Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-27

or the IL returns of cheese factories
one was so defective as to be PRACTICAL,
valueless. Besides those from which re
turns Were received, there are probabl,
from II to - butter factories and three
or four cheese factories in operation II
the State which have not been hcart
from.
OF the % butter factories covered in the
% returns used, two were making cheese
in addition to butter, one of " hich was
selling cream; Is others were selling
more or less of cream, while the remain.
ing IL We're confined exclusively to butter
making.
The amount Of capital invested includ-
ing factories and equipment, amounted to
~, 0o0, or an average of s3l12.i1 Per
factory. Nineteen were reported as pro
prietary concerns and 10 as cooperative
1t is impossible from the returns to give
even an approximate amount of milk and
cream purchased, but it is very evident
that as rule cream is purchased: Instead
OF milk Twenty eight factories report
34sl patrons, or an average Of 1874 per
factory. Twenty, with 1856 patrons, re-
port the number of cows from which milk
or cream is furnished at S765, or frac-
ton over five cows per patron At the
same ratio there should be the milk or
cream Of nearly IS, 900 COWS used at all
the 20 factories. Twenty five factories
report the amount paid for milk and
cream at 5000. 1884, 81, or an average of
s2i, OBI. % per factory. Eighteen factories
with 5000 cows, pay for milk and cream
sa75, $685. 5, or an average of S3i.22 per
COW or Sl72.S1 per patron. Twenty four
factories report 2, 400, 527 pounds Of but
ter manufactured, or l03, 772 pounds per
factory exclusive of cream sold. Ten
factories with 45l5 cows, making butter
exclusively, report 49,, 04I pounds of but
ter manufactured, and average of 1866 So
pounds per COW. These same 10 factories
pay out $139, 92i IS for milk and cream.
or 5000 per COW. The number of pounds
OF butter made varies much at different
factories, ranging all the way from ITO to
2i0 pounds per COW, the figures being at
the different factories, 10 It's, leo lbs.
ia lbs, 1870 lbs, 1877 lbs., 1872 lbs, 1913
lbs 20 lbs and 240 lbs.
The opinions given as to the future
prospects are generally encouraging
The 10 returns Of cheese factories tabu-
lated shows capital in buildings and
fixtures of Sl2,35 This choose made at
different factories varied from 81 to $50
pounds per cow. Excepting one instance,
one man only was employed to a factory.
The daily wages average S2.09 without
board All but one factory reports good
prospects
The report of agriculture shows that
the farmers generally are up to date, and
those who have not already learned are
fast learning the best methods Of develop
ing the soil.
The fisheries give employment to TO- 900
people, and on the shore fisheries 5000
boats, valued at $500, 600. Some changes
of methods of catching the fish are re-
ported, with great progress in canning
OF the textile mandatory the report
says:
While the 81 mills in 1850 represented
invested capital Of 81, 0l6 S2S, the SO mills
of 1890 had a capital Of 50, 700, 525. The
number of hands employed increas ed also
in the 10 years from 1926 to 5453, and the
wages from 81, O91, 329 10 81, ,676. The
cost of materials used increased in the
same time from "a, i44. 900 to 81. 704. 569,
and the value of product from 81, 962, DOS
to SIS, Sl4.2 56. Since the census figures were
taken the business has still further ex-
banded very materially, large number
of new mills having been erected, while