Shirley, John E.2012-09-202012-09-202012-09-20http://hdl.handle.net/2097/14708Progress in the dairy industry over the past 30 yr can be defined as a movement toward fewer farms, more cows per farm, fewer total cows, more milk per cow, a gradual decline in total annual milk production from 1950 through 1975 followed by a sharp increase through 1985, a decrease in per capita consumption, and an increase in milk quality.DairyMilkMilk productionConference paper