Show Wool Clip Hits MillionPonnds MillionPonnds Million MillionPonndsin Ponnds Ponndsin in " ' 42WASHINGTON 42 W WASHINOTON ASIITNGTON WASHINGTON March 4-The 4 The 4Theagrlculture 4Theagrlcultur0 - 4 - agriculture agrlculture agrlcultur0 department reporte reported reportedThursday reportedThursday Thursday that wool production In fc 1943 1942 totaled 459073000 pounds or orthe orthe o othe r the largest on record Productloit Productionin Production in 1941 was 458 308 368 388 000 poundsThe poundsThe pounds The crop was valued at $157- $157 157 $157235000 (157 157 $157 ( $ " - 235000 235 000 compared with $138 138 $138656 138656 $ 656 - 000 In 1941 1941Last 1941Last Last year years s a crop tnculded inculded 392 382 392- 392 392373 - 373 000 pounds of shorn wool and an 66 700 000 pounds of pulled woolThe woolThe wool The average local market price priceof priceof of shorn wool In 1942 was 40 401 401cents 40cents 1 1cents cents per pound compared with wit355 35.5 355 . cents In 1941 The TIle number of ofsheep ofsheep csheep > 1 sheep shorn shonl In 1942 estimated at a49 ( 49784000 49 784 000 with witJ1 the weight of wool woolper woolper wo < > ! per sheep averaging eight poundi pounds poundsThe poundsThe The previous previoU8 year 48 130 000 she sheep sheepwere pI pwere p were shorn and the average weight weightof it I of 01 wool per sheep was 8 811 II poundi pounds poundsI I weightI I I " " |