The national dairy herd interim census; 1960.

  • Great Britain. Milk Marketing Board.
Date:
1961
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The national dairy herd interim census; 1960. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Addendum The Ministry census results on cattle provide the following information: (i) Cows and heifers in milk (iv) Females 2 yrs. and over \ Similarly (a) dairy, (b) beef. (v) Females 1-2 years for (ii) Cows in calf but not in milk (vi) Females under 1 year males. (a) dairy, (b) beef. (vii) Bulls used for service. (iii) Heifers in calf with first calf (viii) Bulls being reared for service. (a) dairy, (b) beef. (ix) Total cattle. These censuses have been carried out each year for a hundred years. The pattern in cattle for 1960 compared with that of 1955 is shown below.