263 million: The preliminary estimate of the number of turkeys raised in the US in 2004, with Minnesota the leading state. That’s down 4 percent from 2003, when all the turkeys weighed in at 7.5 billion pounds altogether and were valued at $2.7 billion.
658 million pounds: The forecast US cranberry production in 2004, up 6 percent from 2003. More than half is produced in Wisconsin, followed by Massachusetts and Oregon.
1.6 billion pounds: The total weight of sweet potatoes produced in the United States in 2003. North Carolina was the leading producer.
$5.8 million: America’s international trade deficit in wild turkeys in the first seven months of the year, offset by an $11.8 million trade surplus in sweet potatoes.
14 pounds: The amount of turkey consumed by the typical American in 2002, including hearty portions on Thanksgiving and the days after. Consumption is virtually the same as in 1990 (13.8 pounds), but 70 percent higher than in 1980 (8.1 pounds).
20: Number of places in the US named Plymouth, as in „Plymouth Rock,“ legendary place where the Pilgrims landed. Plymouth, Minn., is the most populous, with 69,164 residents..
Source: US Census Bureau