LIVESTOCK SELECTED RECORDS

1868 - 1997 1/

Item
RECORD HIGH
RECORD LOW
Date
Series
Began
Head
Year
Head
Year

-Thousand-
-Thousand-
CATTLE
All Cattle & Calves, Jan. 1

1,860

1987

590

1868

1867
Beef Cows Jan. 1 740 1997 33 1927 1920
Milk Cows Jan. 1 479 1954 120 1998 1867
Calf Crop 835 1986 289 1927 1924
MILK
Milk Production (Annual) 2/ 2,151,000 1986 1,234,000 1930 1924
HOGS
All Hogs & Pigs, Dec. 1 970 1943 360 1986 1867
Pig Crop 1,527 1943 640 1995 1924
SHEEP
All Sheep & Lambs, Jan.1 510 1868 80 1997 1867
Lamb Crop 500 1932 70 1997 1924
Wool Production (Annual) 2/ 2,225 1931 358 1995 1909
POULTRY
Broilers Produced 260,100 1995 2,000 1934 1934
Turkey Raised 23,500 1995 515 1931 1929
Hens & Pullets of Laying Age, Dec. 1 10,939 1944 3,206 1974 1924
Egg Production 3/ 1,207,000 1963 755,000 1934 1924
1/ These are the latest years that records were achieved. In some cases, these records were equaled in earlier years. 2/ Production in pounds. 3/ Production in number of eggs.

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