REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. 



11 



Food supply of the United States. 



Population: June 1, 1900 75,994,575 



June 1, 1910 92,174,515 



June 1, 1916 101, 882, 479 



Item. 



Meats: Beef, veal, mutton, and pork (pounds): 

 1899 



1909. 

 1915. 



Hairy products: 

 Milk (gallons)— 



1899 



1909 



1915 (estimated a) 



Butter and cheese (pounds)- 



1899 



1909 



1915 (no data available) . 

 Poultry products: 



Poultry raised (number)— 



1899 



1909 



1915 (estimated) 



Eggs (dozens)— 



1899 



1909 



1915 (estimated a) 



Fish (pounds): 



1900-1904 



1908. 



1915 (no data available) 



Cereals: Com, wheat, and rice (bushels): 

 1899 



1909. 



1915 



Potatoes (bushels): 

 1899 



1909. 

 1915. 



Sweet potatoes (bushels): 

 1899 



1909. 

 1915. 



Citrus fruits: Oranges, lemons, and grapefruit (boxes): 

 1899 



1909 



1915 (estimated) 



Orchard fruits: Apples, peaches, and pears (bushels): 

 1899 



1909. 

 1915. 



Small fruits (quarts;: 

 1899 



1909 



1915 (no data available) . 

 Sugar (pounds): 



1899 



1909 



1915 



Production. 



Total. 



865,000,000 

 712,000,000 

 378,000,000 



265,804,304 

 466,406,384 

 696,844,000 



790,097,244 

 942,378,069 



488,500,000 

 555,500,000 



,294,000,000 

 ,591,000,000 

 ,811,000,000 



989,275,000 

 ,046,541,000 



,333,868,710 

 ,257,407,468 

 ,094,986,999 



273,318,167 

 389,194,965 

 359,103,000 



42,517,412 

 59,21:2,070 

 74,295,000 



7,075,557 

 23 447,044 

 21,670,282 



197, 455, 620 

 190,433,327 

 304,686,000 



463.218,612 



426,565,863 



486,006,871 

 688,390,143 

 025.6S0.000 



Per 

 capita. 



248.2 

 213.9 

 219.6 



95.6 

 81.0 

 75.5 



23.6 

 21.1 



5.3 

 5.5 



17.0 

 17.3 

 17.8 



6 12.5 

 ell. 6 



43.9 

 35.3 

 40.2 



3.6 

 4.2 

 3.5 



.56 



.64 

 .73 



.093 

 .254 

 .272 



2.6 

 2.1 

 3.0 



6.1 

 4.6 



6.4 



18.3 

 19.9 



o Based upon average annual increase, 1899 to 1909 as shown in census. 

 b Based upon population, June 1, 190!, 79,230,563. 

 c Based upon population, June 1, 1909, 90,556,521. 



These statistics cover the past 16 years. Within this period the 

 population of the Nation has increased, in round numbers, 26,000,000, 

 or 33 per cent. The articles dealt with cover the more important 

 parts of the diet of the people. Meats and dairy products constitute 

 37 per cent of the average diet, fish 2 per cent, cereals 31 per cent, 

 72412°— agb 1916 2 



