The San Francisco call., 1899-10-22
Output Worth Twelve
Millions.
ADVANCE TWENTY PER CENT.
RIVALS DRIED FRUIT AND
RAISIN CROP.
Facts and Estimates Carefully Gath
cred From Reliable Official
Source Concerning a Thriv-
ing Home Industry.

Some large figures were recently pub
lished IN The Call showing that the dried
fruit crop of the State viii approximate
SO, 100000 In value this year. According
10 the best advices, the dairy products
viii approach the value Of the dried fruits
and ra1sins. A large amount Of data has
been collected at the offices of the State
which the deduction is drawn that the
Total value Of the various dairy products
will be fully 81 600 for the year ending
october l, 1883. This is in excess OF the
value Tor the preceding year Of $2,VV0,OoO.
Coupled with several other iacts IN
connection with the industrial and hnan-
cial conditions obtaining in the State at
this time the statement cannot be other
wise than pleasing. Among the other
facts are the enhanced value Of the dried
fruits, and especially the ralSlnsj the TACT
that there are such offerings of business
this year that 1t is impossible to get cars
enough or ships enough to move the
1reights out OF the State promptly; also
the fact, first mentioned in The Call, that
the deposits in the savings and CONNER
cial banks Of the State are increasing at
the astonishing rate of $2,00000V per month
and that all deposits in the savings banks,
city and country inclusive, average over
500 per capita for depositors.
The totals OF dairy products, estimated
IN dollars, last year, were as follows:
Value Of 1851, 81 pounds Of butter, &,354,
23S; value OF 5,14S,372 pounds Of cheese,
$685., 430; value OF milk and cream con-
dairy cows, $562, ,630 value of hogs pro
duced at cTeameries and dairies, S14S, ,S95.
The total Of all items last year was Sl0,-
9l3 4I3.
William Vanderbilt, agent and secretary
of the State Dairy Bureau, has received
q great number OF reports from creamer-
les and individuals and dairies during the
past few weeks. His conclusion is that
The returns viii very closely correspond
with the returns for the year ending Octo-
Der !, 1897. The exact total for 1897 was
4 81
duced in the State amounted TO the very
large total Of 2S,6lSl43e pounds, estimated
to be worth S5,513,6l7; and the cheese was
worth $56y,566, the amount In pounds
being $3.50, go. At the same time the milk
and cream consumed were worth S4,669, ,480.
The forthcoming report of the bureau
viii show that the dairy properties in the
San Joaquin Valley are still increasing
Much dairy interest has been transferred
from the coast counties, where 1t was
formerly, supposed to be placed for all
time. The drought last year led to the
sale Of q great number Of dairy herds to
people in the San joaquin Valley, who,
with irrigation and alfalfa crops, were
able to ind feed for all the cattle they
bought. Five years ago the San Joaquin
the coast counties. Now there are nu-
merous CreamerieS in the valley. The
same is true Of the Sacramento Valley to
some extent. There is one creamery at
Courtland, Sacramento County, that will
show a total output Of 405,500 pounds of
butter for the year. There are creameries
at Stockton, Lodi, Newman, Lathrop, Los
Banos, MeIced, Fresno, Pcrterville,
Wo0dviue, Tulare, Visalia and Bakers
field. Thus the line extends from one END
of the valley TO the other. The creamery
at Fresno has twenty sub-stations al
ready. and aims at a much larger number,
the aim being to manufacture the dairy
products for the county.
There are 262. 900 dairy COWS in the State,
which, estimated at the very low valua-
tion of $50 per head are worth nearly
s. 100000. The creameries are worth at
that amount
used for dairying is roughly estimated to
be worth four times as much as the
dairy herds. Among the largest owners
Of dairy cows are the following: Charles
Webb Howard, 1850; Shafter estate, 220O;
Novato Land Company, 800; Phebe
Hearst, 1000.