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Milk Cows: Production of Milk and Milkfat
Year Number of
Operations With
Milk Cows 		Number of
Milk Cows on
Farms 1 		Production of Milk and Milkfat 2
Per Milk Cow Percentage
of Fat in
Milk 		Total
Milk Milkfat Milk Milkfat
1,000 Head Pounds Percent Million Pounds
1963 --- 301 3,770 155 4.10 1,135 47.0
1968 23,000 209 5,233 206 3.90 1,093 43.0
1973 11,000 141 6,738 252 3.74 950 36.0
1978 6,300 106 7,887 291 3.69 836 31.0
1983 2,800 94 9,394 344 3.66 883 32.0
1988 1,900 68 11,676 425 3.64 794 28.9
1989 1,700 65 11,800 430 3.64 767 27.9
1990 1,500 62 12,081 435 3.60 749 27.0
1991 1,300 61 12,098 438 3.62 738 26.7
1992 1,200 60 12,600 456 3.62 756 27.4
1993 1,100 59 12,627 460 3.64 745 27.1
1994 800 57 12,825 467 3.64 731 26.6
1995 700 55 12,909 456 3.53 710 25.1
1996 600 51 12,902 458 3.55 658 23.4
1997 550 47 13,489 479 3.55 634 22.5
--- Estimates not made.
1     Average number on farm during year, excluding heifers not yet fresh.
2     Excludes milk sucked by calves.

Dairy - 81
Mississippi Agricultural Statistics, Supplement 32

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