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Tab^e II. — Estimated slaughterings and production of meat.
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
Slaughter (ooo):
Cattle . . .
Calves . . .
Sheep ....
Pigs ....
Horses . . .
Goats ....
Production {a) (ooo tons)
Beef
Veal
Mutton
Pork
Other meat (6) ...
Total . . .
1925
411
614
350
2,810
34
21
99
32
8
226
4
369
413
652
355
2,440
42
20
100
30
8
196
5
339
446
714
428
3,041
33
21
108
29
10
244
4
395
494
766
39i
3,077
43
18
119
30
9
247
5
410
836
35i
2,415
48
17
117
33
8
194
5
357
382
615
257
2,746
47
15
92
27
6
221
5
35i
343
554
237
3,660
33
11
83
26
5
294
4
412
417
639
280
3.559
21
8
101
30
6
286
2
425
1933
523
691
383
2,777
20
8
126
3i
9
223
2
39i
1934
478
765
280
2,526
24
9
115
34
6
203
2
362
(a) Including edible offal. — {b) Excluding poultry and game.
Beef and veal . .
Mutton and lamb
Pork (c) ....
Other meat . . .
(6).
Total
Tabee III.
1925 1926
40.6 {a) 41.9
0.5 0.5
45.0 40.1
1.3 1.4
— Meat consumption per head.
1927
41.0
0.8
42.7
i-3
1928
39-7
0.8
45-i
1.4
(lb.)
1929
42.6
0.7
36.3
i-5
87.5 83.9 85.8 86.9 81.1
1930
38.8
°-3
4I-3
i-5
82.0
1931
34-8
0.2
54-3
i-3
90.7
1932
38.8
0.5
51-9
0.8
91.9
1933
43-2
0.7
53-8
0.6
1934
36.8
98.1 —
[a) 1921-25 average. — (6) Underestimate as exports of other meat are included in mutton. — (c) No allowance made
for variations in exports of lard.
Tabee IV. — Fruit and vegetables: (A) Area under cultivation and
(B) Consumption of Sub-Tropical fruits.
1925 1926
(A) Area (thousand acres):
Market gardens 61.8 63.3
Commercial fruit .... 70.9 72.4
(B) Consumption per head (lb.):
Oranges and lemons ... — 13.8
Bananas — 4.5
Currants and raisins ... — 5.6
1927
65-5
73-9
5-o
6.1
1928
66.7
76.4
13-3
5-5
5-9
1929
70.2
76.8
13.2
7.2
6.7
1930
72.4
83.0
17.9
8.0
5-8
1931
72.7
83-9
17.2
8.8
5-9
1932
77-5
84-5
19.1
10.5
5-7
1933
76.1
85-5
22.6
8.0
5-6
1934
74-9
87.0
15-4
8.1
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Milk and Dairy Products.
11.
NORWAY.
The number of milk cows in Norway and the estimated production of milk for all pur¬
poses is shown in Table I.
The average yield per cow has risen from about 330 gallons in 1927-28 to 360 gallons
in 1934-35. The average is rather low, but no doubt a fair quantity of milk is fed to stock.