Withrow Dairy

FAQ's           

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What is a cow's gestation period (how many days is she pregnant)?

Answer:  289 days or 9.5 months

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What is cream?

Answer:  The liquid fat that is found naturally in fresh milk.

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How many pounds are in a gallon of milk?

Answer:  8.5999 pounds

Did you know...

A cow eats the equivalent to 480 hamburgers each and every day of her milking life.

She also drinks nearly a bathtub full of water every single day.

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On average, how many days each year does a cow give milk?

Answer:  305 days each year

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What is a heifer?

Answer:  A girl calf is called a heifer until after she's had her second baby.

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How many stomach's does a cow have?

Answer:  They have 1 stomach with 4 compartments inside the stomach.

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How many glasses of milk does the average cow produce each day?

Answer:  90 glasses

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How many glasses of milk does the average cow produce in her lifetime?

Answer:  200,000 glasses

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What is Homogenization?

Answer:  The process that breaks butterfat globules into small pieces so that the cream won't separate from the milk.

Timeline of the milk processing industry...

• 1884 -- processing plants began to use glass bottles for milk storage.

• 1906 -- the first paper milk carton was introduced.

• 1964 -- plastic milk jugs were distributed into the marketplace.

How many cups of milk does it take to make the following (answers below):

• 1 lb. of butter 

• 8 oz. of yogurt

• 1/2 gallon of ice cream

• 1 lb. of American cheese

• 2 cups of evaporated milk

butter = 39; yogurt = 1; ice cream = 11; American cheese = 19; evaporated milk = 4

Withrow Dairy

Dairy Location

29700 Peters Road ~ Casa Grande AZ 85293

(520) 424-3100 office ~ (520) 424-9692 (fax)

California Office

503 Spanish Bay Court ~ Roseville CA 95747

(916) 780-0364 (office) ~ (916) 780-0374 (fax)

Email with questions or comments to info@withrowdairy.com

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