Exhibit 4.8 AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the first day of July, 1995, by and among WLR FOODS, INC. (the "Borrower"), WAMPLER-LONGACRE, INC., CASSCO ICE & COLD STORAGE, INC., FIRST UNION...

                              Exhibit 4.8


                     AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

     THIS AMENDMENT TO CREDIT  AGREEMENT, made and entered into  as of
the  first  day of  July,  1995, by  and  among WLR  FOODS,  INC. (the
"Borrower"), XXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX, INC., CASSCO ICE &  COLD STORAGE, INC.,
FIRST  UNION  NATIONAL BANK  OF VIRGINIA,  as  Agent, and  FIRST UNION
NATIONAL BANK OF  VIRGINIA, CORESTATES BANK, N.A., also doing business
as  Philadelphia National  Bank,  XXXXXX TRUST  AND  SAVINGS BANK  and
CRESTAR BANK (collectively, the "Lenders");

                              WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto have previously entered into a Credit
Agreement dated as of March 1, 1995 (the "Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS,  the parties  desire to  amend the  Agreement  as herein
provided;

     NOW, THEREFORE,  IN CONSIDERATION of the  mutual covenants herein
contained, the parties agree  that the Agreement is hereby  amended as
follows:

     1.   In the  first sentence  of Section 2.3(c) of  the Agreement,
the   language  "one   (1)  Business   Day's"   is  changed   to  read
"Contemporaneous".

     2.   In  Schedule 10.1(d)  to  the  Agreement,  "$16,000,000"  is
changed to read "$22,000,000".

     As consideration for the Lender's  execution and delivery of this
Amendment, the  Borrower shall  pay each  Lender the  sum of  $5.00 in
cash.

     This Amendment  may be  executed in  any number of  counterparts,
each of  which shall be  an original and  all of which  together shall
constitute one and the same agreement.

     IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed on their behalf by their officers duly authorized, all  as of
the date first above written.

                                   WLR FOODS, INC.



                                   By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx

                                   Its:  Secretary

                                   



                                   XXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX, INC.


                                   By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx

                                   Its:  Secretary

                                   CASSCO ICE & COLD STORAGE, INC.


                                   By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx

                                   Its:  Secretary

                                   FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF
                                   VIRGINIA, as Agent and Lender


                                   By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx

                                   Its: SVP

                                   CORESTATES BANK, N.A., also doing
                                   business as Philadelphia National Bank


                                   By:  /s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx

                                   Its:  Commercial Officer

                                   XXXXXX TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


                                   By:  /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

                                   Its:  Vice President


                                   CRESTAR BANK


                                   By:  /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx

                                   Its:  Vice President