Carpe Diem investigates milk production further

Sometimes, data takes on a life of its own! After looking through our gallery and seeing the amazing analysis of milk cow production that Kate Golden at Wisconsin Watch produced, he took his own data on milk prices and mashed it with her visualization. Take a look at his analysis here.

As the milk cows in Wisconsin have become more productive, the wholesale price of milk(inflation adjusted) has dropped. One has to wonder if this trend can continue, or if Wisconsin milk cows have reached their full capacity. Either way, Mark Perry and Kate Golden will be here to keep us up to speed.

Color legend axes: The nemesis of any dual axis graph is its color legend. Which axis corresponds to which line? By coloring the axes the same as their representative line, the guesswork is reduced.