The U.S. Food and Fiber Sector: Energy Use and Outlook: A Study of the Energy Needs of the Food Industry Prepared by The Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture for the Subcommittee on Agricultural Credit and Rural Electrification1974 - 111 páginas |
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acreage added by manufacture agricultural production amount average billion gallons Bureau of Census butane Census Census of Manufactures coal consumed consumption Corn Belt crude oil custom combining Department of Commerce diesel fuel Electric Energy energy input energy needs energy requirements estimated exports family living farm homes farm households farm inputs farm machinery farm production farmers fertilizer fiber sector fiber system food and fiber food and kindred food processing food system frozen fruits and vegetables fuel costs fuel needs fuel oil fuel prices Fuels and Electric gallons of fuel gasoline grain harvested hauling heat and power increase irrigated kindred products livestock LP gas major marketing meat miles natural gas Number number of farm oil shale output pesticides petroleum fuel plants pounds projected propane rail region retail shipments sorghum Source Southern Plains soybeans space heating supply tillage transportation trillion Btu trucks U.S. Department U.S. food unit value added
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Página 51 - Creamery butter Cheese, natural and processed Condensed and evaporated milk Ice cream and frozen desserts Fluid milk...
Página 44 - The manufacturing division includes establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. These establishments are usually described as plants, factories, or mills and characteristically use power driven machines and materials handling equipment.
Página 7 - Farm output measures the annual volume of farm production available for eventual human use through sales from farms or consumption in farm households. Total excludes production of feed for horses and mules.
Página 34 - Since then, the increments in production have been smaller despite the continuing growth in energy use. It is likely that further increases in food production from increasing energy inputs will be harder and harder to come by. Of course, a major change in the food system could change things, but the argument advanced by the technological optimist...
Página iv - House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am pleased to transmit to you the enclosed delegation report on the recent Subcommittee on Trade mission to Hong Kong, Singapore, and China.
Página 44 - As one would expect, many farm products are not in a form desirable for human consumption and must be processed to be edible. Other products are highly perishable in the raw state and must be canned, frozen, or dried to make them storable.
Página 8 - ICO 99 100 104 107 102 111 115 114 i Area in principal crops harvested as reported by SRS plus acreages in fruits, tree nuts, and farm gardens. * Acreages for exports relate to exports for year beginning July 1, or month representing beginning of crop season. Acreage includes seeds for crops and feed for livestock that are exported.
Página vii - Paarlbeig and the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture for their cooperation in conducting this timely and important study.
Página 14 - Jan. , Feb., Mar., Apr., May.. June . July, Aup. « Sept. Oct., Nov., Dec. , Year Condensed whole milk (case goods) 1953 1,000 pounds 5,016 I*, 21*1 1*,191 1*,371 5,235 3,660 2,538 2,313 2,236 2,859 3,067 1,737 1»1,L6U 1951...
Página 83 - ... primarily in insecticidal and herbicidal preparations. Petroleum use as a pesticide increased 2.5 times from 1966 to 1971. Basic Pesticide Production Energy — chiefly petroleum — is crucial to the pesticide industry as an input in the basic production and formulation processes. Many, if not most, of the 300 basic pesticide chemicals are synthesized from petroleum. Pesticides are initially derived from such petroleum products as propane, butane, and naphtha. These products will normally be...