Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-27
CROPS.
Ideal Weather Conditions,
Having Practically Over and Har-
vest Is Nearing an End.


Vrees, which is degree warmer than
the preceding week. The day tenn
peratures averaged IS degrees, and
the night "a degrees. The highest
Temperature during the week was SO
degrees, and the lowest so degrees.
No rain fell during the week. The
cloudness was slightly in excess OF
the normal amount
Ideal weather conditions have pre-
vailed for all crops during The past
weeks except for hops. The hop lice
devulup and flourish during periods
of moderately warm weather with
semi moist atmo spheIe, and such pre-
vailed the past week. Hops are gen.
eially in burr and are making excel
lent growth, but the lice are numer-
ous; dry warm weather will check the
ra,ages of the lice. Notwithstand-
ing the lice, the hop prospects are
good.
Haying is practically finished and
the hay safely housed. The hay crop
Is good, though hardly an average In
ouantity. The second crop of alfalfa
and clover Is better than was expected.
Fall wheat continues, and the farmers
are all we'll satisfied with the outlook.
'rhreshing will not begin for a week
or more. Oats are turning color and
will be ready to cut within ten days.
Spring sown wheat and oats are show
ing color. The spring grain crop is
larger than usual, and most excellent
prospects are reported for it. Flax
for fiber is turning yellow and con-
tinues to offer excellent prospects.
The success of the growth of flax for
fiber in Oregon is assured. Sugar
beets sown in May are three inches in
diameter; they, too, promise to be
most successful.
The fruit prospects continue good.
Hale's Early peaches will be ripe TO
ship this weeek from the southern
counties. Several varieties of apples
and peache plums are ripe and very
plentiful. 'Blackberries continue to
be unusually prolific. Potatoes con-
tinue to be reported from all sections
as being an immense crop. All garden
produce is doing remarkably well. A
year of plenty is assured, fer all crops
are excellent.
The weather conditions today are
favorable for continued fair weather,
with increasing cloudiness Wednesday
Cooler wheather is probable Wednes-
day, Thursday, and Friday, to be
then followed by clear and warmer
weather.
HOPS IN OTHER PLACES.
In Chehalis Wash, representatives
of Eastern hopbuying firms have dis
played great eagerness to make con-
tracts for the 1897 crop.
Pier Bros representative, who has
made most of the contracts there,
stated that by Monday night he ex-
pected to have contracts with almost
every grower in this immediate Yicin-
ity, who had not already contracted.
He stated that he had offered 81 cents
which is one cent more than was
stipulated in last weeks contracts.
1t Is reported, however, that 10 cents
has been offered by buyers, and that
II has been refused by several parties.
A reliaple grower stated yesterday he
had contracted two and a half tons
at 10 cents. Farmers who are able to
pick. their hops will not make con.
tracts. They think hops will bring a
satisfactory price this fall.
Henriot Bros, of Cowlitz, sold a
three-year-old crop to Livesley this
week. No price is mentioned. The
condition of the growing crop never
Vas better at this time of the season
oRBGoN's HOP CROP.
EdHerrin, the hop man, was in Sill,
fertOn Monday. He says that while
llce are appearing in almost every
yard, he does not think that the croI
10 general will be materially injured II
the present warm weather continues
he estimates the Oregon crop at 100,