Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-09
HOPS,
European Prospects Are Poor
Oregon Hops Taking the Lead This
Year.

Hop lice are very prevalent in Eu.
rope in all districts where hops are
growing. Though there are many
yards in this country that are COM
paratively free from lice, yet they
haYe a very strong hold and
only by prompt action and thorough
spraying can they be cleaned out.
There has not been any lice on the
hop vines in the Kaiser bottoms and
they are making phenomenal growth,
shooting out immense arms. In the
Kaiser bottom yards is said to be
The best prospect in Oregon.
The price for picking will be reg
Hated entirely by the buyers as usual,
They furnishing the picking money
and it is thought by some that 30
cents will be the price paid for 9
bushel boxes. The Washington hop
men are going to pay 10 cents,
which is for Is bushel boxes.
EUROPEAN PRosPECTs-sUSSEX
Reports from this county show that
The attack Of fly is pretty general,
and there is alSoa considerable de-
pOsit Of lice. During the last few
days, however, with bright and hot
weather, the aphis has decreased to
sOme extent, and it is hoped that
with a continuance of the present
favorable conditions the attack will
lose its force and leave no serious ef-
fects behind. Should the weather
change adversely, however, and cause
an increase of vermin it will be nec-
essary for washing to be done; up to
the present there has only been
little done, and many growers will not
wash at all on account of the expense,
which they cannot afford.
ASHFORD DISTRICT.
In the immediate neighborhood of
ashford the hop continues to grow
rapidly, and some pieces of vine look
very thriving and prosperous. A
closer examination, however, in
nearly all cases reveals the presence of
large quantities of fly and lice, which
are beginning to threaten serious mis-
chief. At Egerton we hear that the
bine is short, and the vermin are very
tronblesome, while there is also good
deal of honey dew. On the clay soils
further westward the hops have never
made good start, and now to slack
ness of bine is added the danger of
q serious attack of blight. Now few
farmers, however, profess to regard
blight as a blessing in disguise.
NUREMBERG.
The weather on the whole during
the holidays was not unfavorable.
There was some heavy rain on Sun
day night which cooled the air, and
OF course this sort of weather is all
that can be wished for with regard to
the further development of the hop
plant. So far the hop plant seems
well grown, healthy and free from
vermin. But on the other hand re-
ports have come in of gardens that
vermin has been seen in, and although
the heavy rain this week has done
much to clear it away, neYeetheless
some still remains. The condition of
the plant is very varied, in some parts
II has grown we'll up the pole while
10 others it is only just above the
ground, this latter is especially to be
found in the low lying districts. Bus
mess has been little brisker in the
hop market during this last week
On Friday 100 bales were sold, one
brewer alone taking 60 sacks OF yellow
green Hallertau at los to el IS.
MAIDSTONE AND NEIGHBoRHooD.
~ spite of the extremely severe at
tntk of fly, which shows small signs OF
aoatement, the hops in this neighbor-
nNQo continue to maintain a fair rate
o. krowth. The warm weather, fol-
owing on copious rainfall, proves OF
great advantage to the plant, and the
color at present gives no room for
eonplaint. Cultivation is well for
wand, and the most important work