HDR1012000160030117951500MILK PRODUCTION
HDR2012000160030117951500MILK PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Released January 17, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.

                      December Milk Production Up 3 Percent

Milk production in the 21 major States during December totaled
10.8 billion pounds, 3 percent above production in these same States in
December 1993.  November revised production, at 10.4 billion pounds, was
4 percent more than November 1993.

Production per cow in the 21 major States averaged 1,355 pounds for
December, 56 pounds above December 1993.

The number of cows on farms in the 21 major States was 7.99 million head,
63,000 head less than December 1993 and 9,000 head less than November 1994.

During the October-December period, the 21 major States produced 31.9 billion
pounds of milk, 83.9 percent of the U.S. production. If the remaining 29
States
not surveyed monthly followed the same pattern as the 21 States, the U.S.
production would be 12.8 billion pounds for October, 12.4 billion pounds for
November, and 12.9 billion pounds for December 1994.

                               October-December Milk Production Up 4 Percent

The quarterly production of milk for the U.S. was 38.1 billion pounds, 4
percent
above the October-December period in 1993.  The average number of milk cows in
the U.S. during the October-December quarter was 9.60 million head 43,000 less
than the same period a year earlier.

                                     Grain and Other Concentrates Fed

Grain and other concentrates fed to milk cows on January 1, 1995, averaged
18.9 pounds per cow, 0.4 pound more than January 1, 1994.

                                   Value of Grain and Other Concentrates

The value of grain and other concentrates fed to cows on January 1, averaged
$7.66 per hundredweight, $0.52 less than January 1, 1994.

For information call Doyle Fuchs at (202) 720-4447.  Office hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

Da 1-1 (1-95)

HDR2012000160030117951500MILK COWS AND PROD. BY QTR., US 93-94
         Milk Cows and Production:  By Quarter, United States,  1993-94
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        :    Milk Cows  1/   :  Milk per Cow  2/ :     Milk Production 2/
        :----------------------------------------------------------------------
Quarter :          :         :         :         :         :         : 1994 as
        :  1993    :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :   % of
        :          :         :         :         :         :         :   1993
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        :    ---- 1,000 ----         Pounds         Million Pounds     Percent
        :
Jan-Mar :    9,773     9,612     3,848     3,921    37,608    37,692       100
Apr-Jun :    9,727     9,641     4,052     4,146    39,411    39,973       101
Jul-Sep :    9,675     9,642     3,862     3,979    37,364    38,365       103
Oct-Dec :    9,644     9,601     3,792     3,964    36,571    38,063       104
        :
Annual  :    9,705     9,624    15,554    16,010   150,954   154,093       102
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1/  Includes dry cows.  Excludes heifers not yet fresh.
2/  Excludes milk sucked by calves.

