The Twelfth Census reports that in the year 1900 there were 5,737 372 farms in the United States, and of these 4,514,210 had dairy cows. Where a farm was found upon which at least 40 per cent, of the value of annual products was from dairy products, it was classified as a dairy farm. The total quantity of milk produced on farms in this country, during the year 1890, was 7,266,392,674 gallons, or, in round numbers, 62,500,000,000 pounds.

Production Of Butter

in hundreds of millions of pounds.

1900 1890 1880 1870 1860 1850

Production Of Cheese

in hundreds of millions, of pounds.

1900 1890 1880 1870 1860 1850