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BULLETIN 1234, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 79. — Provisioning the Austrian civil population from yearly domestic 
production. 
Product? 
Flour 
Rolled barley 
and corn 
meal 
Beans, peas, etc. 
Potatoes 
Sugar 
Meat 
Fats (cooking) 
Butter 
Milka , 
Eggs 
Before the war 
1904-1913: 
population- 
6,355,000. 
Total 
produc- 
Tons. 
530, 174 
22,046 
10,432 
725, 236 
33,148 
213,952 
31,077 
27,998 
1,000 galls. 
298,776 
Number. 
350, 000, 000 
Per 
cap- 
ita. 
Lbs. 
167 
7 
3 
228 
10 
67 
10 
9 
Galls. 
47 
During the war 
1914-1918; popu- 
lation, 5,625,000 
(10 per cent of 
the population 
in the army). 
Total 
produc- 
tion. 
Tons. 
379, 579 
44,092 
7,804 
695, 728 
27,009 
1 128, 341 
i 19, 721 
25,353 
1,000 galls. 
195, 750 
Number. 
260. 000, 000 
Per 
cap- 
Lbs. 
135 
16 
3 
247 
10 
46 
7 
9 
Galls. 
35 
After the war 
1919-1921; 
population, 
6,132,000 
(without 
Burgenland). 
Total 
produc- 
T<ms. 
270,885 
4,691 
397, 551 
11, 814 
127,226 
19, 602 
2 23,369 
1,000 galls. 
162, 993 
Number. 
222,000,000 
Per 
cap- 
ita. 
Lbs. 
11 
2 
130 
4 
41 
6 
8 
Galls. 
27 
Proposed for 
1922-1926; 
population, 
6,500,000 
(including 
Burgenland). 
Total 
produc- 
tion. 
Tons. 
692, 135 
55, 115 
16,976 
878,022 
55, 291 
166, 304 
24,535 
26,014 
1,000 galls. 
259, 943 
Number. 
315,000,000 
Per 
cap- 
Lbs. 
213 
Galls, 
40 
Maximum 
production; 
population, 
7,1.50,000 
(including 
Burgenland). 
Total 
produc- 
tion. 
Tons. 
1,064,822 
66,138 
25,077 
1, 382, 284 
84,822 
284, 5S0 
40,693 
32,40S 
1,000 galls 
388,330 
Number. 
480,000,000 
Per 
cap- 
ita. 
Lbs. 
298 
19 
7 
387 
24 
80 
11 
9 
Galls. 
54 
1 85,550 additional tons of meat and 13,143 tons of fats used for army. 
2 7,716 additional tons of butter unaccounted for. See Table 80. 
3 Milk converted on the basis of 8.6 pounds per gallon. 
TOTAL FOOD REQUIREMENTS. 
In looking forward to the future, an increase in population up to 
7,150,000 has been anticipated. With this population, even should 
the relatively high per capita production as indicated in the last 
column be attained, it will still be necessary for Austria to import 
large quantities of all kinds of foods except possibly milk. 
In drafting its plan for increasing agricultural production the 
Ministry of Agriculture has kept in mind not only the economic 
necessity of maximum production and minimum imports, but also 
the balanced ration necessary to maintain the people in a state of 
productive efficiency. 
It is calculated that in western Europe the normal daily food 
requirement of the average person is 3,000 calories. The average 
requirement for Austria, on account of the altitude and climatic 
conditions is probably somewhat higher. From Table 80 it will be 
seen that before the war actual food consumption of the Austrian 
people averages somewhat above the western European normal. 
It must be borne in mind that 70 per cent of the people are city 
and town dwellers, and that the above calculations pertain primarily 
bo 1 hese urban populations. Before the war the rural population was 
not so well fed, but since the war it is probably better fed than the 
urban population. During the war all classes were on short rations 
and after the war food supplies fell off until the people were in actual 
want. The daily ration of 2,070 calories was not sufficient to support 
normal bodily functions. 
