13.8 lbs of turkey…
Thanksgiving turkey, by wishuponacupcake on Flickr
…is how much the average American consumed in 2007.
Cranberry production for 2009 is estimated at 709 million pounds.
250 million is the estimated number of turkeys raised in the US this year, down 8% from last year. That is about 1.2 turkeys per person in the US.If you would like some more weird and wonderful statistics to inject into the conversation lulls at your Thanksgiving dinner, the US Census’ Thanksgiving Day Press Release is for you! Impress your family and friends with your intimate knowledge of these agriculture and economic statistics.
But seriously, sometimes you do need to find statistical information online. And in cases like that, one good source is the statistics page we second floor librarians have put together, giving you a starting point for your research (and of course, you can always ask us for help, too.) (You’ll find the page by going to our homepage, clicking on Databases, and then on Statistics.)
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! Don’t forget that the library will be closed Thursday (11/26) and Friday (11/27), but we’re back with our usual hours on Saturday (10-6) and Sunday (12-6).
Posted by Lisa, a second floor librarian
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at various times a day we have about 30 wild turkeys in our yard. We wish they would find another home. Did you know they can fly? We often here them on our roof. They roost in trees at night.