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Say Results of Poultry Consumption Survey  
Data indicate that Kentuckians average. Almost all of the difference was consumed as  
fried chicken. __ -
eat 10 percent more poultry M ».
meat than does rest of U.S. Attthtdes E"P'°”°d gf
When asked about the sizes, quality, and avail- ‘
ability, most homemakers commented favorably.
By JOHN B. ROBERTS E h .t. . d t 1. _
r>.»,.(.m...»,.» of Agricultural r;m.w".ra mug eh ‘°‘S‘“_Y"aS exetesse e_“’at“ SUPP tett ’*
that continued diligence in processing and merch- _,
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Kentuckian. In city markets the choice is between destroy the Confidence gf the homgmakgys in the ,5
fray-pack and whole bmilers, stcwing and roasting wholesemeness and quality of poultry meat could __ Q
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and ready-to-eat packages. to pin feathers not being removed and some dissatis- 4 7
()ut of the 527 families interviewed in a study of faction with the way the pieces were cut. y
poultry consumption, 99 percent used poultry. When asked the type of package each home-
Seventy-five percent served fried chicken often, or maker wanted, two—thirds favored “tray-pack friers.” ,;~
at least every other week. Turkeys were used by This package was liked by those in the higher j`
two-thirds of the families, but only once or twice l11COm€ brackets Zllld by thé y0Lll1g€1' age g1‘OllpS.
a ycar. Stewing and roasting chickens were used Many of these groups of housewives either did not sk
by two-thirds of the families. Hens were served by know how to cut chicken into pieces or found the _ _
one family in {ive as often as once gr month, job distasteful. Some older women seemed to take *"°' · 
The families sampled consisted on the average of pride m the tttet that theY had ths Skill to wt UP Q `
8.5 persons each. During the year, the amount of tttets tmd eetdd Please thett tamthes bY demg tt v
poultry used by the 527 families combined exceeded Seme SPeeltd WeY·_ Meet et the tespehdehts felt that
18,000 pounds. This was enough to serve every the mest eeehemtetd WZY te buy was tv Ptttehttse <* n
family member 23 pounds of fried chicken, 6 pounds Whele httds- The letgeh mete metttY Pm`tS» lege
of St(.w(.d or mustcd Chicken and 55 Pounds of thighs and breasts were liked better than such parts
turkey. At these rates Kentuckians consume 10 per- tts heekS» sizzmlsr livw hed Wthge heme higher 1**
cent more poultry meats per person than the national mceme SYOUPS Solved thts Ptehlem et Ptetetehee gw
by purchasing only the pieces they liked most or
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