HDR2012000160030117951500MILK COWS AND PROD. BY MO. 21 SELC. STS. 93-94
         Milk Cows and Production:  By Month, 21 Selected States, 1993-94
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        :    Milk Cows  1/   :  Milk per Cow  2/ :     Milk Production 2/
        :----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Month  :          :         :         :         :         :         : 1994 as
        :  1993    :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :   % of
        :          :         :         :         :         :         :   1993
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        :    ---- 1,000 ----         Pounds         Million Pounds     Percent
        :
Jan     :    8,219     8,042     1,305     1,323    10,728    10,637        99
Feb     :    8,193     8,018     1,209     1,222     9,908     9,802        99
Mar     :    8,173     8,005     1,353     1,384    11,060    11,079       100
Apr     :    8,148     8,014     1,341     1,377    10,927    11,038       101
May     :    8,139     8,021     1,402     1,428    11,410    11,452       100
Jun     :    8,130     8,038     1,346     1,368    10,940    10,998       101
Jul     :    8,110     8,030     1,346     1,369    10,913    10,996       101
Aug     :    8,098     8,034     1,306     1,348    10,573    10,830       102
Sep     :    8,090     8,038     1,253     1,303    10,138    10,471       103
Oct     :    8,069     8,010     1,280     1,337    10,331    10,707       104
Nov     :    8,065     8,000     1,239     1,298     9,994    10,383       104
Dec     :    8,054     7,991     1,299     1,355    10,461    10,826       103
        :
Annual  :    8,124     8,020    15,680    16,112   127,383   129,219       101
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1/  Includes dry cows.  Excludes heifers not yet fresh.
2/  Excludes milk sucked by calves.
HDR2012000160030117951500MILK COWS AND PROD. BY ST. DEC. 93-94
             Milk Cows and Production:  By State,  December 1993-94
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        :    Milk Cows  1/   :  Milk per Cow  2/ :     Milk Production 2/
        :----------------------------------------------------------------------
 State  :          :         :         :         :         :         : 1994 as
        :  1993    :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :   % of
        :          :         :         :         :         :         :   1993
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        :    ---- 1,000 ----        Pounds         Million Pounds      Percent
        :
CA      :    1,190     1,225     1,635     1,725     1,946     2,113       109
FL      :      177       170     1,275     1,330       226       226       100
ID      :      193       220     1,440     1,490       278       328       118
IL      :      175       176     1,170     1,280       205       225       110
IN      :      145       145     1,280     1,300       186       189       102
IA      :      290       280     1,130     1,190       328       333       102
KY      :      175       165       980     1,055       172       174       101
MD      :       96        91     1,240     1,275       119       116        97
MI      :      338       333     1,340     1,410       453       470       104
MN      :      635       600     1,230     1,275       781       765        98
MO      :      218       215     1,020     1,060       222       228       103
NY      :      751       730     1,255     1,300       943       949       101
NC      :       91        89     1,390     1,420       126       126       100
OH      :      302       291     1,255     1,330       379       387       102
PA      :      654       649     1,295     1,340       847       870       103
TN      :      178       165     1,000     1,060       178       175        98
TX      :      390       400     1,300     1,305       507       522       103
VT      :      161       156     1,285     1,315       207       205        99
VA      :      130       129     1,290     1,265       168       163        97
WA      :      257       263     1,600     1,645       411       433       105
WI      :    1,508     1,499     1,180     1,220     1,779     1,829       103
        :
21 State:
 Total  :    8,054     7,991     1,299     1,355    10,461    10,826       103
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1/  Includes dry cows.  Excludes heifers not yet fresh.
2/  Excludes milk sucked by calves.
HDR2012000160030117951500MILK COWS AND PROD. BY ST. DEC. 93-94
            Milk Cows and Production:  By State,  November 1993-94 1/
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        :    Milk Cows  2/   :  Milk per Cow  3/ :     Milk Production 3/
        :----------------------------------------------------------------------
 State  :          :         :         :         :         :         : 1994 as
        :   1993   :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :   % of
        :          :         :         :         :         :         :   1993
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        :    ---- 1,000 ----        Pounds           Million Pounds    Percent
        :
CA      :    1,188     1,225     1,590     1,680     1,889     2,058       109
FL      :      177       173     1,090     1,140       193       197       102
ID      :      193       217     1,400     1,470       270       319       118
IL      :      175       176     1,130     1,250       198       220       111
IN      :      145       145     1,220     1,240       177       180       102
IA      :      292       282     1,110     1,170       324       330       102
KY      :      176       165       920       995       162       164       101
MD      :       96        91     1,210     1,230       116       112        97
MI      :      338       334     1,270     1,325       429       443       103
MN      :      640       605     1,140     1,185       730       717        98
MO      :      220       215       970     1,020       213       219       103
NY      :      753       730     1,180     1,225       889       894       101
NC      :       92        90     1,310     1,335       121       120        99
OH      :      302       293     1,225     1,290       370       378       102
PA      :      650       651     1,250     1,285       813       837       103
TN      :      180       164       980     1,050       176       172        98
TX      :      386       399     1,210     1,215       467       485       104
VT      :      162       156     1,210     1,250       196       195        99
VA      :      131       129     1,235     1,240       162       160        99
WA      :      257       263     1,550     1,585       398       417       105
WI      :    1,512     1,497     1,125     1,180     1,701     1,766       104
        :
21 State:
 Total  :    8,065     8,000     1,239     1,298     9,994    10,383       104
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1/  1993 and 1994 revised.  2/ Includes dry cows.  Excludes heifers not yet
    fresh.  3/  Excludes milk sucked by calves.
HDR2012000160030117951500MILK COWS AND PROD. BY ST. & US REV. JUL-SEP 93-94
              Milk Cows and Production:  By State and United States
                         Revised July-September,  1993-94
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        :     Jul-Sep Milk Cows 1/     :  Jul-Sep Milk Production 2/ :  1994
