Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-14
Hops and Crops
Prospect Not Very FIatterins
But Other Crops Good.
Many Yards in Bad Condition and by.
ing Out.


among the farmers for several weeks.
Mr.. Hillegas says that in Linn
and Lane county the hop crop
is considered the poorest prospect in
years. In Lane county there are
many yards that haye been plowed up
and it is thought by some that the
excessive spreying last year had a
great deal to do with the backward
and uneven condition of the hop
yards. All the big yards around Eu-
gene are more or less injured and
very uneven. Most yards are very
foul and there are many that
have been plowed up. Those yards
which we're not spreyed last year are
in better condition than others and
are quite even and are about in an av-
erage condition as to stand and
thriftyness.
The grain and fruit crop is iu No.
l condition and the prospect for a full
fruit yield was never better. All
berry crops are doing fine and promise
good yield, The potato prospect is
good. The vines are looking fine and
tine acreage is fully as large as last
season, Corn is very backward and
looks puny and those who make a
practice of growing considerable corn
do not expect large yield.
Stock wintered well in Lane county
Sheep did well and many think that
the sheep cast quite large vote.
The growing grain, which had ma
terialy suffered the past two weeks in
Wasco county has been blessed with a
refreshing rain on Saturday and grain
growers say the crop can now finish
without another drop of water.
Crop prospects in Washington
county are very fine. Winter wheat
is in prime condition and the rains of
the past ten days haYe put all spring
grain in splendid condition. AL
crops are now sure of a fair yield.
Potatoes are doing nicely and
early ones are being dug for market.
Gardeners have never had more pro-
titious year.
Haying is in progress in the Will
annette valley and the yield will be
large and of good quality. Straw
berries have not not been up to the
standard in quality yet late berries
are fairly good.
Mr., Levy, a prominent shop buyer
reports the yards out south as in
fairly good cultivation but the stand
is very poor, probably one-third and
not in many cases exceeding half a
crop. Mr. Levey says the prospect
is very discouraging.
The fact that hops are going to
yield big in New York state and that
the acreage is very much increased
and also the prospect Of large
quantity of hops from several SOUTH
ern states makes the outlook for hop
growers very gloomy in Oregon.
The Oregon Green and Dried Fruit
company Of this city when asked
about the. potato prospect say. So far
as has been reported to them the
acreage is not more than half as large
as last year and it is their opinion
that those who have stayed with the
potato business will be strictly In
line and they will get fairly good
prices.
In California the hop trade is viz
tUally dead and prominent hol
factor Of San Francisco says: Offer
ings from first hands do not make
much Of showing, but small as they
are, they are almost wholly neglected,
1t viii be surprising to haYe any spec
ial activity or firmness developed dur
ing the balance Of the season. New
hops will be on market 10 about ninety
days.
A New York authority gives the
following review Of the hop market
the advices being furnished by mail Of
late date:
The weather has been rainy almost
every day this week, which has seri
ously interfered with the movement o.
stock and caused an exceedingly dul
trade. The absence Of business haI
not changed the ideas Of holders
however. and there has been no anx
iety 10 sell, expect, possibly, the pool
Oregons, whic h are still drug on thu
market. This latter class Of stool
has been burden eyer since II begaI
arriving here, and 1t Is certainly |
misfortune TO the trade that 1t wa
picked. Some Of the lots are entirel!