The corn price trend is following the usual pattern for this time of the year—up little by little until just before the new crop. However, the total gain probably won't be as much as usual. So if you have corn to sell and want to hang on to it for a while, be doubly sure there's no rodent or insect damage risk. Movement is still fairly heavy in Virginia. The price has been fairly constant in the past four or five weeks. Richmond' is $1.37 a bushel; Norfolk. $1.30 to $1.50; Northern Neck $1.35 to $1.37. and the Valley $1.45 to $1.55. Planting intention reports just out show the nation will probably have five p. r cent less corn acreage this 1 year, the smallest in 70 years. V igiaia intentions show four per cent less than last year. 20 per cent less than the 10 year average. But climbing yields per acre have been keeping the production level almost constant January stocks were about 3 1-2 billion bushels, 11 per cent above last year. It disappearance is nor mal, it will take care of about three billion bushels of that. Soybeans Don't hold soybeans waiting for the price to rise any between now j and new crop time. But do shop around before you sell. The Baltimore market has dropped two cents off the top price ui the last three weeks with $2.34 to $2.44 now prevailing. Virginia mar kets have been steady during that period, with Richmond S2.lt); Norfolk and Northern Neck $2.20 to $2.30. There’s still an ample supply of beans, with a carryover of 25-30 million bushels expected. As of March I the U. S. planting intentions looked like four per cent more acres than last year—or a to tal of 22.7 million. In Virginia, the intentions were for eight per cent less acreage than last year's record number. Training Programs Canning and freezing w-ere the topics of a leader training pro gram held Friday at the home of tile Powhatan home demon.'tra tion agent, Mrs. Sam Parker. Monday. Mrs. Parker. Mrs. W. R. Blandford and Mrs, Orcn Col lier gave a demonstration on shp covers.

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