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Show 43 GALLONS OF MILK m mm usb) Swiss Eat 26 Pounds of Cheese Annually; Americans Amer-icans Only 4 Pounds WASHINGTON pet, 21 The ; United 8tates is anion? toe leading nations in production, but not in con-1 sumption or exportation of mlllc, imi-i'-r anri cheese, the department of agriculture ag-riculture announced today. Sweden, according to the department's depart-ment's figures, use oj gallons of whole milk per capita earli year, con-pared con-pared with -13 gallon in Shis country, coun-try, although It? population is one-' eighteenth and its cows number onc-rcurjteenth onc-rcurjteenth of those i:i the United State:- .we.ii n and Denmarv which use' r.s srallont; o, milk per cupir 1 annual-! ly, top the lift of dairy products con-j Burning countries in tii department's' new hand hook of dairy .'-itatlstics. Tin- United Mates holds sixth place In 1 list of 11 nations, Clr.'al Urltaln ami It.llV In inr I lie lowest with 22 ix i-lons i-lons nnd four gallons por capita re-Bpectively. re-Bpectively. This oouhtrv coniejB tenth amonrr 18 in the use if Putter. Thej latter list Is headed by Canada, where 1 each person Is credited with con.sum -1 Inpr 27 pounds of hutter a year, compared com-pared with i r. pounds in thy United States. Switzerland leads In cheese eating, the average, for each person being 2R pounds a year asainc". four pounds in the Tnlted States |