Note that animals are uninterested in food lying on the ground. Using wheat or other items (carrots, and seeds) to breed animals that give food (cows, mooshrooms, pigs, chickens) is a way of getting more efficient food than bread or carrots.
Average Salary Information for US Workers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median wage for workers in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2016 was $849 per week or $44,148 per year for a 40-hour work week. Wages were 2.9% higher than at the same date for the previous year, a gain of 1.8%.
Size. American workers produced an average of $57.54 worth of goods and services, according to a 2010 report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that compared the average productivity of workers in 20 countries. This rate ranked the U.S. third among the 20 nations in worker productivity. Only Norway and Ireland ranked higher. The average productivity rate in Norway was $73.26 per labor hour. Workers in Ireland had an average productivity rate of $61.30.