Show YEAR VOR amuat T A Clife chicago agot lit ili sept senjt 23 meat consumption tion per person in the united statha this year ear prom ron lson ilses t to a equal i or dr even evau surpass tho cho record figure ot of 1908 which stands out as tho the highest mark since cho establishment of federal meat Inspect iori in 1907 according to a statement by D A milott ott newly elected cht 0 atlie the national uvo live stock sto ck and moat meat board in hla his statement mado public today following the a annual aeolin herb ot of the national board mr millett said that government atea es now available for tho the first four months of this year show an upward trend over the corresponding months of at last year in 1923 the figures for far those months were me ibs while this year they aro are lbs lb ile ho pointed out that the high mark was reached in 1908 whon when per capata consumption for the antiro year was 1709 pounds A sharp decline tol fat lowed tor for several severa 1 years duo clue to tho the steadily increasing population coupled with ab nb abnormal ormal conditions incident to tho the world wa war r however ho 16 called attention fact that in 19 1923 0 resulted in a pronounced advance with a per capita consumption tor far the entire year of 1670 lbs ibs this figure set a record tor for the past fifteen years or those these years following 1908 and indicated in hla opinion that the american people had definitely turned to a larger use of meat in the tha diet the remarkable health and vi vitality of our nation together with per capita meat cons consumption matlon figures are significant facts to be ba seriously considered said the boar boards boarde dr chairman we are known cnown as one of the greatest meat eating nations and our health and energy are unsurpassed |