produced 6.7 percent of the feed grain and 9.1 percent of the animal 

 units. The Northeast Region produced only 2.6 percent of the feed 

 grain but 6.4 percent of the livestock and poultry. 



In the above discussion, the livestock and poultry percentages were 

 calculated on the basis of grain-consuming animal units. One milk cow 

 constitutes a unit. Classes of livestock and poultry are converted to 

 grain-consuming animal units by use of the following factors: 



Animal Conversion Factor 



Milk cow 1.00 per head 



Other cattle 51 per head 



All sheep and lambs .' 027 per head 



Hogs 318 per hundredweight, live 



Horses and mules 1.11 per head 



Hens and pullets (egg production) . .045 per hundred eggs produced 



Broilers produced 0086 per head 



Turkeys raised 051 per head 



Chickens raised 01277 per head 



EXAMPLE: 800 sheep X 0.027 = 21.6 grain consuming animal units. 



SUMMARY 



Total agricultural production in the United States has reached a new 

 all-time high each year of this war, rising substantially above levels of the 

 last war. In 1943 ifi was 50.6 percent greater than in 1917 and 42.4 

 percent greater than in 1918. Indications are that 1944 total agricultural 

 production exceeded that of 1943 by 3 percent. 



The 1943 corn crop of 3 billion bushels was 4 percent larger than that 

 of 1917 and 24 percent larger than that of 1918, while the 1944 corn crop 

 of 3.2 billion bushels was 6.4 percent larger than the 1943 crop. 



Pork production in 1943 was 13.4 billion pounds dressed weight 

 (excluding lard), 89.5 percent more than the 7.1 billion pounds produced 

 in 1917 and 60.1 percent more than the 1918 production of 8.3 billion 

 pounds. The 1944 pork production declined to 12.8 billion pounds, which 

 was still considerably larger than any year previous to 1943. 



Production of 54.2 billion eggs in 1943 exceeded the 1917 production 

 of 27.7 billion by 95.5 percent and the 1918 production of 28 billion by 

 93.4 percent. The 1944 production was 54.1 billion, a slight decline from 

 the 1943 record. 



The large expansion -in livestock and poultry production during this 

 war would not have been possible without the Ever-Normal Granary 

 built up in the years of peace. By drawing on the Ever-Normal Granary, 

 farmers were able to meet all essential requirements for meat, dairy, and 

 poultry products of the United States and its allies until 1945, when 

 some shortages of meat developed. In doing this, they increased livestock 

 and poultry numbers so much that requirements for feed grains were 

 considerably above normal capacity to produce feed and an adjustment 

 in livestock and poultry production was inevitable. However, the 

 adjustment which came in hogs in 1944 was too drastic and some increase 

 above 1944 levels is advisable to meet prospective demands in 1946, 

 since quantities of feed grains early in 1945 were ample to feed out 

 larger numbers of hogs than were on farms. Some adjustment has been 

 made in chickens and eventually other cattle numbers will have to be 

 brought into line. 



The following tables reveal shifts in livestock, poultry, and feed grain 

 production by States and areas. Detailed comparisons may be made 

 between the levels of livestock and poultry production and the apparent 

 capacity of each State or region to produce feed grains. 



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