Table 16. — Broilers produced and percentage change by States and AAA regions, 

 calendar years, 1941-44- 





Number of broilers produced 



Percentage change 



State and region 



1941 



1942 



1943 



1944 



1942 

 1941 



1943 

 1941 



1944 

 1941 



Northeast Region: 



Thousands 



500 

 1,000 



700 

 1,800 



150 

 6,800 

 4,000 

 1,495 

 3,600 



Thousands 



950 

 1,150 



940 

 2,340 



170 

 8,910 

 4,500 

 1,860 

 3,900 



Thousands 



1,260 

 1,440 



800 

 3,159 



210 



10,781 



5,850 



2,325 



4,875 



Thousands 



1,210 



1,224 

 600 

 3,096 

 189 

 9,703 

 5,382 

 2,139 

 4,582 



Percent 



190.0 

 115.0 

 134.3 

 130.0 

 113.3 

 131.0 

 112.5 

 124.4 

 108.3 



Percent 



252.0 

 144.0 

 114.3 

 175.5 

 140.0 

 158.5 

 146.2 

 15c. 5 

 135.4 



Percent 

 242 



New Hampshire 



122.4 

 85 7 



Massachusetts 



172.0 

 126 





142 7 





134 6 





143 1 





127 3 







Total. . . 



20,045 



24,720 



30,700 



28,125 



123.3 



153.2 



140 3 







North Central Region: 



5,000 

 4,600 

 500 

 2,250 

 3,400 

 1,400 



6,000 

 5,060 

 770 

 2,450 

 3,300 

 1,600 



7,680 

 6,325 

 1,000 

 2,940 

 3,960 

 1,472 



7,296 

 5,060 

 250 

 2,205 

 3,406 

 1,472 



120.0 

 110.0 

 154.0 

 108.9 

 97.1 

 114.3 



153.6 

 137.5 

 200.0 

 130.7 

 116.5 

 105.1 



145 9 





110.0 





50.0 





98 



Ohio 



100.2 





105.1 







Total 



17,150 



19,180 



23,377 



19,689 



111.8 



136.3 



104.8 







East Central Region: 



Delaware 



Maryland 



48,000 

 15,000 

 14,000 

 4,000 

 6,160 

 1,000 

 1,800 



54,000 

 18,000 

 17,500 

 5,600 

 9,000 

 1,150 

 2,000 



59,000 



21,000 



22,050 



7,000 



13,500 



1,150 



2,000 



54,000 



19,000 



20,948 



6,650 



11,200 



1,035 



1,600 



112.5 

 120.0 

 125.0 

 140.0 

 146.1 

 115.0 

 111.1 



122.9 

 140.0 

 157.5 

 175.0 

 219.2 

 115.0 

 111.1 



112.5 



126.7 

 149.6 





166 2 



North Carolina 



Kentucky 



Tennessee 



181.8 

 103.5 

 88.9 



Total 



89,960 



13,000 

 3,500 

 6,000 

 700 

 1,185 

 2,000 

 2,500 

 7,000 



107,250 



125,700 



114,433 



119.2 



139.7 



127.2 



Southern Region: 



Arkansas 



Florida 



11,000 

 4,375 



10,000 

 1,100 

 1,385 

 2,500 

 3,250 

 9,500 



14,080 

 5,000 



17,000 

 1,540 

 2,078 

 2,750 

 3,750 



10,450 



. 11,200 

 4,000 

 24,000 

 1,232 

 1,974 

 2,200 

 3,000 

 8,900 



84.6 

 125.0 

 166.7 

 157.1 

 116.9 

 125.0 

 130.0 

 135.7 



108.3 

 142.9 

 283.3 

 220.0 

 175.4 

 137.5 

 150.0 

 149.3 



86.2 

 114.3 

 400.0 



Louisiana 



Mississippi 



Oklahoma 



South Carolina 



Texas 



176.0 

 166.6 

 110.0 

 120.0 

 127,1 



Total 



35,885 



43,110 



56,6 18 



56,506 



120.1 



157.9 



157.5 



Western Region: 



Arizona 



California 



Kansas 



Oregon 



Washington 



450 



7,000 



850 



350 



800 



610 



8,200 



900 



325 



1,050 



793 



11,480 



972 



390 



1,300 



476 



9,510 



865 



312 



1,170 



135.6 

 117.1 

 105.9 

 92.9 

 131.2 



176.2 

 164.0 

 114.4 

 111.4 

 162.5 



105.8 

 135.9 

 101.8 

 89.1 

 146.2 



Total 



9,450 ' 



11,085 



14,935 



12,333 



117.3 



158.0 



130.5 



United States. . . 



172,490 



205,345 



251,360 



231,086 



119.0 



145.7 



134.0 



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