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Six Rappahannock shepherds at* tended the area meeting of the United Wool Growers Co-operative Inc., held at Culpeper last Wednesday, including A. C. Latham, J. R. Latham, W. A. Laingi Mr. Scott, Charles Smith and a friend unknown to me. In all there were fifty-eight representative sheep producers 4 from Page, Fauquier, Clark, Loudoun, Culpeper, Madispn, Orange, Albemarle and Rappahannock. C. D. Price of Luray -..was re-elected director of District Seven, which includes Rappahannock.
The group voted unanimously to handle the 1951 wool clip on the consignment basis through the United Wool Growers Association. It was clearly brought out that the United was not a buying agen. ey but a co-operative organisation • designed to market wool produced by its members. While no market ' is- quoting 1951 prices it was reported Texas wool has been sold at |1.50 per pound on the sheep and generally the price (was expected to be around $1.35 - $1.40 $ per pound in this section. While this seems a very high prioe consumers are reminded that only around 214 lbs. of wool are required to make a man’s suit, consequently the farmer’s share out of « $40.00 suit is comparatively small. Our wool producers are. urged to deliver their wool to the Rappahannock pool. No doubt but there will be a lot of wool buyers traveling from farm to farm trying to buy -your sheep wool but remember . . . hold it and Sell ifr through the pool if you are looking for the maximum returns. No ceiling price is expected on wool.
« V * St.'.; if Pastor* Rentals Lew . . . For years I have been somewhat astonished by the low pasture rental here in Rappahannock. In fact, a citizen of Page county once remarked, “Our farmers will never buy land so long as they can get pasture ss cheap as they can in Rappahannock.” The $1.50 per head per. month for grazing and $3.00 per month seemingly are carry over rates of the depression? days, when -drought cattle from the West were brought here. One of our better farmers called recently and asked “what is a Just cental . ,what do they charge in neighboring counties? < Allen McLearen, County Agent of Madison, says: “$3.50 per head per month but . good pasture is not available.” Gf R. Epperson, County Agent of Culpeper, advised ... “Good pasture isn’t available for rent . . . probably would . be worth $5.00 per month per animal, unit.” Lem. Sutphjn . r. my cohort over in Fauquier says “Last year pastures in this county rented for $2.00 to $2.50 per acre per month. I don't believe they, will be' apy cheaper, but probably more, in 1951.” One Rappahannock farmer figured it tjiis way. Fifty acres would grase twenty ; head of beef cows with calves, f One acre of land, teneed $70.00 Interest
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