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HISTORIC VIEW/LIVESTOCK, DAIRY & POULTRY
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ITEM |
YEAR OF RECORD |
RECORD HIGH |
| Hogs & Pigs Inventory | 1963/1964 | 7,748,000 |
| Cattle & Calves Inventory | 1957 | 4,149,000 |
| Milk Cow Inventory | 1935 | 1,231,000 |
| Sheep & Lambs Inventory | 1931 | 975,000 |
| Chicken Inventory | 1927 | 28,236,000 |
| Milk Production | 1945 | 5.8 billion lbs. |
| Egg Production | 1955 | 3.0 billion eggs |
| Turkeys Raised | 1990 | 4,460,000 |
| Wool Production | 1942 | 6,644 thousand lbs. |
NUMBER OF ILLINOIS FARMS WITH LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY
| Year | Cattle | Milk Cows | Hogs | Sheep |
| --- Number --- | ||||
| 1950 | 163,000 | 147,000 | 140,000 | 22,000 |
| 1960 | 115,000 | 52,000 | 92,000 | 26,000 |
| 1970 | 68,000 | 16,000 | 50,000 | 13,000 |
| 1980 | 50,000 | 6,500 | 30,000 | 7,000 |
| 1990 | 33,000 | 3,700 | 15,300 | 4,500 |
| 1997 | 26,000 | 1,900 | 7,500 | 3,100 |
ILLINOIS LIVESTOCK, DAIRY, AND POULTRY
INVENTORY NUMBERS - JANUARY 1
| Year | Hogs & pigs* |
Cattle & calves |
Beef cows |
Milk cows |
Sheep & lambs |
| ---1,000 Head--- | |||||
| 1950 | 6,285 | 3,223 | 380 | 1,001 | 576 |
| 1960 | 7,469 | 3,981 | 668 | 648 | 722 |
| 1970 | 6,842 | 3,325 | 785 | 347 | 386 |
| 1980 | 6,950 | 2,700 | 699 | 235 | 173 |
| 1990 | 5,700 | 1,750 | 493 | 177 | 159 |
| 1998 | 4,750 | 1,690 | 475 | 145 | 79 |
* December 1, preceding year for 1970-98
ILLINOIS PRODUCTION OF SELECTED COMMODITIES
| Year | Milk | Eggs | Turkeys raised | Wool |
| Mil. Lbs. | Million | Thousand | Thous. Lbs. | |
| 1950 | 5,208 | 2,987 | N/A | 3,569 |
| 1960 | 4,229 | 2,397 | N/A | 4,787 |
| 1970 | 2,850 | 1,820 | 832 | 2,232 |
| 1980 | 2,540 | 1,266 | 474 | 1,327 |
| 1990 | 2,559 | 793 | 4,460 | 925 |
| 1997 | 2,307 | 838 | 3,500 | 546 |
N/A-Not Available