NATIONAL FOOD CONSUMPTION. 



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six preceding years, as shown in Table XII., are extremely inter- 

 esting. The figures show in much more detail than any that we 

 have had hitherto the precise eft'ects of the conservation and sub- 

 stitution campaign of the United States Food Administration during 

 191 7-18. While wheat normally contributes 25.9 per cent, of the 

 total nutritional intake (as measured by energy value), in 1917-18 

 it contributed but 21.9 per cent. To go farther down the table, rice, 

 which normally contributed but 0.6 of i per cent, to the total nutri- 

 tional intake, contributed i per cent, in 1917-18. 



The changes in consumption, as indicated in Table XII., are of 

 such great interest that it is worth while to examine them more in 

 detail. To this end a table on the same plan as Table VII. is shown. 



TABLE XIII. 



Showing the Changes in Food Consumption in the United States in 



1917-18 AS Compared with the Average Annual Consumption of 



Six Preceding Years for 23 Staple Human Foods 



(Millions of Calories). 



Commodity. 



Increase of Con- 

 sumption in 

 1017-18 Over 

 6 Year Average. 



Decrease of Con- 

 sumption in 

 1917-18 Under 

 6 Year Average. 



Percentage 

 Increase. 



Percentage 

 Decrease. 



Wheat 



Pork 



Dairy products . . 



Sugar 



Corn 



Beef 



Oils 



Potatoes 



Poultry and eggs . 

 Other vegetables . 



Apples 



Nuts 



Legumes 



Other cereals. . . . 



Other fruits 



Mutton 



Rice 



Rye 



Oleomargarine. . . 



Fish 



Bananas 



Cocoa 



Oranges 



Total net increase 



Population 



140,967 

 1,176,387 



742,534 

 1,796,843 



224,547 



461,938 



1,088,668 



27.951 



439,654 



1,066,077 

 560,784 



1,034,581 

 193,390 



606,609 



709.345 

 627,874 



306,872 



3,635,320 



198,296 



237.534 



1,090 

 89,749 



45,281 



.69 

 5-93 

 4-32 



19.66 

 3-26 

 9-83 



2493 

 1.07 



89.07 



52.02 



115.80 



24-15 



78.33 



120.13 



115-69 



82.54 



10.80 



14-13 



30.03 



.20 

 17.29 



32.61 



6,888,424 



5-30 



5,.662,979 



5-73 



