The Washington herald., 1921-09-08
MILK PRODUCTION
In UNITED STATES
SHOWS INCREASE
Last Census Returns In
dicate 1850 Gain in
Decade.
BUTTER FALLS OFF
Decrease Attributed 10 the
Greater Factory Out
put"

The total production Of milk n,
farms In the United State. in ,b.
calendar year 1919. according 10 IN.
fourteenth census. was 7.sO5 as oss
gallons. This quantity includes e,-
Inmates for farms which r.nor,.s
dairy cows on hand but failed 20
report any milk production. Tn.
quantity Of milk actually repor,es
In 1919 was S.ss3,74s.235 gallon,
compared with 5.sl3.sss,47. raIIo,.
I'VE. representing an Increase OF
l'oso'OA6.16l gallons. or Is6 nor
cent. The estimated total produc-
uoh Tor 1903. as given in the
tMnrteenth Wv census reports, was =
4ee,ie6'Sst gallons. The estimate
OF mat year were necessarily based
on the number Of cows kent ,or
milk" including many thai wers
milked only a short time in 81.
year rather than on the nunber =,
strictly dairy cows. and {, Seem
probable that the estimate, w..
somewhat too large. Percentsr.
compa arisons are. therefore, pref.r-
ABLY based on the milk production
as reported.
In 1918 there were TO7. .sss 90.
pounds OF butter made on farm In
the United States. compared Win
sS4.s5O.6lO pounds in 1909 rsnrc-
senting decrease Of ss.sSi1Is
pounds, or 2S.s per cent. This de-
crease is attributed mainly 10 IN.
iact that the making Of butter Is
/ oeing rapidly transferred from the
farms to factories
Texas In Lead.
Six States in 1919 reported ovsr
100000 pounds of butter made o,
farms: Texas. Is.lOs.lSz pounds.
Pennsylvania. 3SSss.so7 poUn5s
Tennessee. 3l.1s6.O63 pounds; Ken
lucky. 3i.osO.4l5 pounds; Ohio. s0-
26t265 pounds; and Georgia, so257,-
lS5 pounds.
The quantity Of cheese made n,
farms in 1919 was s.37I.39e mounds
while IN 1903 the farm production
OF cheese was secs $50 mounds
There was thus a decrease n s.O3s
+6S pounds. or 323 rer cent during
the decade. Only a small Der cent
of the total production Of cheese ts
made on farms.
There were 2S2e $50 ssS gallons
/ OF milk sold from farms IN N.
United States in 1919, against i
sS7.25S.Ssi gallons in Isns repre-
sentinC an increase Of 5e2l2s
gallons. or COS per cert
The States reporting The largest
sales OF milk in 1919 were New
York. with 5Ts.IsI.e52 gallons: Wis
consin. with a73.sls.ss2 gallons. ana
| Pennsylvania. with 25ol4l.94e gal
Z Ions. These three States together
( reported 5l3 per cent ~ the milk
sold from farms in 1919
or the total farm production ~
butter in 1919 C707 sss Ee2 poundsl
2o7 sea pounds. or PA per cent.
were reported as sold. The aua~-
| uty nf butter sold in 1909 was I'E-
! 0s0.tSS pounds. There was. thers-
fore. a decrease Of 20. 900 as
pounds in butter sold. or ss.s per
cent.
Sale. Of Cre,u.
The quantity of cream solS n
! 1919 was s2.2i7.sSn gallons ror,-
pared with 54sSs $50 gallons in
/ 1909. rcpresentinr an increase ~
2T.2IHe es7 gallons Or as- re- row.
The sales ~ butter Fat T-o-1
farms in the United States IN 1878
amounted 10 532csin7o pounds as
compared with sos. $50 So pounds IN
1903. These figures represent an l--
crease Of e2e.5sIaSS pounds or - I,
per cent Thus. while there ha \
heen decrease in hrtter a~'
cheese made on farms and IN butte
sold there raS hNen a marked in
crease in m'k. cream snd hutte
fat sold This is due chiefly 20 ~
change in the method NJ disposi
OF dai~v products. r'anv farrnf
now selling milk. Cream or bud
- hut'Cr and choose facf0-ts
instead % making butter or cho0S~
on the fP-"r.
rive Sfates rero-t"S saINs - n"e-
sn nnn .000 pounds 81 hUtfer fat ~
1919: Wisconsin. 60 80 2e2 pounds:
Minnesota. S"s12O6r- Iowa. i5''1.-
~: California - SIS 500. and MICH
icau. 3l6IT eos pounds.