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(Tfcfc b (he way prwpecli far VlrftaU (arm prices InM to (he Vlrjlal* Department *af A*, ricatture ea Friday «f last week. ' ' The Department alter* It to farmers with the warning that m oae caa predict prices and be* right all the time.)
Wool Wool producers will benefit by taking special care to deliver the best wool possible. Prices at sales have been good —it remains now to do a good job of classifying, tying and delivering it. There were two special wool sales held in Virginia last week. An estimated 1,183,450 pounds of medium fleece wool was sold for approximately $875,000.00. Valley-Northern Virginia wool sold at Staunton in a range of $70.34-$75.29 and averaged $73.80 per pound At Abingdon, Virginia-North Carolina Mountain wool ranged from $72.77-$75.13 and averaged $74.33. These prices do not include Incentive payments which will be determined on an individual grower basis after the close of the 1964 marketing period. Both of last week’s pools were generally $12.00-$14.00 above the 1963 pools. Volume offered for the 1963 pools was approximately 60,000 pounds greater than 1964. Three main factors are seen behind the good wool prices this year. There has been a continuing ctownward trend in sheep num bers. Based on January 1 esti mates, U.' S. wool clip this year is expected to be down 5-6 per cent from last year. Domestic use and demand has been exceeding production. In recent years U. S. wool production has amounted to little over two-thirds the amount used in this country. World consumption during the past few years has been almost equal to and sometimes more than production.
A Canadian firm has perfected a small plastic plate which can be hung in an automobile and which changes color when exposed to caron monozide gas. When the gas has cleared, it returns to its normal color.
TW1-L1TE
Drive-In Theatre
Front Royal, Va.
Wed.-Thur»., May 13-14:
‘‘What Ever
Happened To
Baby Jane”
Starring Bette Davis St Joan Crawford
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