Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-29
CROP CONDITION.
Now Prevailing In Parts Of Western Or.
egon.

the better, many grain fields shov
signs CT lodging from too much mois
ture, though il fair weather contln.
ues from now on no great damage will
haYe been done. Haying is In full
blast and the crop was never bettel
in the Willamette valley. In many
fields cloyer is badly lodged and there
is an abundance of feed on the ranges.
The potato crop promises to be very
heavy il not injured by too much
hot weather. Corn is growing rapidly
and promises good yield. Vegetables
and garden truck never look,finer.
Spring sown grain is doing fine
about Marion county.
Grasses show rust In some fields,
aud there are a few fields where
the grain aphls has done someI dam.
age, but the amount of damage done
is not great, Some grain is begin
Ding to ripen.
The wheat crop in Eastern Oregon
is going to be one of the largest eyer
grown in yield and an average added
to that will make an immense crop.
Last season IL counties harvested over
l2,000 900 bushels Of wheat,
This year the yield in the same ter.
ritory WILL in all probability, exceed
that amount by 100000 bushels
Haying is late in Union county aLd
will not begin till after the Fourth Of
July. In Sherman County there will
be an enormous crop of wheat. Much
hay has been spoiled by late rains.
T. S. Stipp, of Molalla, tells 10 the
Oregon City Press that fall grains In
mis- neighborhood is not growing or
heading, and that it seems to be in
fected with the wire worm.
Many farmers are seriously consld-
eTing the wheat question and are at
sea what to do in regard to wages for
harvest hands. The fact that twine
is liable TO go above 20 cents per pound
and the scarcity of harvest hands will
make it necessary to pay higher wages
for labor and considering the very low
rrice paid for wheat the prospect is
very gloomy. Many are not going to
bind their oats unless twine should be
lower. The oat crop promises to be
very heavy, which will make heavy
twine bill.
HOPS.
The conditions of the hop crop Is
not very much improved, though the
vines are looking rich the great
amount of rain will give the aphis all
possible show to develop,
Reports came from Washington
county that continuous wet weather
has caused aphis to attack wheat
same as three years ago but no great
damage has been done, as yet, but
many fear, should it contiue rainy
that great damage to crop would be
done.
Most hop buyers report nearly all
yards as quite lousy, but on the
other hand growers do not anticipate
the pest will be as bad as last year.
Lice have appeared in some Of the
yards though not so numerous as last
year at this time OF the season. Many
hop growers evince disposition to
pick nothing but the choicest hops
and no mouldy hops whatever, thus
hayiEg only prime article to market
and think in this way the formerly
good reputation Oregon enjoyed for
fine goods will again be restord. Not
many hop men are contracting their
hops this season, preferng to take
their chances.
In Lane county some growers say
the prospect never was better and
lice are very scarce. Many are going
to sprey heavy and early this season
and only save the best Of their hops.
Other reports say the recent rains
have caused the lice to appear in large
numbers.
1t is said by some growers that with
fair weather hops will make a first
class crop,
NEW YORK STATE.
There is a slow dragging trade, but
prices are about the same as those
that have ruled for some time. The
market is very heavy. State 1897
choice hops are nominal; good to
prime. l2(dl4c; common to fair, S(Gllc;
Pacific coast 1897 choice nomlnali
good to prime, 12(G13c; common to
far 5(dl0 cents; State and Pacific
coast 1896 prime, 7c; common to good,
4(d6c, old olds, 2(a3tc'