 State  :------------------------------------------------------------: as % of
        :     1993      :     1994     :    1993      :     1994     :  1993
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        :          ------ 1,000 ------          -- Million Pounds --   Percent
        :
AL      :            38             36            110            102        93
AK      :           0.7            0.7           3.13           3.29       105
AZ      :           104            118            435            472       109
AR      :            62             61            186            183        98
CA      :         1,182          1,220          5,900          6,387       108
CO      :            81             82            373            405       109
CT      :            33             33            127            129       102
DE      :          10.0           10.0           34.3           37.5       109
FL      :           179            176            560            569       102
GA      :           100            102            334            348       104
HI      :          10.9           10.5           34.3           33.5        98
ID      :           192            211            851            995       117
IL      :           176            175            659            668       101
IN      :           145            145            562            568       101
IA      :           294            287          1,014          1,002        99
KS      :            80             79            260            275       106
KY      :           177            167            515            493        96
LA      :            78             79            195            200       103
ME      :            41             40            167            161        96
MD      :            97             92            330            332       101
MA      :            30             28            118            109        92
MI      :           339            335          1,370          1,387       101
MN      :           647            620          2,320          2,270        98
MS      :            58             57            160            157        98
MO      :           223            219            682            658        96
MT      :            22             21             78             80       103
NE      :            90             79            283            283       100
NV      :          20.0           22.0           89.0          101.2       114
NH      :            20             19             78             74        95
NJ      :            25             24             88             91       103
NM      :           139            171            679            848       125
NY      :           748            733          2,846          2,829        99
NC      :            94             90            340            343       101
ND      :            70             68            235            222        94
OH      :           303            297          1,136          1,129        99
OK      :            98             99            309            317       103
OR      :           100            100            434            455       105
PA      :           650            651          2,510          2,496        99
RI      :           2.2            2.1              8            7.7        96
SC      :            28             28             82             92       112
SD      :           124            120            408            410       100
TN      :           182            163            520            509        98
TX      :           386            399          1,386          1,426       103
UT      :            81             88            338            377       112
VT      :           161            159            618            595        96
VA      :           131            129            472            459        97
WA      :           260            263          1,276          1,334       105
WV      :            23             23             68             70       103
WI      :         1,535          1,504          5,757          5,848       102
WY      :           7.3            7.2           25.8           25.3        98
        :
US   3/ :         9,675          9,642         37,364         38,365       103
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1/  Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh.
2/  Excludes milk sucked by calves.
3/  Milk cows will not add due to rounding.
HDR2012000160030117951500MILK COWS AND PROD. BY ST. & US PREL. OCT-DEC 93-94
             Milk Cows and Production:  By State and United States
                    Preliminary October-December,  1993-94
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        :     Oct-Dec Milk Cows 1/     :  Oct-Dec Milk Production 2/ :  1994
 State  :------------------------------------------------------------: as % of
        :      1993     :     1994     :     1993     :     1994     :  1993
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        :          ------ 1,000 ------          -- Million Pounds --   Percent
        :
AL      :            38             37            127            123        97
AK      :           0.7            0.7           2.88           2.85        99
AZ      :           105            114            492            534       109
AR      :            62             61            183            177        97
CA      :         1,188          1,225          5,794          6,315       109
CO      :            80             82            356            394       111
CT      :            33             32            127            129       102
DE      :          10.0           10.0           34.8           35.0       101
FL      :           177            172            608            611       100
GA      :           102            102            380            390       103
HI      :          10.9           10.5           32.3           32.9       102
ID      :           193            218            830            983       118
IL      :           175            176            611            665       109
IN      :           145            145            546            552       101
IA      :           292            281            986            996       101
KS      :            77             81            255            285       112
KY      :           176            165            503            506       101
LA      :            78             79            217            217       100
ME      :            40             39            160            155        97
MD      :            96             91            347            343        99
MA      :            30             28            115            109        95
MI      :           338            334          1,325          1,374       104
MN      :           638            605          2,253          2,223        99
MS      :            58             57            171            173       101
MO      :           219            215            653            672       103
MT      :            22             21             74             80       108
NE      :            90             78            267            276       103
NV      :          20.0           23.0           88.0          101.2       115
NH      :            20             19             77             75        97
