Maryland State Drink - Milk

In 1998, milk was designated the State drink of Maryland (Chapter 220, Acts of 1998).
Cows, U.S. Naval Academy Dairy Farm, Gambrills, Maryland, June 1999.
Photo by Diane P. Frese.

Found primarily in Frederick and Washington counties, most Maryland milk cows are Holsteins and can be recognized by their large black and white spots. In 1997, Maryland had some 86,000 milk cows throughout the State.

Daily, a single cow can produce up to 8 gallons of milk, consume about 80 pounds of feed, and drink 30 to 40 gallons of water. Milked twice a day, Maryland cows produced 1.3 billion pounds of milk in 1997.

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