Got milk? Washington's cows answer affirmatively.

Washington's dairy cows -- the nation's most productive -- pumped out a record 65 million gallons of milk last year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics reported by the Dairy Farmers of Washington.

The state's milk production rose for the fourth straight year, climbing 1 percent. But national production climbed 3 percent, and the rapid growth drove down the prices paid to dairy farmers here and …