,,,"Milk Cows, Production Per Cow, and Total Production by Months,  1998-2003  1/",,,
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,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003
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" Milk Cows on Farms 2/",,,"-thousands-",,,
"  January","                      125",122,120,118,120,116
"  February","                     125",122,120,118,120,116
"  March","                125",122,120,118,120,116
"  April","                     125",122,120,118,120,116
"  May","                      125",122,120,118,120,115
"  June","                    125",121,120,118,119,115
"  July","                     124",120,120,118,119,114
"  August","                      123",121,120,118,119,112
"  September","                     123",121,119,118,118,111
"  October","                     123",121,119,118,118,109
"  November ","                      123",121,119,119,117,108
"  December","                      122",120,119,119,117,106
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"Annual Average","                      124",121,120,118,119,113
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" Milk Per Cow 3/",,,"-pounds-",,,
"  January","    1,295 ",1295,1425,1380,1390,1365
"  February","    1,175 ",1205,1335,1280,1290,1235
"  March","    1,345 ",1335,1450,1425,1450,1360
"  April","   1,320 ",1320,1410,1380,1410,1355
"  May","     1,310 ",1345,1400,1415,1425,1370
"  June","   1,185 ",1240,1250,1305,1310,1235
"  July "," 1,185 ",1185,1265,1305,1285,1210
"  August","  1,210 ",1280,1250,1255,1250,1190
"  September","  1,155 ",1265,1220,1235,1235,1175
"  October","     1,205 ",1315,1285,1295,1270,1245
"  November","   1,185 ",1315,1270,1285,1260,1260
"  December","   1,270 ",1350,1320,1385,1315,1335
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"Annual Average","  14,847 ",15479,15833,15975,15891,15319
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" Milk Production 3/",,,," -million pounds-",,
"  January","  162",158,171,163,167,158
"  February","   147",147,160,151,155,143
"  March","   168",163,174,168,174,158
"  April","   165",161,169,163,169,157
"  May",164,164,168,167,171,158
"  June","  148",150,150,154,156,142
"  July",147,142,"152`",154,153,138
"  August",149,155,150,148,149,133
"  September"," 142",153,145,146,146,130
"  October","  148",159,153,153,150,136
"  November"," 146",159,151,153,147,136
"  December",155,162,157,165,154,142
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"  Annual Total",1841,1873,1900,1885,1891,1731
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"1/ 1998-2002 Revised, 2003 Preliminary. ",,,,,,
"2/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.",,,,,,
"3/EXCLUDES MILK SUCKLED BY CALVES.",,,,,,