The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
HOPS EVERYWHERE
Latest Crop Report From Europe and
New YORK.

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New YORK.
wATERvTLL MARKET.
No business has been reported on this
market this week. The sale Of 20 bales
1 by Spencer Tooley last Friday for 1OiSc
is the last transaction Of Importance.
Hop yards are doing better since the
fine rains OF the past week and there are
more hopes OF better crop than was an
ticipated two weeks aga Thus far while
lice have appeared in the yards they do
not exist in quantities to cause alarm.
Mr.. Frank d. Nash, large hep
grower Of New York, writes regarding
the Washington crop as follows TO the
/ Wateryille, New York Times, after
traversing through many Washington
yards.
My conclusion from what I saw and
learned by talking with hop growers is
! that Western Washington will not grow
| very large crop Of hops but that il
will be of good quality. ] heard of Of
fers to contract az twelve cents sut did
not learn Of any contracts being made at
that figure.
CANTERBURY.
The rains have been very beneficial,
and the bine has grown very fast The
lateral shorts are developing in grand
style, and appear very strong. There
is no increase OF vermin. The nights
are rather conducive 10 mould at places
FARNHAM.
The bine continues TO do well and has
MT looked better for pears past II is
practically clean and free from mould.
A hail storm broke over the district.
GRAvEsEND.
There is a sprinkling of fly and lice
at places, and several growers i'm the
three parishes have been washing. II
is questionable, however, whether
there was any necessity for the opera
tion with 80 small an amount Of vermin.
MAIDSTONE AND DISTRICT.
The progress Of the bine during the
past week has been in every respect
most satisfactory, and prospects gener-
ally have improved greatly. Vermin
has increased at places, and washing
has been done at Barming and Bearsted.
Slight traces Of mould here and there,
but nothing TO cause the least anxiety.
AsHHFoRD
In most of the gardens of this
district there has been good progress in
growth during the past week, and the
bine may be said generally 10 have
pretty well overtaken all arrears. There
are OF course few exceptions 10 this state
Of affairs, some gardens being rather
slack OF bine owing TO the attacks of the
wireworm and the result OF the recent
dry weather.
SURREY
The hops continue to make good prog
ress, the bne looking healthy although
somewhat uneven in most gardens.
There is certainly an increase I'm YER
mia since ! last wrote, but even now
not enough 10 cause planters 10 wash.
The wind during the past two days has
blown the heads away from the strings
and caused good deal of extra labor in
training.
MARK LANE EXPRESS.
Recent information supplied by coun.
try correspondents, added 10 my own
is very satisfactory con-
cerning the general condition of the
With few exceptions the |
growth throughout thesouthern districts
appear 10 be healthy and strong, the |
small amount OF aphis blight Ia special
feature OF this season. create hope that |
will be sensbly lessened, and that the |
yield will be suillcntly large TO be re-
Estimates of the crop are |
now advancing ~ the favorable weather |
continues. The present alienation OF |
sunshine and shower cannot easily be- |
improved upon, and il is now considered |
probable that throughout the southern
gardens the average will be quite up to
10 cwt per acre The Midland growers
may not be 50 fortunate. The rayages Of
gire-worm and other early troubles have
eft indelible marks in their yards, and
I hardly seems likely that their last
ears average can be exceeded. Bnt
here is plenty of room for more. hops
han were grown in England in 1898,
md whatever we produce will be wanted, |
md will doubtless command good prices
When they are brought 10 market.