Manti Messenger | 1973-05-03 | Page 1 | Wool Production is Up

Wool Production Is Up The 1972 wool crop in Utah was estimated at pounds grease basis which was slightly more than 1971 but four percent less than 1970 There were less sheep shorn in 1972 than a year earlier but a higher average fleece weight more than offset the reduction in numbers reports the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service The number of sheep shorn in 1972 at head was seven percent percent percent per per- cent less than a year earlier and nine percent less than two years earlier Average fleece weight In 1972 was pounds compared with 95 pounds in 1971 and 98 pounds in 1970 received an average average average aver aver- age of 26 cents a pound for wool sold in 1972