Typical foods in quantities produced, imported, exported, consumed.

Domestic Products

•

Produced (Bushels)

Imported (Bushels)

Consumed (Bushels)

Exported (Bushels)

Exported

Corn

%

1907

2,927,414,091

10,184

2,841,058,047

86,368,228

2.95

1911

2,886,260,000

52,569

2,820,698,047

65,614,522

2.27

Wheat

1907

735,260,970

590,092

588,551,205

146,700,425 (domestic) 599,432 (foreign)

19.95

1911

635,121,000

1,142,558

566,954,401

565,809,240 (domestic) 1,397 (foreign)

10.91

(Wheat exported in 1907, as grain 1/2 +, as flour 1/2 - ; in 1911, 1/3+ as grain, 2/3 - as flour)

Foreign Products

Imports (Pounds)

Value

Foreign Exports (Lb).

Value

Ave. Price

Lb. Used Per Capita

Tea

1907

86,368,490

$13,915,544

1,520,229

$207,094

16.1¢

.96

1911

102,653,942

17,613,569

3,287,366

447,304

17.2¢

I.04

Coffee

1907

986,595,923

78,382,823

11,626,599

1,293,184

7.9¢

II.17

1911

878,322,468

90,949,963

8,457,003

1,096,052

10.3¢

9.27

(Less coffee and more tea used in 1911 than 1907. Price of each rose, though both duty-free)

Dutiable Articles Of Food Imported For Consumption In 1911

In 1911

Value

Average Rate of Duty

Value

In 1911

%

%

Animals

$3,491,030

25.96

31.35

$9,266,094

Vegetables

Meats and dairy-products

35.03

4,163,113

Rice

11,261,639

28.13

53.95

97,872,117

Sugar

Fish

12,915,830

19.2

36.7

21,843,214

Fruits and nuts

Oils (not all food oils)

12,307,223

27.65

31.56

11,729,802

Breadstuffs

Drugs, dyes, and chemicals

32,614,967

22.07

(Free-list under consideration for 1913 includes cattle, meats, wheat, and flour, but only from countries extending same commercial privileges to the United States)

In France. Food-Consumption

World-wide study of food-production, diet-habits, and food-needs has been in progress for the past two decades. Physiologists have been interesting themselves as never before in experimental study of human nutrition. General observational study of the dietary of different nations has also become more widespread.

It has been found that under the same conditions of living approximately the same food-constituents are consumed, and in the same relative amounts, the world over; but they are often obtained from different foods in different lands according to the food-production of the various countries. In France, for instance, liberal use is made of bread.

France has just concluded a study of the diet of its people.

(Paris, France, for nearly 3,000,000 persons during 20 yrs.

Computed by A. Gautier)

French Daily Diet (In Grams; Average From Investigation Noted Above)

Vegetable

Animal

Inorganic

Bread

Green vegetables

Potatoes

Cereals

Sugar

Fruits

Wines etc.

Meat

Eggs

Cheese

Butter and oil

Milk

Salt

Water

420

25O

100

40

40

70

432

200

24

8

28

213

20

95°

Food-Constituents In The Foods Consumed

Protein

Fats

Carbohydrates

Calories (heat-energy units in foods)

97 gm.

58 gm.

418 gm.

2500 +

General Average Standard For Man At Moderate Work

Protein

Fats

Carbohydrates

Calories

100 gm.

100 gm.

300-350 gm.

2500-2700 -

Compare number of grams of food-constituents in French dietary with general standard.