Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-07-19
HOPS AND CROPS

SALElE, July 10
Most Salem factors are prepared g.
tkke care Of their Customers.
Hop growers around Seio have sold
their crop to Geo. Pope & Co, Of Port
land
Tne first bale Of 'ss hops has reached
New York. Il was grown and preset
by John MerkIee, Of Sacramento, a3d
takes the Sacramento News $500 pTiIe
for first bale Of season.
Many hop growers believe that every
grower should spray thoroughly this
year, and that by 80 doing the hop lice
could be extermiDated. The cool wealth
er has disposed Of most OF them, and bs
spraying thoroughly it is believed the
remainder could be disposed Of
One firm OF hop buyers in the
Butteville district is offeFining TO con-
tract 70 pay IL cents pound for hops
this year. This is important as show
ing that hops will bring = good pricr
this year. There are few who viii be
80 tnwise as 70 contract their crop.
- IN NEW YORK.
Waterville Times: There has been q
little contracting going on. One or our
bnyers. representing g New York fir2
has bought several hundred bales Of the
'9S crop for 3Oc. A member off promi-
nent hop drm here who also raises hops
hAs contracted 100 bales Of bis growth.
Most ofthe contracts only include parts
Of crops.
To regard to the growing crop all esti-
mates at present are q delusIon aud
snare. Il is impossible to tell At pres
ent anything about what yards will
yield In September. Just at present,
the majority Of the old yards are not
afnning out a. pentifulIy aud vigorous
lyAs they should for good crop. 10
thlarespect growers Ind their yards
behind those Of last year But as we
have had frequent showers and the
weather is all that could be desired,
they may do better in the next two
weeks.
Cherry Valley Gazette; The opinion
Il very general that the crop Of 1898 In
the State Of New York will be q very
light one. 1t seems reasonably certain
that Il will not be an average crop.
There is yet time however for great
Improvement
GovERSMKST REPoRT, July IS.
The wheat crop Is In good condition.
Fail wheat has generally been increased
la. acreage; but the acreage Of spring
sown wheat has been decreased owing
20 the late spring rains. Fall wheat
has an average increase in acreage Of
fully 10 per cent while the yield is ex-
pected 10 be ls to Is per cent. greater
than last year. Spring sown has been
decreased about per cent, and the
yield win be fully s per cent. short
Ap interesting and valuable fact Is ne
ported by q Marion county correspond
ent; On land which last year was
summer fAllowed with potatoes, the
wheat (fAll sOwn) has much better
appearance than any other wheat, and
n promlsss 10 yield Is per cent more.
Potatoes always have q sale aud many
would profit by planting potatoes on
summer tAllow aud not allow the soil
60 remain idle and become filled with
weedA The grain crop south Of the
l,alapooia 10 not 80 good As In the VIII
|amette valley; while on the other hand
The lrulg Of the latter Is not 90 good ~
ID the former. Spring wheat was sown
anusnally late and some Of Il Is head
|ng, and it IL not over ten or hfteen
inches high. The warm weather has
,san OF great benefit 10 the wheat,
apslng it 10 ripen more rapidly; har-
Ibsilng Of wheat Is Ia progress IN some
4 the southern counties aud by next
leek Il win BE- general. Oats are good |
rop. spring sown not 20 good a. fall
,wa. Haying continues. HOps are
rowing rapidly; some are beginning 10
|ossom out. Few lice are 20 FAR OBJ
Irved; buf are increasing In numbers.
lack aud rcd raspbeFrles are ripening
pldly. Strawberries are about over,
berries are now 10 the height Of their
son. "