Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1883 — The Dairy Interest. [ARTICLE]

The Dairy Interest.

The returns of dairy manufacturers as shown by the census, (now in press), show an immense growth in that industry. The capital invested amounts to $10,000,000. They consume materials valued at $18,000,000, and their total products are $26,000,000. The value of material used in condensed milk manufactories amounts to $1,000,000. Statistics were taken from the cheese factories combined batter and skim milk factories and condensed milk factories. The total number of these establishments reaches 4,000. The State of New York leads any other in th!p number of factories, and the amount of capital invested in this investment