Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-05-18
THE HOP OUTLOOK,
A Portland Merchants Observations
After Tour Of the washington
and Oregon Districts.

recently returned from
tour OF inspection OF the hop fields OF
Washington and Oregon. In discuss
ing the seasons prospects he said;
"My tour Of inspection took me
through the Puyallup valley and
Southern Washington, and from what
have seen the unreasonable weather
has worked great hardship on the
hopgrowers in both states.
"Most growers have been able to sc-
complish very little in the way OF cul-
tiyation in the Puyallup valley. There
are few Yards which have been well
cultivated, because their location was
favorable, as regards drainage. but in
by far the greater number of yards the
initial work Of raising a crop remains
to be done. Some of the yards on
White river look well, and the young
vines are in progress of being trained,
but as rule / saw few yards where
the young vines we're above the ground
'The Patterson yard, at Olequa,
looked we'll; evidently much work had
been done there up to date, the nature
of the soil admitting cultivation.
throughout the Willamette valley
may say that find the yards in more
forward condition. although quite q
number OF growers have not yet com
menced to cultivate. This is notice
able on low-lying ground. On the
higher upland prairies the young vines
are coming up strong and healthy
especially where there was fall cultlva
tion. At Hampden Grange, on Elliott
Prairie. where my firm controls larg'
yard, we have vines up to the wires
which are 10 feet above the the ground
but We also have portion OF our yard
where the outlook is not so reassuring
because we could not do any fall plow
ing. However, from what ! observe
in Clackamas, Marion. Linn and Pol
counties. I have come to the conclusio
that We have the prospect OF very ex
cellent crop, taking OF course into con
sideration that for the past two or thre
wears a great number Of yards hay
been allowed to deteriorate on accour
of poor or lack of cultivation. In som
sections l have noticed the youn
shoots are already being attacked b
the aphis, but / do not attach niue
importance to this as few days OF ht
weather is sufficient to kill of II
ground crop of this pest. 1t is Il
June-July brood of the aphis that pla,
such havoc in our hop fields, but as v
are now having our full share OF pr
cipitation it is reasonable to infer thi
s when the weather settles we shall 6
our lust due of sunshine and war
weather, and as We are having an a
normal amount of rain now, 1t is b
fair to predict We shall have a corr
spending summer and fall OF d
weather.
; son the whole am we'll satisf
with the outlook, both from a me
chants and grower IS point OF vie
This is the situations: Should all no
growing sections of the world be equi
/ ly we'll favored as Oregon and Was
ington, the production Of this yea
! crop might be in excess OF what
: wanted, but | do not look for this,
; nv observations for many years lie
] me to the conclusion that when o
! section is we'll favored, another secti
4 suffers corresponding!y. either fr'
E drouth, hail, wind, frost or aphis. ]
z new crop will therefore come on an
4 most bare market, and look for pri
8 that will recoup the growers for
j past losses.