1893 - State Library Information Center

UNITED STATES CENSUS, 1890. 17value of live stock in the enumerated counties. In all but twoof these counties, the number ot milch cows was augmented, theincrease for the State reaching 9,498. The amount of milk produced,apparently, more than quadrupled during the decade, theincrease being 48,631,170 gallons, and was general; but this tosome extent is due to difference in forms of inquiry for the twocensus periods: in 1880 the returns gave the quantity of railksold off the farms; in 1890 the entire quantity of milk: producedon the farma was stated. On the other hand,the product of the pounds of butter and cheese made onthe farms fell oft considerably. All this points to the conclusionthat our farmers arc becoming more largely interested in theproduction of milk for public consumption, either directly in theurban localities, or as raw material in the butter, cheese and condensedmilk factories. The number of these factories in NewJersey increased from 8 in 1880 to 16 in 1890; the value of theraw material used, from $78,705 to $120,223, and of product,from $108,243 to $146,394, respectively.* Of course, the consumptionof milk produced in New Jersey waa not confined tothis State. The following comparative data for 1890 and 1880will show for the enumerated couuties, and for Essex, which is thesecond urbau county in the State, the number of milch cows, thepounds of butter and cheeae produced on the farms, and the gal-IOUB of milk produced or sold during the respective periods:N U Mil Kit OK Mll.ril l3,l'20,U8'.'.'.'.'. lft',7'2'2l,;nM,42!l 1.171,181.4.^6,475l55 l,05H;lo,f)47 51,220 3,.'-'120,90-J 2U7,9H5, 404,0ft!)rwl.XU,o.')7'.11,204 IK.1MKI 1O.7U7.4H.J110,050l.lHM.Nft0);i,'l23'0(»7,.'ili2r>i)0,K>81,11)0,571I) 10,1 I2i !l,f»H8 1,002,2:55hi-iAnd r»,ww); r>,i:$!) i,H'.)n,oo72S2,040r \),N&[ 1,\\MS :\w*,m\\Moumouth .MorrlH ,,^...tfnnox1/2111 iii'.iijo .|':wm!ir,n•l,o:M' 4.28H 2,ol4,'M7*Scc tnblc ol " Slatistics of ManulucliiiTS,** below.1.1HJ.WJ1,131,1! (ftl 723,013'448081,20060,61821,nn44,9821T..H756008801,274