Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-11-17

er favorite American food products.
The average potato crop in recent years
has been about 225,000,OO0 bushels
Some 100000 bushels of sweet pota-
toes are raised for the annual consump-
ton. The yield of peas is 100000
bushels, of beans 100000, and Of
onions 100000. More than 100000
bushels of Spanish and Bermuda onions
are imported each year. Half of the
300, 100000 pounds of rice used during
the year comes from other countries.
The consumption of sugar reaches the
astonishing total of 100000. 900
pounds, but only one-eighth of this is
raised at home. Dairy products play a
most important part in the food supply.
To spread the bread. make the pies and
concoct other appetzing dainties re-
quires an annual supply of not less than
l 1856, 100000 pounds of butter. Cheese
Is used to the extent of 23O, OOO, 900
pounds yearly. Made into one gigantic
cheese 1t would measure $50 feet In d.
ameter and half as many feet in height.
The milk supply amounts to no less
than 7,0O0,0O0,000 quarts annually, vet
this Is only half pint day to each
person. OF this supply of milk Chicago
takes 100000 quarts and greater New
York G34 100000 quarts. Then there are
the eggs, Of which S5O,OOOOOO dozen
are used each year. Placed end to end
they would girdle the world twelve
times at the equator. But the egg sup
ply is not excessive, since 1t allows less
thon fhraa ~ oh,
No people in the world eat as much
meat as the Americans. The Secretary
of Agriculture places the annual meat
bill at $9OO,0OO,0O0. Figures can only
be approximate, yet fair estimate
places the beef consumed at 5000, OOO.-
600 pounds, pork at 4,0OO.OOOOOO and
mutton at SOO,OO0,OOO pounds. With
poultry and game the total meat eaten
annually cannot he less than 1O. 600, OOO.-
900 pounds, which is nearly two pounds
a day for each family of five persons.
The exports Of meat products are enor
nous.
Then there is the drink question. Last
year Americans drank l 200, 900 600 gal
Ions Of coffee and 1,1OO,OOO,OOO gallons
of tea. To these must be added beer
1,2OO, 100000 gallons, wines $4,000. 600
and distilled spirits. such as whisky.
brandy and rum, 9O,O00.0OO gallons
This gives grand total of over 2 con.
100000 gallons, or about forty-eiCht gal.
Ions for each man, woman and child
II you add the cocoa, soft" drinks. min.
eral waters, ETC.. the total, not Including
plain water used for drinking PURPOSES
is easily swelled to 4 1000, 900, 900 gallons
or more than a gallon person per weel,
OF liquids other than clear water. On
the average a person drinks his own
weight of these drinks every three
months.
Vast Food Consumption.
All told, the consumption of solid food
by this one nation during the veor
amounts in Its raw state to some 90
ooo,oOO,OoO pounds, or a little more than
three pounds day for each person
This means that the people eat tboir
own weight Of food about once in each
month. The total cost must be placed
at not less than $3,5OO,OOO, 900 n wear 70
which must be added another 81 600.
ooo'oOo FOR drinks, making the total for
iood ana drink more than could be MIR.
CHASED by the entire gold supply of the
world. or this expenditure. rougb,,,
$1,000, 100000 goes for meat and ssI
Soo'ooo,ooo for eggs and dairy pro.
ducts Sooo,ooO,oOO for wheat and Other
grams an equal amount for fruits and
sugar and $300,O0O,OOO for yepetahlos
The 9o'OOO,OO000O pounds of food CON-
sunied Is about 1,2OO pounds a wear for
each person. On a fair AVERAGE tho
americans may be considered a vol
leu people. The statement in billions of