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Table 23. — Cows on hand April 15, 1910, and the production 
of milk and butter for the calendar year 1909. 
Type area 
f 
1 
Head of dairy 
cows per farm 
Head of other 
cows per farm 
Gallons of milk 
j rod need per 
farm* 
■S 
«M M 
o C3 
7} ^ 
Northwest to North Central 
High Plains 
3.7 
12.7 
837 
145 
Western Sand Hills 
3.7 
27.3 
789 
140 
Eastern Sand Hills 
5.6 
8.2 
1113 
150 
Boyd 
6.7 
9.2 
1423 
190 
Southwest to Northeast 
Chase 
3.8 
5.7 
725 
137 
Buffalo 
5.5 
4.8 
1660 
184 
Cujster 
5.1 
6.6 
1270 
191 
Wayne 
5.7 
4.9 
1440 
246 
Southwest to Southeast 
Hitchcock 
4.8 
2.7 
1014 
142 
Harlan 
4.7 
3.3 
1160 
192 
Thayer 
4.3 
2.2 
1149 
184 
Cass 
4.7 
3.2 
1337 
241 
*“Milk produced represents all the milk produced during the year (ex- 
cept that fed directly, without being skimmed, to calves, pigs, etc., on the farm), 
even tho a portion or all of such milk is converted into butter or cheese and re- 
ported under these items.” 
Table 24. — Cattle other than coivs on hand April 15, 1910. 
Type area 
Yearling 
heifers 
per 
farm 
Spring 
calves 
per 
farm 
Yearling 
steers 
per 
farm 
1 
Other 
steers 
and 
bulls 
per 
farm 
Northwest to North Central 1 
High Plains 
4.2 
3.7 
3.9 
8.4 
Western Sand Hills 
8.0 
6.9 
8.1 
16.4 
Eastern Sand Hills 
3.6 
4.0 
4.0 
6.0 
Boyd 
4.6 
5.3 
6.0 
9.3 
Southwest to Northeast 
Chase 
2.4 
2.4 
2.4 
4.1 
Buffalo 
3.0 
3.1 
2.8 
4.0 
Custer 
3.3 
3.4 
3.5 
4.4 
Wayne 
3.1 
3.1 
3.0 
4.8 
Southwest to Southeast 
Hitchcock 
2.0 
2.3 
1.8 
2.4 
Harlan 
2.3 
2.5 
2.1 
1.9 
Thayer 
1.8 
2.0 
1.6 
1.8 
Cass - 
2.3 
2.3 
2.0 
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