NJ      :            24             24             83             91       110
NM      :           147            171            687            849       124
NY      :           751            730          2,755          2,771       101
NC      :            92             90            367            365        99
ND      :            69             66            214            208        97
OH      :           302            292          1,128          1,146       102
OK      :           100             98            320            316        99
OR      :           100            100            415            440       106
PA      :           652            650          2,498          2,554       102
RI      :           2.3            2.1            7.7            7.7       100
SC      :            28             28             92            101       110
SD      :           124            120            387            391       101
TN      :           180            164            530            516        97
TX      :           387            399          1,449          1,496       103
UT      :            80             89            326            362       111
VT      :           162            156            606            601        99
VA      :           131            129            494            484        98
WA      :           257            263          1,228          1,288       105
WV      :            23             22             70             69        99
WI      :         1,512          1,499          5,275          5,455       103
WY      :           7.1            6.8           24.1           23.5        98
        :
US   3/ :         9,644          9,601         36,571         38,063       104
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1/  Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh.
2/  Excludes milk sucked by calves.
3/  Milk cows will not add due to rounding.
  HDR2012000160030117951500GRN&OTH CONC.:QTY FED DALY & VAL BY ST & US JAN1 94-5
           Grain and Other Concentrates:  Quantity Fed Daily and Value
                 By State and United States, January 1, 1994-95
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            :Grain and Other Concentrates : Value per 100 Pounds of Concentrate
            :  Fed Daily per Milk Cow     :   Ration Fed to Milk Cows
   State    :------------------------------------------------------------------
            :     1994     :    1995      :      1994      :       1995
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            :        ----- Pounds -----               -------- Dollars --------
            :
    AL      :       17.4            18.7              9.10                8.40
    AK      :       19.0            19.5             13.50               13.80
    AZ      :       21.8            23.5              7.55                7.35
    AR      :       17.9            18.4              8.35                7.90
    CA      :       21.0            21.2              7.75                8.00
    CO      :       22.0            22.5              7.00                6.70
    CT      :       18.0            17.0              8.50                8.45
    DE      :       15.8            16.1              8.40                9.00
    FL      :       30.0            24.0              7.30                7.10
    GA      :       22.6            24.0              8.20                7.60
    ID      :       20.0            21.0              6.60                6.70
    IL      :       18.3            17.8              8.80                7.70
    IN      :       16.8            18.5              8.05                7.50
    IA      :       16.6            17.2              8.20                7.10
    KS      :       19.0            19.3              7.55                7.70
    KY      :       17.3            15.9              8.80                8.40
    LA      :       18.0            17.0              8.65                8.15
    ME      :       16.5            16.0              9.15                8.85
    MD      :       15.3            15.8              8.90                8.40
    MA      :       14.5            16.0              9.20                8.75
    MI      :       16.5            17.5              6.50                6.95
    MN      :       17.7            17.7              8.20                7.20
    MS      :       18.2            17.1              8.55                8.35
    MO      :       18.5            18.8              8.15                7.35
    MT      :       18.3            18.0              7.70                7.05
    NE      :       17.3            17.1              7.30                7.20
    NV      :       20.0            21.0              8.30                8.00
    NH      :       15.5            17.0              8.90                8.65
    NJ      :       14.5            14.1              8.80                8.40
    NM      :       25.0            26.0              6.60                6.40
    NY      :       14.9            15.3              9.30                9.10
    NC      :       18.4            19.0              9.15                8.90
    ND      :       15.8            15.8              6.05                6.10
    OH      :       17.0            18.0              8.50                8.30
    OK      :       19.5            20.0              8.30                8.10
    OR      :       18.5            19.0              9.00                8.90
    PA      :       15.2            16.5              9.25                8.90
    RI      :       15.5            15.0              8.50                8.75
    SC      :       18.0            18.5              8.35                7.70
    SD      :       16.9            16.7              6.85                6.35
    TN      :       17.0            17.0              9.30                8.80
    TX      :       23.3            24.1              8.10                7.50
    UT      :       18.1            17.9              7.20                7.30
    VT      :       15.0            16.0              9.00                8.70
    VA      :       17.2            16.5              8.80                8.85
    WA      :       21.0            22.5              8.20                8.20
    WV      :       16.8            15.4              9.15                9.00
    WI      :       18.0            17.7              8.10                6.50
    WY      :       12.3            12.8              6.40                6.25
            :
    US      :       18.5            18.9              8.18                7.66
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HDR2012000160030117951500RELIABILITY STATEMENT
Survey Procedures:  Primary data used to determine these estimates were
                    obtained from a sample of producers. Individual States
maintain a list of all known milk producers and information on the size of
their herd.  States use all known sources of producers to ensure that their
lists are as complete as possible.  About 20,000 producers are sampled in
January and data are collected from about 10,000 respondents.  There are
about 7,300 respondents in each of the remaining quarters.  Generally, all
large producers and a sample of small producers are included in the
survey.  Questionnaires are mailed to producers near the end of the month
to obtain data for the first day of the month.  Additional reports are obtained
by telephone, as needed, to supplement the mail response.

