Show Americans May Eat More Meat in Next 12 Months The average American may eat even more meat and poultry in 1952 than in 1951 if it advance production figures are any indication According to a forecast of the US U.S. Department of Agriculture meat production this year may be belarge belarge belarge large enough to provide an average of pounds per person as compared compared compared com com- pared with pounds in 1951 Most of the meat increase will be bein bein bein in beef and veal Much of the step- step up in beef will be in medium and lower grades although some of it probably will be in the better grades of grain grain fed fed cattle The amount of lamb and mutton eaten by the average American is is expected to go up slightly Last year I consumption of lamb and mutton was the lowest on record record only only slightly over 3 pounds per person A little more pork may be on the market in the first seven or eight months of 1952 than in 1951 but production production production pro pro- for the last part of the year may be somewhat smaller Americans will also probably eat more chicken and turkey tion Lion of turkeys for 1952 may exceed the record-high record 1951 level but output output output out out- put of chicken is expected to be beabout beabout beabout about the same |