Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-06
HOPS AND CROPS.
sALEn, July0, 1893

sALEs, July o, 1893.
oOvERSMEsT HEroHr
The cool nights retard growth and
development Of much of the vegetation.
Hops are growing quite rapidly, save
the late planted new yards; but they
too promise a good average crop. The
lice have appeared, under the influence
of the warm weather, aud spraying is
actively engaged In. With proper care
the hop crop will he enormous this
year, for climatic conditions have 20 far
been very favorable TO II. Due 10 the
cool nights corn has very slow growth;
but II has q healthy appearaDce and
bids fair to be a good crop.
IN ENGLAND.
The great hop region Of England Is
Kent Kent is the hop garden Of Eog.
land. 1t isa paradise in summer al
most, and lands command an Eng.
lish pound sterling rent per acre.
rhe hop gardens are not plowed.
The land is spaded by hand and the
hop raiser goes about with an IRON
pointed can prodding down to see If
any shallow cultivation has been done.
Ia Oregon land can be had for the
rental value 10 England and we ought
always to be able 10 compete with
Great Britain In hops.
FROM LINN COUNTY.
LEBANON, July ga very few lice
have made their appearance on the
bottom lands of now and then a hill in
the hop yards here. Last season at
this time they were quite plenty. The
most of the growers think they will
not be numerous enough this season to
do any damage, but some however
think as the hops are later this season
that they have got time enough yet to
get In their work.
PICKERs.
They are advertising for hop pickers
to begin work about September first in
Yamhill county. The question of
securing of pickers Is quite a prob
lem this year. Increased acreage
makes more pickers a necessity. If
hops should go down much, and there
is not much prospect of that. it is doubt
ful If growers could pay so cents box.
Hard times tends to increase the num-
Der of pickers. 1t is going to be diff.
cult in some quarters to get money to
pay pickers.
FROM LANE COUNTY.
EUGENE, July 6.-Hop growers of
this vicinity inform us that very few
lice have yet made their appearance,
and some growers think they will do
little if any damage this year. The
cold and continued rains have had
desired effect aud killed off most of the
lice. A few growers haye done some
spraying. Last year at this time lice
could be found in almost every yard in
the county In large quantities. The
hop vines are doing nicely and the in-
dicatlOns now that good crop will be
harvested this fall and a good price Sc
cured for the crop.
E. G. Smith, of Eugene, received
dispatch Saturday from one of the
largest hop dealers in the county re-
questiug him to secure for them 1000
bales OF the choicest hops grown in
Lane county. Large growers will do
we'll to see Mr.. Smith before making
arrangements elsewhere for their on
coming crop.
HAIL STORMS.
In parts of Ohio haistorms have COM
pletely destroy crops.
Reading, Pa, Wednesday was visited
by rain and hail storm. which, for
destructiveness, eclipsed all previous
storms of the kind since 1866. The
streets were entirely covered with hail
aud water and sewers became choked.
Grain and fruits were stripped off like
leaves. The vineyards on Mount Penn
slyvania are completely ruined.