Estimation Procedures:   State offices prepare these estimates using survey
                         indications, historic trends, and any available
administrative data.  Individual State estimates are reviewed by the
Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness.

Revision Policy:  Milk production, rate per cow, and number of cows are
                  subject to revision the following month for monthly States or
the following quarter for the quarterly States.  Normally, Federal Market Order
sales are the main basis for revisions. However, data for all orders are not
available in time for this revision.  Estimates are again subject to revisions
in February each year based on additional administrative data.  In the event
that additional changes are necessary, a third revision is possible in February
the following year.  Estimates are again reviewed after data from the five-year
Census of Agriculture, conducted by the Department of Commerce, are available.
No revisions are made after that date.

Reliability:  Since all operations with dairy animals are not included in
              the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling
variability. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as
omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and
processing the data. The effects of these errors cannot be measured
directly.  They are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data
collection process and through a careful review of all reported data for
consistency and reasonableness.

To assist users in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this
report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected items in the
table below. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on
past performance and is computed using the differences between first and
final estimates.  The "Root Mean Square Error" for milk cow inventory
estimates over the past 10 quarters is 0.6 percent.  This means that
chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below
the current estimate of 9.60 million head by more than 0.6 percent, or
about 58,000 head.  Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not
exceed 1.0 percent, or about 96,000 head (the 90 percent confidence
level).
HDR2012000160030117951500RELIABILITY TABLE
               Reliability of October-December Milk Estimates 1/
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             :        :              :    Difference Between    :
             :        :              :      First and Final     :    Number of
             :  Root  :     90%      :         Estimates  1/    :    Quarters
    Item     :  Mean  :  Confidence  :------------------------------------------
             : Square :    Level     :        :         :       : First : First
             :  Error :              : Average: Smallest:Largest: Above : Below
             :        :              :        :         :       : Final : Final
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             :   - Percent -     ---------- Mil Lbs. ----------     - Number -
             :
Milk         :    0.7    1.2     457       172        7      565     9       1
  Production :
             :                  --------- 1,000 Head ----------
             :
All Milk     :    0.6    1.0      96        44        4      126    10       0
  Cows       :
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1/  Based on records for the past 10 October-December quarters.
HDR2012000160030117951500NEXT RPTG DATE & EEO STATEMENT
The next "Milk Production" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on
February 16, 1995.

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