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Show NEWS IN BRIEF The quantity of wool shorn and to be shorn in 1941 is estimated esti-mated by the United States Department De-partment of Agriculture at 399,-941,000 399,-941,000 pounds. This is about three per cent larger than the previous high production in 1940, and nine per cent above the 1930-39 average. Utah's wool clip in 1941 is estimated at 19,-717,000 19,-717,000 pounds compared to 20,-SSljtlOO 20,-SSljtlOO pounds last year and an average of 20,546,000 pounds during the 1929-38 period. The number of sheep shorn in Utah in 1941 was about the saime as in 1940, and the average weight per fleece in 1941 was 9.0 pounds compared to 9.3 in 1940. A test run oC open gondola-type gondola-type railroad cars for shipping j wheat was made recently from Slublette to Dodge City, Kansas. The gonola car is wider, longer, and is open at the top.. If canvas can-vas covers are provided for gondola gon-dola cars, they could carry about twice as much wheat as the usual us-ual box cars, which nannot be loaded to capacity 'because space must be left at the top for testers. test-ers. The new type cars reduce costs of testing and eliminate the necessity for scooping and sweeping. Professor Harry H. Simth, extension ex-tension animal husbandman at Utah State Agricultural college, officiated as judge for hogs and beef at the Midland Empire fan-held fan-held in Billings, Montana, August Aug-ust 11 and 12. He officiated in the same capacity at this fair a year ago. Further schedules for the hog and beef specialist are: Oregon Uate fair, September 1 where he will judge hogs; Eas-I tern Idaho State fair at Black-tfoot, Black-tfoot, September 16 for hogs; and he will judge beef at the Utah State Fair, September 20-27. 20-27. He will officiate at numerous numer-ous county fairs. |