Manufacturing opportunities in the state of Washington . state hasincreased by fully fifty jier cent, during the ))ast ten years, itwill at once be apparent that some tremendous forces have beenat work in connection with the development of the dairy in-dustry. The three principal factors which have entered intoand influenced tlie remarkable change wliich has been accom-plished in so short a period may be enumerated as follows : (1) The soils of the state have been found wonderfullywell adapted to pasture ])urposes and to the jiroduction of max-imum yields of forage crops. (2) Climatic conditio
Manufacturing opportunities in the state of Washington . state hasincreased by fully fifty jier cent, during the ))ast ten years, itwill at once be apparent that some tremendous forces have beenat work in connection with the development of the dairy in-dustry. The three principal factors which have entered intoand influenced tlie remarkable change wliich has been accom-plished in so short a period may be enumerated as follows : (1) The soils of the state have been found wonderfullywell adapted to pasture ])urposes and to the jiroduction of max-imum yields of forage crops. (2) Climatic conditions, which lend themsebes in e\eryrespect to successful dairying. (3) The extraordinary growtli of the commercial andindustrial centers of tlu state, which have supplied a marketready and alert to absorb the continually increasing output ofthe Washington dairy farms. Dairying is no longer a haphazard industry. It is a higlilyorganized business of its own and when conducted upon scientificprinciples and under favorable conditions, which are presented in. Dairi/ and Other Lhestock Products l^lii this state, ofters a Melil of industry uiiifiinnlv satisfactory andprofitalile. FACTORIES HAVE SPRUNG UP. As a direct result of these conditions, there have been cstab-hshed in yarious iiarts of the state, numerous factories wliichconserye the dairy product and conyert it into butter, cheeseor eyaporated milk. At the present time, there are 150 cream-eries, 21 cheese factories and l!-2 condenseries. ¥oy the yearending Jinie 80, 1916, the total production of milk and creamfor the state amounted to $7,100,, representing 12,043,-989 gallons of milk and 3,124,019 gallons of cream. Duringthis same period the creameries used 14,931,285 pounds of butterfat, producing 18,333,474 pounds of butter, yalued at $5,500,-540, of which there was exported 1,374,880 pounds. Cheesefactories made 1, pounds of cheese yalued at $198,031and the condenseries used pounds of whole milk,pro
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