MILK PRODUCTION, DISPOSITION, AND INCOME, 1994-1999

                          Unit	     1994     1995    1996	1997	1998	   1999
												
Milk Cows on Farms 1/	 thous.       130      129     126       125     124	    121												
Milk Production 2/
Milk Per Cow               lbs.	   14,800   15,116  14,325    14,864  14,847	 15,529	
Milkfat Per Cow            lbs.	      536      543     520       529     540	    557	
Total Milk	 	mil.lbs.    1,924    1,950   1,805     1,858   1,841	  1,879	
Total Milkfat	 	mil.lbs.     70.0     70.0    65.5	66.1	67.0       67.5

Used Where Produced
Fed to Calves 	 	mil.lbs.       16	16	12	  13	  11	     13
Milk, Cream & Butter	mil.lbs.	4	 4       3         2	   2 	      2
Total Used on Farm	mil.lbs.       20  	20	15        15	  13	     15														 

Marketed by Producers 3/
Total Marketings  3/    mil.lbs.    1,904    1,930    1,790    1,843   	1,828	  1,864
Combined Price/100 Lbs.    dols.     14.3     13.8     16.2	14.0     16.2	   15.7	 
Cash Receipts	  	thous. $  272,272  266,340  289,980  258,020  296,136	292,648	
													
Value of Milk Used
Value Where Produced
  4/ 	                thous. $      572     552  	486      280      324	    314	
Gross Producer Income
  5/                    thous. $  272,844  266,892  290,466  258,300  296,460	292,962																					
Value of Milk Produced
 4/ 6/           	thous. $  275,132  269,100  292,410  260,120  298,242	295,003	

1/ Average number during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
2/ Excludes milk sucked by calves.
3/ Milk sold to plants and dealers as whole milk and equivalent amounts of milk for cream. 
 Includes milk produced b dealers's own herds, and small amounts sold directly to consumers.
  Also includes milk produced by institutional herds.
4/ Valued at average returns per 100 pounds of milk in combined marketings of milk and cream.
5/ Cash receipts from marketings of milk and cream plus value of milk used for home consumption.
6/ Includes value of milk fed to calves.