As the number of dairy farms decreased, the average number of cows per farm has more than doubled

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200 cows per farm

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1997

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150k dairy farms

100k

50k

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1997

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200 cows per farm

150

100

50

0

1997

2002

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150k dairy farms

200 cows per farm

175

125k farms

150

100k

100

55k

73 cows

50k

50

0

0

1997

2002

2007

2012

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1997

2002

2007

2012

2017

150k dairy farms

200 cows per farm

175

125k farms

150

100k

100

55k

73 cows

50k

50

0

0

1997

2002

2007

2012

2017

1997

2002

2007

2012

2017

150k dairy farms

200 cows per farm

175

125k farms

150

100k

100

55k

73 cows

50k

50

0

0

1997

2002

2007

2012

2017

1997

2002

2007

2012

2017