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Show Average Citizen Eats More Chicken Consumption Is Up 30 Pounds Since War Last ytr th avtrag citizen in the United Statei ate 30 poundi of chicken, 10 poundi more than he ate in 1940. And it appeari poi-Blble poi-Blble that coniumption may be increased atill more. i This increase is due to a number num-ber of reasons, the most important o which is the lower cost of chicken. chick-en. At one time chicken cost twice as much per pound as beef. At the ! present time it is about the same. Cost has been lowered because! the producer has learned to raise! . a three-pound Bird in less tims I j The lnoreM in eonsumptioa ef chicken In the U. S. Is directly di-rectly ! te lower prises. and on less feed than in pre-war' years. A farmer today can produce j broilers on 20 per cent less when' j compared to the costs of producing produc-ing other meats. I Where once it took 12 weeks and !12 pounds of feed to raise a three-tpound three-tpound bird, It is-done now in nine eeks with nine pounds of feed. With increasing population In the United States consumption of chicken can be expected to in-; erease also. The chicken producer, ' however, will remain In business j only if he is efficient. j |