Got milk? Illinois farmers throughout the state provide nutritious and delicious dairy products. Learn about dairy farms, cows and more.
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- On average, a dairy cow produces 6.3 gallons of milk daily and 350,000 glasses of milk in a lifetime.
- Cows eat about 100 pounds of food and drink 50 gallons of water daily.
- Farmers measure milk in pounds, not gallons.
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Sources: American Dairy Association, Farm Flavor, Harvard Milk Days, Illinois Farm Families, U.S. Department of Agriculture, WSIU
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