All        Beef      Milk      All Hogs      Sheep &
Year        Cattle       Cows      Cows      & Pigs /1     Lambs /2
                           -number of head-
1850        13,696         NA      4,184        29,369       21,417
1880        25,959         NA      7,839        53,735       20,872
1900        32,989         NA      8,595        44,070       21,100
1910        22,833         NA      6,851        66,281       22,563
1920        25,200         NA      8,300        49,500       10,600
1930        20,100         NA      7,500        53,100       11,100
1940        27,400         NA      6,900        53,100       18,300
1950        25,900         NA      5,100        69,000        9,100
1960        41,400         NA      2,500        91,900       10,100
1970        53,600         NA      1,200       147,100        7,146
1980        51,600     21,600        800       148,200           NA
1985        44,200     18,900        600       100,300           NA
1990        35,700     15,500        500        95,700           NA
1991        36,700     16,000        500        95,700           NA
1992        36,500     16,700        400        91,400        1,546
1993        41,500     17,400        400        92,900           NA
1994        44,500     19,000        400        67,500           NA
1995        40,900     17,400        450        59,800           NA
1996        37,500     16,300        400        49,300           NA
1997        37,000     16,500        300        40,300        1,063
1998        34,700     14,700        350        47,600           NA
1999        33,400     14,900        250        43,800           NA

1/ December 1 of previous year beginning 1970.
2/ Census years only.
NA-Not available.

Source: Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service