• A cow will produce an average of 6.3 gallons of milk each day. That’s more than 2,300 gallons each year!
• U.S. dairy farms produce roughly 21 billion gallons of milk annually.
• Dairying supplies 11,600 Illinois jobs.
• The average American consumes almost 25 gallons of milk a year.
• Milk is measured in pounds, not gallons, for the purpose of accuracy. It’s difficult to total the milk records in volumetric measurements – imagine having to add together 4 gallons, 3 quarts and 2 tablespoons in the morning, and 6 gallons, 1 quart, 3 pints and 2 teaspoons in the evening!
• The greatest amount of milk produced in one year was 59,298 pounds by a Holstein cow named Robthom Sue Paddy.
• On a dairy farm, a farmer’s day begins and ends with milking the cows.
• Illinois ranks 20th in milk production in the United States.
• Fresh milk will stay fresher longer if you add a pinch of salt to each quart.
• A cow is more valuable for its milk, cheese, butter and yogurt than for its beef.
• Home delivery of milk (i.e. the milkman) started in 1942 as a war conservation measure.
• More than 1,000 new dairy products are introduced each year.
Where is the largest dairy farm in Illinois? Indormation about how many cows? Milk production? Employees? Whatever else?
Who are the owners?
Hi Marilyn,
I see several dairy farms saying they are among the largest, but for the official answer to your questions, I would contact the Illinois Milk Producers, http://www.illinoismilk.org, or the Midwest Dairy Association, http://www.midwestdairy.com/0t87p4/contact-us. Good luck!
Thanks,
Jessy Yancey
editor, Illinois Partners