. producing
/ $50. 000. 600 gallons OF milk annually
aud representing capital Of from $780,
/ 00O.0O to Sij0,00OOOO The Income
/ from the dairy industry IN that state Is
4 about S3l 600. 900. Wisconsin regards
/ the industry so important that II has
established q state dairy school nj "a
cost OF $4,000, which has about 100
pupils.
The exports Of butter from the United
States In 1892 were l5.Oi5 .2i6 pounds.
and Of cheese S2.iOO,22l pounds, with a
combined value OF S9.S35.OOO. The Am
orleans were rapidly securing the Lon
don market for their cheese until some
OF the dishonest exporters began ship
ping filled cheese and selling II for fun
cream cheese. This deception has been
n severe blow to the American cheese In
Europe. The English statistlclan, Null
hall. places the total annual dairy pro-
duction OF the world nt l.9iG 900 tons.
and that Of the United States alone nt
$4,000 tons. or about one-third Of the
entire product.
But these figures only Indicate the
Importance OF the dairy industry In
this country and the necessity for some
department Of the government that can
give especial attention TO Il ana pub
lish reports that win enable the public
to secure an intelligent knowledge OF
rs production. nB they have regarding
the general condition OF agriculture
and the animal industry.