| 777,289 | 845,255 | 8.88 % |
|Hives No | 80,111 | 167,441 |109.01 % |
|Production (quantity)-- | | | |
| Butter |79,572,327 lbs. |187,194,161 lbs.|135.25 % |
| Cheese |10,005,787 lbs. | 16,160,491 lbs.| 61.50 % |
| Bacon and Ham |30,608,345 lbs. | 54,192,175 lbs.| 77.05 % |
| Honey | 2,873,763 lbs. | 8,007,492 lbs.|178.63 % |
| Beeswax | 68,243 lbs. | 130,959 lbs.| 91.90 % |
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+---------+

FIVE YEARS.
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+---------+
| | 1907. | 1912. |Increase.|
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+---------+
|Production (total value) |$74,803,200.00 |$97,344,000.00 | 30.13 % |
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+---------+

TEN YEARS.
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+---------+
| | 1902. | 1912. |Increase.|
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+---------+
|Exports (Value)-- | | | |
| Butter | 1,820,371.20 | 16,044,681.60 | |
| Cheese | 20,592.00 | 27,648.00 | |
| Condensed Milk | 55,689.60 | 92,308.80 | |
| Bacon and Hams | 37,060.80 | 328,814.40 | |
| Lard | 6,100.80 | 177,902.40 | |
| Frozen Pork | 70,339.20 | 79,972.80 | |
| Honey | 7,891.20 | 9,235.20 | |
| Other items | 269,246.40 | 78,859.20 | |
|-------------------------+----------------+----------------+---------+
| Total |$2,287,291.20 |$16,839,422.40 |636.21 % |
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+---------+

[Illustration: In the Butter Factory.]

The United Kingdom purchases the great bulk of Australian butter--about
88 per cent.--but considerable quantities also go to Canada, Ceylon,