+304. Exportation and importation of cheese by the United States.+--The accompanying table shows the exports and imports of cheese from 1851 to 1916 and their values, in so far as the figures are available. [Illustration: FIG. 67.--Showing relationship of total production, exports and imports of cheese.] One noteworthy item in Table XXII is that the exports have gradually decreased and imports increased. This is probably because immigrants have demanded the cheeses of their native country which were not made in America. The exports for the years 1915 and 1916 are interesting as they show the effect of the war on the cheese industry, the imports being gradually decreased and the exports greatly increased. TABLE XXII SHOWING THE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF CHEESE BY THE UNITED STATES FROM 1851-1916 ------+----------------------+-------------------------- YEAR | IMPORTS | EXPORTS ------+-----------+----------+-------------+------------ | Amount | | Amount | | in | Value in | in | Value in | pounds | dollars | pounds | dollars | | | | 1851 | 603,398 | ---- | 10,361,189 | ---- 1852 | 514,337 | ---- | 6,650,420 | ---- 1853 | 874,949 | ---- | 3,763,932 | ---- 1854 | 969,417 | ---- | 7,003,974 | ---- 1855 | 1,526,942 | ---- | 4,846,568 | ---- 1856 | 1,384,272 | ---- | 8,737,029 | ---- 1857 | 1,400,252 | ---- | 6,453,072 | ---- 1858 | 1,589,066 | ---- | 8,098,527 | ---- 1859 | 1,409,420 | ---- | 7,103,323 | ---- 1860 | 1,401,161 | ---- | 15,515,799 | ---- 1861 | 1,090,835 | ---- | 32,361,428 | ---- 1862 | 594,822 | ---- | 34,052,678 | ---- 1863 | 545,966 | ---- | 42,045,054 | ---- 1864 | 836,127 | ---- | 47,751,329 | ---- 1865 | 985,362 | ---- | 53,154,318 | ---- 1866 | ---- | ---- | 36,411,985 | ---- 1867 | 1,738,657 | ---- | 52,352,127 | ---- 1868 | 2,997,994 | ---- | 51,097,203 | ---- 1869 | ---- | ---- | 39,960,367 | ---- 1870 | ---- | ---- | 57,296,327 | ---- 1871 | ---- | ---- | 63,698,867 | ---- 1872 | ---- | ---- | 66,204,025 | ---- 1873 | ---- | ---- | 80,366,540 | ---- 1874 | ---- | ---- | 90,611,077 | ---- 1875 | ---- | ---- | 101,010,853 | ---- 1876 | ---- | ---- | 97,676,264 | ---- 1877 | ---- | ---- | 107,364,666 | ---- 1878 | ---- | ---- | 123,783,736 | ---- 1879 | ---- | ---- | 141,654,474 | ---- 1880 | ---- | ---- | 127,553,907 | ---- 1881 | ---- | ---- | 147,995,614 | ---- 1882 | ---- | ---- | 127,989,782 | ---- 1883 | ---- | ---- | 99,220,467 | ---- 1884 | 6,243,014 | ---- | 112,869,575 | ----