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Show Poultry Industry May Set New Record Output in 1952 May Hit Fourfold of Decade Ago The poultry industry may break all production records during 1952. Production of broiling chickens, for instance, which makes up over half the chicken population, is expected ex-pected to jump this year to more than 850 million birds. Last year's production was 784 million. Just a decade ago, fewer than 200 million broilers were raised in a year. Turkey productions is forecast at 11 per cent higher than the record 53 million of last year, about 80 per cent above the pre-war 1941 output. Egg production is expected to stay about the same as last year when some 60 billion were produced. That was 40 per cent above the production produc-tion of 1941. Poultry production gains have far outdistanced the U.S. population increase. That means some huge jumps in per-capita consumption. r -'!-.; . . - - V ' ! More and more flocks like the one above will be seen on the nation's farms this year. Last year, the average American downed over 400 eggs, against less than 300 yearly in the 1935-39 period. Chicken eating per person was nearly near-ly 30 pounds in 1951, against a 1935-39 1935-39 average of under 19 pounds. Turkey Tur-key consumption more than doubled in the same period. |