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AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 



PRODUCTION OF MILK and MILK PRODUCTS ON FARMS, 1929-1947 



Year 



Number Of 

 Milk Cows 

 On Farms' 



Production Per 

 Milk Cow== 



Total Production 



Percentage Of On Farn»s= 



Bntter Churned 

 On Farms 



Thousands 



1929 180 



1930 181 



1931 184 



1932 187 



1933 196 



1934 195 



1935 180 



1936 166 



1937 148 



1938 140 



1939 142 



1940 148 



1941 154 



1942 159 



1943 159 



1944 155 



1945 146 



1946 137 



1947 130 



Milk 



Pounds 



4,350 

 4,380 

 4,040 

 3,990 



3,850 

 3,750 

 3,850 

 3,910 

 4,210 



4,550 

 4,800 

 4,650 

 4,760 

 4,740 



4,780 

 4,650 

 4,720 

 4,840 

 4,880 



Butterfat 



Pounds 

 170 

 171 

 158 

 156 



150 

 146 

 150 

 152 

 164 



177 

 187 

 184 

 188 



187 



189 

 184 

 186 

 191 

 193 



Butterfat 

 In Milk 



Per Cent 

 3.9 

 3.9 

 3.9 

 3.9 



3.9 

 3.9 

 3.9 

 3.9 

 3.9 



3.9 



3.9 



3.95 



3.95 



3.95 



95 

 95 

 95 

 95 

 95 



Milk 



783 

 793 

 743 



746 



755 

 731 

 693 

 649 

 623 



637 

 682 

 688 

 733 



754 



760 

 721 

 689 

 663 

 634 



* — Averag'e number on farms during year, heifers that have not freshened excluded. 

 * — Excludes milk sucked by calves and milk produced by cows not on farm«. 



•Approximations based chiefly on population in small towns and rural areas 

 where most families purchase their milk from local farmers. 



