The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-19

New York, Feb 19-Milk pro-
ducts, salads and fruits have come
to the forefront in the daily menu
Of the American family. They are
the pieces de resistance in the ma
tons diet and form vitality import
ant elements in its annual $14,400,-
100000 budget for eatables, accord
ing to q survey just completed and
made public by Food Industries.
The average American eats also
pounds of food a year.
The old reliable proteins and
carbohydrates are just as popular
with the American family as they
were thirty years ago but today
they find their way to table In diff
ferent forms Flour and corn meal,
once among the leading carbohy-
drates sources, have decreased in
use by fully thirty per cent, but
this decrease has been offset by a
great increase in the use Of sugars,
notably those found in fresh fruits,
milk, vegetables and confectionery.
There has been substantial in
crease in the use Of the bulky foods,
such as fresh vegetables, fresh
fruit and salad materials" says
Food Industries. ut may even be
that tho bulkiness of these fruits
and vegetables has been an import
ant factor in the decline OF the
bulky carbohydrates, such as
breadstuffs. This decline In the
desire for bread, leaving some de-
ficiency in carbohydrate supply,
NAV in turn have been q significant
factor in stimuplating the use OF
the more concentrated carbohy-
drate foods; sugar, candy and other
SWEETS. There Is no convincing evil
dence to prove this. But, 1t Is not
unbelievable that the fresh 1ruit'
vegetable and salad habit OF the
American of today has been the
most ally of the sugar and sugar
using industries in the barketing OIL
their products"
Dairy products form the pm
cinal item in the national carte uu
ionr. the report adds. presenting
an anlysis of estimate made by the
foodgtuffs division Of the Ohlteo
States deparement of commerce.
the summary stresses the fact tnat
TO-DAY the average American con
snmes annually 918 pounds OF mix
fifty-one pounds Of ice cream sev-
enteen pounds of butter, lo9a
pounds Of cheese, fourteen pounas
Of condensed milk. Next IN tne
order of preference are fruits mus
and vegetables. Cereal products
come third; meats and reia.eu Pr
duots are fourth in line OF choioe
and sweets take fifth position.
The relentless and growing Am
erican appetite, the summary goes
on to show, has created a mann
moth food industry, when gives
employment to approximately 1oo,-
900 wage earners and came through
the stress and strain OF 1881 win
better earnings than most other m
dustries. It operates 54,762 manu-
featuring establishments; accounts
for almost eight per cent OF the
nations industrial pay-roll ana
employs 8.4 of the total OF Ameri-
can factory wage earners. Analysis
of department of commerce statls-
tics presented in the report SHOWS
also that foodplants form 700 pc!
cent of all industry in the United
States; utilize 20 per cent OF Ine
total OF materials used In Industry
and represent II per cent Of the
total value Of industrial output In
the United States.
Agriculture in this country draws
annually an income of $6,44O,OOO,-
900 from the food Industries, &C
cording to the summary. Food
plants spend $4,530,000,O0O each
year for animals and animal pro-
ducts and $4,000, for vege-
tables products. These OUTLAWS
represent seventy per cent OF the
total income Of American agricul-
ture.
AS a factor in railway freight
revenue, food Is shown in the sum-
mary to be of vital Importance.
Shipments of vegetable farm pro-
ducts bring to the railways an
nually an income estimated at
1892, 100000. Animals and animal
products represent shipping ex-
penditures Of $2OO,O0,O00 and the
industry spends annually In the
shipment of manufactured foods a
total Of $176,O00,00. In all, these
expenditures form FL per cent OF
the total revenue of the roads.
Efforts At Economy.
Efforts to economic, forced up
on many by the depression, are
causing the people to draw more
from the primary food sources,
says the summary. Particularly Is
this true in the south, where 1t has
long ben the custom to raise cot
ton and tobacco to provide the
money with which to purchase
food.
Ordinary" says the food pub
LEGATION, "the adverse balance Of
trade against the agriculture of
dollars, but, as long as cotton sells
the south Is roughly one billion
below the cost Of production, econ
omic necessity Is compelling the
rural south to produce more of It's
own food. It's credit has been ex-
hausted.
ITO call this a loss of purchas-
ing power only partially explains
the shift Of markets. The real ex-
PLANTATION Is that a market Is be-
ing lost to a competitor. The
northern food industries are facing
a big shift of markets due to
southern competition"
Dairy Cows Gain.
The number of dairy cows in the
United States Is increasing and the
production of milk Is following
closely behind, the summary goes
on to state. This Is turn has re-
suited In increased production In
dairy manufacture. For the first
time in many years, butter-fat Is
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