Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-08-14
SPECIAL HOP REPORT.
Prepared By Government Weather
Service at Portland.


much timely Information could be CD
tained by having the correspondents
in the hop producing districts, make q
special report on that product tt e
main facts CLEANED from these specie ]
reports are given Ia this bulletin. tt e
hops OF Oregon are principally grow n
In the Willamette valley, in the eOuD-
ties Of Marion, Polk, Clacksmss, Lsre,
Yambill, Washington, Linn and Ben
ton; few are grown in Multnomth
county. Some few are grown in Doug
las and Josephine counties, in tie
south, aud q few in Wsseo and Union
counties, in the east. The total pro-.
uc; last year in Oregon was 1000
bales.
With the advance Of the sesa II,
speculation as TO the maturity, quality
and yield Of the bop, together with it's
probable detection by the hop louEP,
has become general. Out Of several
hundred special hop reports received
from a. many persons interested ia The
present condition., and the future Of
the hop crop, not one has reported the
hop louise as having entered the burr,
though the invsriable tenor Of each
report il that the hop louise is numer.
Gus in the yards. There is q wide diff
ference Of opinion regarding the prob
able yield, a. must necessarily follo "
where the crop is grown over a vast
territory as is the case Ia Oregon. Flat
tsring reports come from each section
in which the hop is grown. In WASH
ington county the outlook for yield is
cheerful and the crop differs 50 much
that the date OF commencement Of
picking ranges from August 25 to Sep
tember 8. At Dilly, Washington
county, one correspondent writes that
the hops are ripening so rapidly that
hop picking will Likely commence about
August 25, and this is the earliest ap-
proximate date OF commencement. In
Washington county the lice are not SO
numerous as they were during the sea-
son Of 1894. One correspondent states
that hops are In superior condition,
with very few lice, while the majority
wish to emphasize the fact that they
are In good condition, and 1t Is the
general opinion that the yield in Wash
ington county will largely exceed that
Of 1894. There is, however, an excep-
tion coming from the correspondent at
Sherwood, stating that a two thirds
crop may be expected.
Our correspondent from Aurora,
Clackamas county, writes THE burrs
are rapidly forming and will have
formed In few days. Lice are num-
srous In every yard, but no one can
tell what damage they may do until
picking time comes, which will be
about September A. No grower in the
entire Buttevi.le district has sprayed"
The correspondent OF Aurora expresses
itas his opinion that the yield In Ore
gon for the present season will exceed
that Of the season OF 1894 by about 10
per cent; this opinion Is counter
balanced by the crop correspondent
at Gervais. Marion county, who is Of
the impression that the crop will be
about 10 per cent less than that OF
1894. From careful consideration Of
all the iniormrtion on the subject II APP
pears that the hop II more extensively
grown this year than In previous years.
Notwithstanding the fact that many
acres were plowed down that bore
last year, the crop will be larger 10
acreage since large acreage OF young
hops which was unprOd uolive last year
/ 70 In full bearing this season.
Hops appear 10 be making a good
burr The condition OF Marion county |
ID explained In the following report
received from the correspondent at
"The hop crop In this
vicinity Is fair, but not rs good as last
years. crop; lIce are increasing rapidly,
md most OF the growers are spraying,
,ut the crop is far developed that re-
uIis are uncertaini the acreage has in
reAssd about 10 per cent, which will
lake the hop crop about an average.
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