Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
The Golden Hops.
Thousands of PiCkers Begin
ing Their Work.
The Quality Is Excellent But
Quantity Light

Salem. 1t is now evident from the
prices settled upon that pickers will
not go outside the county. as better
prices and better hops can be found
in the home yards. The establish ed
price for picking here is 4Oc, while in
Lane county it is but 30c:per box. II
is quite probable that the price may
reach SOC per box,
The weather has been very fa.
vorable for the perfect maturing of
hops, and most yards are in prime
condition. The result will be.a,super-
ior quality hops, which must COM
mand the top price,
The river steamers are moving many
hOppickers already, aud indications
are that pickers will be in good de-
mand and that prices will regulate
the supply of labor.
There are no lice to speak of thus
far, and there is no probability that
they will Increase il favorable weather
continues.
Picking has begun in Yambill
county. The hops in that county are
looking fine. Many yards have Sc
cured pickers and will begin business
in earnest lthis week. No mould has
shown up so far, but some Of the
growers around Dayton fear mould if
the present weather does not continue.
Clarence &, Hall from near Wood
burn reports some mould appearing
in his yard.
In Linn county hop picking has
begun and many Of the river bottom
yards have never looked finer for both
stand and quality. 1t is impossible for
lice TO damage hops materially now as
they are not very numerous and ere
they could do much dam lge most'hops
will be picked.
The following letter is from w. II.
Spaugh, OF Harrisburg. {
EDITOR JOURNAL:-l haye just
completed picking and baling my crop
of early hops. They made about 1000
Id per acre. shipped one bale to
the Albany Brewery, ,Faber and Niece,
on August "a. which believe was the
first bale of hops put on the market
in Oregon this season. Late hops in
this vicinity are in good condition
mostly free from lice or mould
Picking will begin 10 most yards
Sept. 1st, out IF al average in this
vicinity of 800 acres last year l40 acres
has been plowed up leaving 250 this
year, the average will be about 1000
pound per acre. 30 and 40 cents will
be paid for picking, and 8 bushel
boxes.
RESPECTFULLY,
VIII SPAUGH,
The Eugene Guard says:
Lewis Belshaw and George Camp
bell left for the Warm Spring Indian
Agency TO contract for 200 Indian hop
pickers, to work in the hop fields.
Many growers are afraid that pickers
will be scarce on account of the large
prune crop that must be harvested
about the same time as the hops.
Growers generally expect to procure
plckers for 30 cents per nine bushel
box.
b. T. Hall, of Halls Ferry, says hops
near Buena Vista are fine. Many only
put up two vines. There are not
many missing hills. Very few run
sprayers. Many yards expect to 'be-
gin picking about Bueua Vista today.
There are at least 1000 acres of hops
within four miles of Halls Ferry.
Mr.. Hall says, generally speaking,
the crop will be nearly as large as last
year, quality No. |, If properly cured.
In the vicinity of Salem the yards
are much better than last season and
scarcely any lice. The prevailing
price for picking VIII DE ABOUT 4O
cents box, hut in some yards the