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Cattle and Calves: Number on Farms by Classes, January 1
Year All Cattle and Calves Cows and Heifers That Have Calved
All Cows Beef Cows Milk Cows
1,000 Head
1963 2,257 1,330 980 350
1968 2,290 1,354 1,110 244
1973 2,415 1,396 1,249 147
1978 2,130 1,210 1,100 110
1983 1,800 970 874 96
1988 1,350 774 706 68
1989 1,300 730 662 68
1990 1,280 720 657 63
1991 1,230 720 657 63
1992 1,270 720 660 60
1993 1,350 760 700 60
1994 1,370 760 702 58
1995 1,340 740 683 57
1996 1,390 760 708 52
1997 1,340 730 682 48
1998 1,300 710 666 44
Year Heifers 500 Pounds and Over Steers 500
Pounds and
Over 		Bulls 500
Pounds and
Over 		Calves
Under 500
Pounds
All
Heifers 		Beef Cow
Replacements 		Milk Cow
Replacements 		Other
1,000 Head
1963 379 178 99 102 99 45 404
1968 337 244 60 33 80 50 469
1973 321 243 43 35 57 70 571
1978 242 184 28 30 63 67 548
1983 204 155 31 18 65 61 500
1988 164 121 24 19 45 50 317
1989 169 122 25 22 52 47 302
1990 157 114 19 24 50 46 307
1991 156 116 20 20 41 47 266
1992 166 121 22 23 42 47 295
1993 173 127 22 24 47 48 322
1994 212 163 22 27 37 48 313
1995 200 152 20 28 46 47 307
1996 200 149 20 31 57 50 323
1997 181 130 19 32 70 49 310
1998 175 125 19 31 67 48 300

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Mississippi Agricultural Statistics, Supplement 32

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