Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-08-13
II TIE HoP WORLD.
Condition Of Crop and Prospsets Of
Picking In Two States.

The following from q Wbeatland pa
Der indicates the condition and outlook
In California:
/ Picking will not begin 10 earnest I'M
~ the second week 10 August when ~
all probability hands will be plentiful.
jasper Il ION begin picking next Mon
day with a small but full set Of hands.
Current average prices for picking will
he o.. 90 per cwt. From 81 to $3.50 per
day can be earned. Hop pickers com
ing IN; all shades and colors; on foot,
horseback and 10 wagons, Looks ss II
we would be over run with people iD
search Of employment.
IN OREGON.
J. =. s. Powell, The we'll known bop
man Of Bnsna Vista, was In Corvallis
Thursday. He has worked his twenty
acre yard over fourteen times this sea
son, and Oh account Of 80 much rain
has few weeds yet. The crop is ex.
CO lent and IL estimated TO yield 10000
pounds. He has sprayed and his hops
are free from lice. Dick Myers, who
has fourteen acre yard near Mr.. Pow
eIls, has contracted his hops, which
are lousy, at VI cents. The latest re-
ports FROM England to William Wells.
Of Buena Vista, say that mold and
honey dew have appeared on the Eng.
lish hops end spraying falls, ON account
~ the latter - remove lice. Mr. Wells
figures on II cents per pound for this
seasons crop.
The hop growers Of Yamhill county
met IN convention at North Yambill
July Il, and decid d 10 pay picker 80
eents per CT ntai, aud fixed the wages
OF pole-puIleIs at 81 90 a day and board.
A number Of gr w.rs report II at
they have engaged their quota Of
pickers a. 10 cents per box with tue
understanding that If hops brought
reasonable prices at picking say II
or - cents-they would pay the regular
price Of 81.
II ia the belief Of the citizen that
those who either sacrifice or fail to
pick their hops will realize that they
have mIssed something. The hop
market ia past findiBg out and the
bears never make their attacks twice
| Ia the same manner. The manipuls-
ton Of hops has been reduced to a
finer science than their culture.
AT AUBURN.
Lice do not appear to be increased IN
this vicinity or In the upper Green
River districts.
The weather continues fine for the
growing crop, and vines, as a whole
are making a good growth.
| AROUND PUYALLUP.
CAGES Of where the yards have not
been we'll attended TO and where the
lice have entered the burr are reported.
In such instances no crop can be hoped
for but in yards that have been care
fully, constantly and intelligently
sprayed, there Is reason to hope for
from fair to large crop Of good hops.
A number Of growers assert that fiat
picking time the market does not
advance materially they will leave
their hops on the vines.
Geo. w. Vanderbeck, Of Boise Greek,
who owns a 35-acre yard was In town
Tuesday, and asserted that he would
not pick hop this season.
The Chehalis Hop Growers Associa-
ton meeting occurred at the same time
Of the convening Of the Puyallup meet
ing and conference during the progress
of the meeting was had over the tele.
phone 30 as to make the agreements
and resolutions Of the two meetings
conform 10 each other.
AT KENT, WIN.
A report has become current among
our exchanges that the crop will be
light In the vicinity OF Kent, this year,
This Is a mistake, for the present pros
pect Ia excellent for heavy crop.
AT YAKIMA.
The meeting, Saturday, was we'll at.
tended, although no particular business
was accomplished. II was decided to
send runners out to the various agen-
cles Tuesday, to make preparations fol
the early moving Of the Siwash picking
force. The association voted 10
extend its efforts toward providing
pIckers for members Of that body only.
The key to the situation seems TO be
held by the organization, and they pro
feas desire TO control II on account oi
the apathy or opposition Of several
large growers 10 the movement. Sew
eral new names were added 10 the roll