Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-08-08 | Page 4 | Wool Shearing Decline Told

Wool Shearing I I I Decline Told WASHINGTON Aug 8 The UP The The agriculture department Friday estimated esti esti- estimated mated this years year's production of shorn horn wool at 2563 2000 pounds or pounds less than last year and pounds less than han the 45 1936 average This years year's crop smallest since I 1925 was reported to be the result al ot a decrease in the number of sheep heep shorn The number estimated shorn is head down about aboul head from Crom last last year ye r and nd 13 3 below the year 10 average The estimated weight per fleece fleeces is s 88 pounds compared with last ast year and the year 10 average I at of pounds Pr Production by this year and last respectively m major a j o 0 r producing producing states i included Texas and Montana and Idaho and 1075 Wyoming m ng and 1000 Colorado and 12 New Mexico and Utah and Nevada and and California and