—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 29,1971
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Berks and Cumberland Wool Pools Set
The 1971 Berks County and
Cumberland County wool pools
have been set m June
Open to county sheep pro
ducers, the pools involve grad-
ing of wool by qualified Penn
State University personnel and
sale by weight at a specified
puce according to grade
The Berks pool will be at the
Reading Fair giounds, Thurs
day, June 10 starting at 7 30
a m.
The Cumberland pool will be
at the Carlisle Fail giounds
iiom Thursday, June 24 from 7
a m till 3pm and Friday, June
25 from 7am till noon Thei e
will be a private treaty type
ram and ewe sale at Carlisle in
connection with the wool pool
June 24
Max Smith, Lancastei County
agncultural agent, said “Local
wool producers aie urged to use
this type of marketing provid
ing they have a quality product
Fleeces should be clean, diy
and lolled with the flesh side
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twine ”
The price, which Is several
cents lower this year than last
year, was set by competitive
bid
Buyer at the Berks County
sale will be Burlington Indus
tues, Clarksville, Va., at the
following prices by grade. %
and Vi staple, 33 7 cents a
pound, % and Vi clothing, 23 5
cents, medium rejects, 23 5,
low Vi, 32 cents; fine staple, 20
cents, Vi staple, 20 cents, fine
and Vi clothing, 15, fine and
and Vi rejects, 15, and tags, 5
Buyer afj tire Cumberland
County sale will be Top Co , 470
Atlantic Ave, Boston, Mass, at
the following prices % and Vi
combing, 33 cents, % and Vi
clothing, 28 cents, medium re
jects, 26, low Vi, 33, fine and Vi
staple, 24, fine and Vi clothing,
18, fine and Vi rejects, 15, and
tags, 4
The sales are primarily of
intei est to the laigei sheep
producers, since the smaller
giowers likely won’t have
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enough volume of wool to make
the trip worthwhile, although
several smaller operators could
combine their wool- for ' the
sales, Smith said.
Smith said producers normal
ly get about six pounds of wool
per sheep.
Smith also noted, J‘ln order to
help with this price situation
we suggest that you contact
your local ASCS Office for Wool
Incentive Payments, under pre
sent prices this assistance be
comes more important Please
keep your wool sale receipts
and your copy of the sale of any
unshorn lambs, if you intend to
apply for government wool as
sistance ”
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