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All of the factories~——forty-six in number—are now conducted by joint stock companies, and are all under the supervision of a competent inspector. There are in Prince Edward Island 28,300 cows, giving on an average 22,584 pounds of milk each, and costing $24.48 per head per year for maintenance. There are 390 cows sending milk to each of the fifty factories in the province, and 176 cows in the vicinity of each factory from which milk is not sent.

CHEESE.—The development of the cheese industry has been remarkable. In 1896 the cheese manufactured and sold in this province—the product of the thirty-four factories— amounted to 1,612,209 pounds, valued at $141,235.19. In 1899 there were manufactured 3,746,168 pounds, valued at $376,060.00; and in the census year the cheese product was 4,457,519 pounds, worth $449,088.00. The value of cheese made in 1904 was $158,877.00, and in 1905, $177,291.09. For various reasons the production of cheese has declined, as will be noticed, within the past three years ; but the out- look is promising for the future.

BUTTER.~Owing to the lack of proper facilities for get- ting the product on the market in prime condition, the butter industry is not so advanced as that of the cheese. But the Island is capable of producing a very fine quality of this article, and with better means of manufacture, packing, and transportation, there is no reason why Prince Edward Island should not compete successfully in the British market with the commodity from other countries. In the summer of 1896 and the winter of 1897 the output of the butter factories amounted to 225,802 pounds, the value of which was $41,706.37. In 1899 the quantity of butter made in thirty creameries was 722,614 pounds, valued at $139,057.00. In 1902 the value of butter made was $152,889.00; in 1903, $113,977.25; in 1904, $100,270.00; and in 1905, $104,633.24. Many factories are now making butter during the winter season, and cheese during the summer; and the number of creameries is steadily increasing.