STATE OF MONTANA 



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PRODUCTION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ON FARMS 



YEAR 



1937-46 Av. 

 1947 



1948 

 1949 



Number of 

 Milk Cows 



On Farms 



Thousands 



149 

 130 

 122 

 117 



Production Per 

 Milk Cow 



Milk 



Pounds 



4,670 

 4,880 

 4,990 

 4.880 



Butteriat 



Pounds 



184 

 190 

 195 

 190 



Percentage of 

 Butterfat 



In Milk 



Per Cent 



3.94 

 3.90 

 3.90 

 3.90 



Total Production 

 On Farms 



Milk 



(Million 



695 

 634 

 609 

 571 



Butterfat 



Pounds) 



27 

 25 

 24 

 22 



Butter Churned 

 On Farms 



Milk 

 Used 



Butter 

 Made 



Million Thousand 

 Pounds Pounds 



64 

 41 

 42 

 34 



2,900 

 1,900 

 1,950 

 1,600 



DISPOSITION OF MILK PRODUCED ON FARMS 



Milk Fed or Consumed On 

 Farms Where Produced 



Milk Sold or Utilized in Preparation 

 of Dairy Products Sold 



50 



FARM DAIRY PRODUCTS 



Quantities Sold, Price and Value; Value of Products Consumed in the 

 Farm Household; and Gross Farm Income From Dairy Products 



Farm Butter Sold 



Cream Sold to Plants, Dealers, 

 Etc., (as butterfat) 



Milk Sold to Plants, Dealers, 

 Etc., at Wholesale 



' Computed from the value of milk, cream and farm butter sold divided by the quantity of milk or 



butterfat used in the preparation of these products for market. 

 - Milk and milk equivalent of cream and farm butter consumed, valued at the average returns for milk 



utilized in dairy products sold. 

 ' Value of combined sales plus value of products consumed in the farm household. 



DAIRY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN MONTANA 



1937-46 

 1947 

 1948 

 1949 



Av. 



CHEESE 



Dry or 

 Pow^dered 

 Butter- 

 milk 



61,000 

 12,000 



Ice 

 Cream 



Sherbet 



(Gallons) 



1,630,000 

 2,726,000 

 2,721,000 

 2,473,000 



51.000 

 1 7,000 

 23,000 

 31,000 



