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(This it the way prospects for

Virginia farm prices looked to

the Virginia Department of Agriculture

on Friday of last week.

The Department offers it to farmers

with the warning that no

one can predict prices and be

right all the time.)

CORN

Corn prices in Virginia are expected to remain unchanged for the short term with only minor fluctuations likely to occur. Production of U. S. corn passed the mark of 4 billion bushels) Cor it thCCIrel jttone histaty. Jibe.total supply pH-1 ture, however, is exactly the same as a year ago. A decrease in corn carry over was offset by a gain in current year production which resulted in a total supply of 5 billion, 258 million bushels. The production picture in Virginia is entirely different. The state's corn output as of

76.1%