Some Cliff Clavin "little-known facts: about the fabulous turkey, and assorted fixings, courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
248 million
The number of turkeys expected to be raised in the United States in 2011. That's up 2 percent from the number raised during 2010. The turkeys produced in 2010 together weighed 7.11 billion pounds and were valued at $4.37 billion.
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750 million pounds
The forecast for U.S. cranberry production in 2011. Wisconsin is expected to lead all states in the production of cranberries, with 430 million pounds, followed by Massachusetts (210 million)
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2.4 billion pounds
The total weight of sweet potatoes
1.1 billion pounds
Total production of pumpkins in the major pumpkin-producing states in 2010.
Cliff Clavin?
Off TV reruns he shall be referred to by his real name, John Ratzenberger.
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