KENTUCKY MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION 2001 - 2002

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                                       KENTUCKY
                             MILK COWS AND MILK PRODUCTION
                                        2001 - 2002
                              Milk Cows on Farms 1/           Milk Per Cow 2/            Milk Production 2/
           MONTH
                                 2001         2002         2001              2002      2001         2002
                                   (1,000 Head)                   (Pounds)               (Million Pounds)
           January               130            123       1,090              1,170      142           144
           February              128            123       1,040              1,100      133           135
           March                 127            123       1,180              1,245      150           153
           April                 128            123       1,180              1,240      151           153
           May                   129            123       1,200              1,230      155           151
           June                  130            123       1,075              1,080      140           133
           July                  129            123       1,045              1,035      135           127
           August                128            122       1,000              1,025      128           125
           September             127            120         975                990      124           119
           October               126            120       1,030              1,025      130           123
           November              125            120       1,050              1,020      131           122
           December              125            120       1,130              1,075      141           129

          ANNUAL                 128           122        12,969          13,230       1,660        1,614
      1/Excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2/Excludes milk sucked by calves.

                  U.S. PRODUCTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS 2001 - 2002
                                                                      2002 %           MAJOR PRODUCING
           PRODUCT                   2001 1/           2002           of 2001              STATES

                            CHEESE AND BUTTER PRODUCTION - (1,000 Lbs.)

  American Cheddar                 2,746,691          2,840,077         103            Wisconsin, California
  Mozzarella                       2,767,784          2,813,712         102            Wisconsin, California
  Other Cheese 2/                  2,746,153          2,945,260         107            Wisconsin, California
  Total Cheese 3/                  8,260,628          8,599,049         104            Wisconsin, California
  Butter                           1,231,838          1,355,148         110            California, Wisconsin

                               COTTAGE CHEESE PRODUCTION - (1,000 Lbs.)

  Curd 4/                            453,195           437,935           97            New York, California
  Creamed 5/                         371,623           372,399          100            New York, Illinois
  Lowfat 6/                          370,233           374,296          101            New York, California

                                           FROZEN PRODUCTS - (1,000 Gal.)

  Ice Cream                         970,121            988,883         102             California, Indiana
  Ice Cream, Lowfat                 380,165            361,587           95            Indiana, California
  Milk Sherbet                       52,634             54,639         104             California, Ohio
 1/Revised. 2/Includes Muenster, Brick, Limburger, Blue, Part Skim, Colby, Monterey, Jack, Swiss, Gorgonzola,
 Hispanic, Other Italian, Cream and Neufchatel. 3/Excludes cottage cheese. 4/Mostly used for processing into creamed
 or lowfat cottage cheese. 5/Milkfat content 4.0 percent or more. 6/Milkfat content less than 4.0 percent, mostly 0.5
 to 2.0 percent milkfat.

Kentucky Agricultural Statistics Service