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Dairy industry in the United States. The dairy industry in the United States includes the farms, cooperatives, and companies that produce milk and cheese and related products, such as milking machines, and distribute them to the consumer. By 1925, the United States had 1.5-2 million dairy cows, each producing an average of 4200 lb of milk per year.
Dairy cattle (also called dairy cows) are cattle bred with the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made. Dairy cattle generally are of the species Bos taurus. [1] Historically, little distinction was made between dairy cattle and beef cattle, with the same stock often being used for both meat and milk ...
The history of agriculture in the United States covers the period from the first English settlers to the present day. In Colonial America, agriculture was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most towns were shipping points for the export of agricultural products. Most farms were geared toward subsistence production for family use.
A modern small-scale cattle drive in New Mexico. Cattle drives were a major economic activity in the 19th and early 20th century American West, particularly between 1850s and 1910s. In this period, 27 million cattle were driven from Texas to railheads in Kansas, for shipment to stockyards in St. Louis and points east, and direct to Chicago.
Canada: The Story of Us. Mankind: The Story of All of Us. America: The Story of Us (also internationally known as America: The Story of the U.S.) [ 2 ] is a 12-part, 9-hour documentary -drama television miniseries [ 3 ] that premiered on April 25, 2010, on History. [ 4 ]
The Great Western Cattle Trail is the name used today for a cattle trail established during the late 19th century for moving beef stock and horses to markets in eastern and northern states. It ran west of and roughly parallel to the better known Chisholm Trail into Kansas, reaching an additional major railhead there for shipping beef to Chicago ...
originally a dual-purpose breed, used for both dairy and beef. Cattle. Bos (primigenius) taurus. The Holstein Friesian is an international breed or group of breeds of dairy cattle. It originated in Frisia, stretching from the Dutch province of North Holland to the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the dominant breed in industrial dairy ...
Dairy Shorthorn: England: 22 6 Danish Jersey: Denmark: Danish Red: Denmark: Dexter: Ireland: 7.5 2 Very small in size. Used in domestic farms. Estonian Red: Estonia: 11.2 2.9 Fleckvieh Austria: 25.4 6.7 French Simmental: France: German Black Pied Dairy: Germany: Girolando: Brazil: 11.4 3 Guernsey: Guernsey [1] 19 5 4.51 [2] 3.37 [2] One of the ...