By the Numbers: Penn State Creamery

200 head. Approximate number of milking cows
3 million. Approximate weight, in pounds, of raw milk processed that goes toward all Creamery products
1.2 million. Amount of processed milk, in pounds
9 pounds. Weight of milk per gallon (whole)
67,000 gallons. Amount of 2% milk produced
55,000 gallons. Amount of chocolate milk produced
24,000 gallons. Amount of whole milk produced
22,000 gallons. Amount of skim milk produced
375. Approximate amount of milk bottled per hour, in gallons

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