The state has, on average, 1,600,000 laying hens which produce over 5.8 billion eggs a year.Arizona has over 165,000 hogs, and 150,000 head of sheep and lambs.There are approximately 980,000 head of cattle & calves and 192,000 milk cows in the state with a yearly milk production of 23,382 pounds per cow.Cattle & calves and dairy goods are Arizona’s most valuable farm products, with cattle & calves representing 18% of total farm receipts and dairy products 20%.Arizona alfalfa yield led the nation at 8.3 tons per acre, compared to 3.4 tons nationally.
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