- There are dairy farms in each of the 50 states.
- The 5 leading states for milk production are California, Wisconsin, Idaho, Pennsylvania, and New York!
- The average cow produces enough milk to fill 90 glasses per day/ 350,000 in her lifetime.
- More than 1/3 of all milk produced in the US goes to produce cheese.
- Milk leaves the cow at 101° and is quickly cooled to 40°.
- A gallon of milk weighs 8.59#s
- A cow has 4 stomachs and 24 teeth. A cow has 207 bones (just 1 more than humans).
- Long ago, when people traveled they took their cows with them to have milk.
- Cows spend about 6 1/2 hours a day eating. They spend a good majority of the rest of their day lying down.
- It takes 2 days for the cow to process her food into milk.
- It takes 12 1/2 gallons of milk to make one gallon of ice cream.
- The holes in Swiss cheese are caused by the expansion of gases within the cheese curd during its ripening process.
Words of wisdom from a cow...
- Always wake up in a good moo-d.
- Don't cry over spilled milk.
- The grass IS always greener on the other side of the fence.
- Turn the udder cheek and moo-ve on.
- Seize every opportunity and milk it for all its worth!
- It's better to be seen and not herd.
- Honor your mudder, your fodder and all your udder relatives.
- Never take any bull from anybody.
- Always let them know who's the bossy.
- Black & white is always an appropriate fashion statement.
- Don't forget to cow-nt your blessings every day!
~Kane County Farmer, June '11
Diane Morales
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