Your question is a complicated one. On average as said below, a larger dairy will have more economies of scale than a smaller one. That new tractor is less burden per cow with 650 cows vs 65. It gets used more and wears out faster, too, but that is another argument.
If milk is 16.00 a hundred (a somewhat average price the past few years, perhaps New Yorkers can weigh in more here), that is about $1.38 per gallon.
A google search showed the average New York cow made about 20,000 lb per year in 2010. Odds are it is higher now. While there are very small herds with high production, in general, the trend is for higher production in mid sized to larger herds. They tend to have newer facilities that are more comfortable to cows, and a frequently managed a bit tighter than smaller herds because people are focused more on individual tasks than one person being a great milker, cattle breeder, repair man, etc. There are many exceptions on both sides. I have a neighbor who does a fantastic job with 80 cows, and know someone who is barely hanging on with a 1000.
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