Show WHEAT CONSUMPTION IN UNITED ST STATES TES WASHINGTON Jan STan 2 22 Citi of the United States consume consumo an an aver n ago o of oC almost ono one and one fifth barrels of flour a n 3 ear 3 ear experts of the tho government govern sovern ment announce in iii connection ti-ith ti a report on tho the wheat supply and distribution distri h of the country mtr just jus made pub pub- lic ie They fi figure this thin on a basis of four an and one half bushels of wheat to th toa tha a barrel of flour Tho average crase of all r returns turns indicated a per jer cr capita consumption tion about bushels of wheat The people of the tho far west were tho the greatest consumers of wheat their average average av n av- av crase being six bushels a R person The fhe Theeo eo th central states s a averaged e 17 and the south gouth Atlantic 46 Th The smaller consumption in the south is accounted account cd for bv by the fact that corn meal is an important substitute for wheat flour |