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Show - Cal Utah Wool Income Gains In '39 Over Preceding Year S Utah's wool production la 1939 : was less thsa la 1938, but th cash lacom from th product was estimated as 1300,000 more. It was reported Saturday by Frank An- , drews, statistician for the United States department of agriculture in Utah. Mr. Andrews' report showed 1939 production was 19.444.000 pounds, compared to 19.909,000 pounds in i 1938. Last year's cash income from wool was timaled at 1 H.083.00& compared to $3,783,000 In 1938. A total of Z 235,000 sheep on wer shorn In 1939 and th aver- age weight per fleece was 87 go, pounds, while in 1938 th 3J37.000 II heep shorn hsd an average fleece a weight of 89 pounds. s.l Utah was exceeded In produc-tioo produc-tioo of wool only by Texas. Wye- timing. ti-ming. California and Montana in th west in 1939. Total wool pro- suction la the United States was Ttj estimated at 441.897,000 pounds. worth 884,334,000. i |