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Show h 00 AUSTRALIANS MEAT EATERS Hl "Washington, Feb. 10. Australians H and New Z-ealandcrs arc thu greatest H meat caters In the-' world. Statistics H just compilej by tho United States H department of agriculture show that t Australians cat 2G2.G pounds of meat H a j car each and New Zcalanders 212.5 H pounds while tho British eat only 105 H pounds and Americans consume 1S5.S. H pounds of dressed meat. Consumption H of "extra edible parts" brings the H American touil to 220.5. H The per capita consumption of meat W by ofber countries is: H Argentina 140 pounds; Austrla-Hun- M garj 01; Belgium 70; Canada .120; H Cuba 321; Denmark 7G; France 7S0; H Germany 117.1; Italy 4G.5; iltusslu" -IS; Spain 40 and Sweden G2. H The yearly marketing of livestock M at the principal middle western pities 1 in 1911 is given by the department. H as 21.297,725 hogs; S,G7G,45G cattlo M and 13,55G,107 sheep. |