- A cow drinks over 117 gallons of water in a week.
- The average cow produces 90 glasses of milk each day or about 200,000 glasses of milk throughout her life.
- By 1973, only 10% of Americans still received home milk delivery. By 1995, only 1% of American homes were still visited by the milkman.
- A cow's udder can hold 25 - 50 pounds of milk.
- The national program of picturing lost children on milk cartons began on January 1, 1985. Within one month, over 400 dairies were participating.
- Cows were first brought to Plymouth Colony in 1624.
- American dairy farmers produced 156.6 billion pounds of milk in 1997.
- Milk is sometimes called nature's most nearly perfect food.
- The best sources of calcium are milk, yogurt, and cheese. About 72% of the calcium in the U.S. food supply comes from dairy foods.hese foods also provide protein and several other important nutrients.
- Milk remains fresh for 7-10 days after the expiration date if refrigerated at 35-40°F. Each 5° (F) rise in temperature shortens milk's shelf life by 50% because of bacteria growth.
- 25 gallons of milk can make 9 gallons of ice cream, 25 pounds of cheese, or 11 pounds of butter. It takes about 30 cups of milk to make 1 pound of butter.
- 99 percent of all U.S. households purchase milk. The average American consumes almost 25 gallons of milk a year ... that's 400 glasses!
- June is dairy month.
- All cows are females. Males are called bulls.
- t takes 29 cups of milk to make 1 pound of butter.
- Home delivery of milk (i.e. the milkman) started in 1942 as a war conservation measure.
- A cow can't give milk until she has given birth to a calf.
- Homogenized milk was introduced in 1919 on the East Coast.
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