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Show Per Capita iAoafc Consumption Shows increase In 19o0 Chicago, 111., July 29 The consumption con-sumption of meat in the United States is increasing. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, is authority for this statement. According to figures furnished bv the Bureau, meat consumption for the first five months of l'JliO shows an increase over the average ol the same periods for the past seven sev-en years. These figures are base-! on the number of Federally-inspected slaughter animals and net imports, im-ports, but do not include exports or re-c ports or changes in cold st --ae --ae holdings The average total consumption of all meals beef, veal, pork, lamb, and mutton for the first five month:; of the years 1923 to iy29 inclusive was 5,057,415,000 as compared com-pared to 5,033,055,000 pounds for the first five months of 1930 The increased consumption cf meat is due in part to the fact that more meat is coming onto the market mark-et For a good many years the production pro-duction of meat animals has not kept pace with the growth in population. pop-ulation. The increased demand for meat and meat products has resulted In increased production of cattle, sheep and hogs, according to- Charles D. Carey, chairman of the National Live Stock and Meat Board, Chicago. , Another factor influencing greater great-er use of meat is the modern trend in the field of nutrition. New discoveries dis-coveries of the food value of meat, as for example, liver in the treatment treat-ment of anemia, have caused the pendulum of dietetics to swing back from the extremes of a few years ago to a more liberal inclusion of meat in the diet. Incidentally, and of special interest inter-est to the consumer, the retail price of meat is lower than it has been for a good many years. |