Arizona 3 California 93 Colorado 8 Connecticut 2 Delaware 1 Illinois 50 Indiana 13 Iowa 25 Kansas 1 Maine 5 Michigan 196 Minnesota 74 Missouri 4 Montana 1 Nebraska 1 New Hampshire 2 New York 995 North Dakota 3 Ohio 111 Oklahoma 1 Oregon 42 Pennsylvania 106 South Dakota 1 Utah 8 Vermont 35 Virginia 3 Washington 15 West Virginia 1 Wisconsin 1720 ---- 3520 +302. Total production of cheese in the United States.+--The following figures (Table XX) compiled by the United States Census show the total production of cheese and the amount made on farms and in factories in the United States by ten-year periods: TABLE XX SHOWING THE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF CHEESE AND PART MADE ON FARMS AND IN FACTORIES IN THE UNITED STATES BY TEN-YEAR PERIODS 1849 Total 105,535,893 pounds 1859 Total 103,663,927 pounds 1869 Total 162,927,382 pounds 1879 Total 243,157,850 pounds 1889 On farms 18,726,818 pounds In factories 238,035,065 pounds Total 256,761,883 pounds 1899 On farms 16,372,330 pounds In factories 281,972,324 pounds Total 298,344,654 pounds 1909 On farms 9,405,864 pounds In factories 311,126,317 pounds Total 320,532,181 pounds Comparing the figures of 1899 with those of 1909, it is seen that the total production of cheese in the United States increased 22,187,539 pounds, or an increase of 7.4 per cent in 1909 over 1899. During the same years the amount made on the farms decreased 6,966,454 pounds, or a decrease of 42.6 per cent, while the amount made in factories increased 29,153,933 pounds or 10.3 per cent. +303. Rank of the leading cheese-producing states.+--The rank of the leading cheese states according to the number of factories in 1914 was: Wisconsin 1720, New York 995, Michigan 196, Ohio 111, Pennsylvania 106. [Illustration: FIG. 66.--Showing the cheese factories in the Pacific coast states.]