Show 1930 WAS RECORD WOOL YEAR IN STATE OF UTAH an increase of more than pounds in wool produced in utah la 1930 as compared with the production in 1929 was estimated by prank andrews united states department of agriculture statistician for utah in a monthly report issued monday mr andrews said the estimated wool production in 1930 was pounds as compared with pounds in 1929 he added that the season of 1930 was favorable to the growth of wool and the average weight per fleece was nine pounds compared with an average fleece weight of 8 1 in 1929 the estimate for 1930 Is based not only upon the reports from sheep men owning about sheep shorn but also upon the record of utah wool shipped by rail during the season with the exception of production in 1928 when 22 pounds were produced the production Is the larg est since 1920 according to mr andrews he said however that production per fleece was the highest in the ten beai period |