The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-08-13
HOP GROWERS PICNIC
ENTERTAINs A LARGE DELE
CATION OF FARMERS
Ten Subjects Dlseussed--Priee Of 35e Pei
Box Agreed Upon as q Fair Rate For
This Season

| Buttevllle, w., August IL, lSUO, Was
well attended. Representative growers
were present from the following hop
growing sections:
Aurora, Butteville, Barlow, Brooks,
Bridgeport, Champoeg, Candy, Corne-
Illus, Dundee, Fairfield, Gervais, ,Graeme,
Hubbard, Handy, Laurel, Macksburg,
Monitor, Middleton, Mckee, Newberg,
Oswego st. Paul, Sherwood, Tualatin,
Tigardsville, Wheatland, North Salem,
Lafayette, etc. Many matters relative
to the hop industry were thoroughly
discussed, among them the following:
The comparative benefits VI Pole,
Trellis and Twine system.
2 Culture, and cost Of Growing Hops
in Oregon.
3 Picking, weighing vs. measuring
Hops.
Handling Hops from field to store.
room.
Proper mothod Of curing hops.
Use and abuse OF chemicals in
bleaching hops.
The kinds OF hops preferred by
Dealers.
Benefits to be derived from limit.
ing production.
Sketch Of the Hop Growers Fire
Relief association.
10 The price to be paid for picking
next crop.
Question No. /. II was conceded that
poles were cheapest method Of growing
hops that trellis produced more even
color, that twining cost most, but would
produce finest quality.
q Best to cultivate deep with plow,
about twice each way, then cultivate
shallow, quit cultivating early, produce
a bright hop, do not manure, this tends
TO increase lice. Cost about cents for
growing about cents for harvesting ex-
penses, this estimate does not include in
terest on plant, land, etc.
3. II seems to be the general opinion
that weighing hops and paying pickerS
by weight would ultimately be the cor
rect method. Very few will, however,
change this season.
4, Do not expose picked hops unnec'
essarily, pick clean, pay for hops in
box, or sack, do not allow anyone to sit
on them, do not pile sacks two or three
deep in piles, do not keep over night in
sacks, put on the kiln floor as soon as
you have enough to cover the floor the
proper depth (1s or 20 inches) lay loose
and even, dry with from 1876 TO 40 de-
grees, use sulphur, but no other chemi.
calls, ought to dry in 10 hours, let them
thoroughly cool, them remove TO the
store room.
After flooring is laid, start fire in
stoves having previously swept stove and
pipes, start sulphur in panson platform
inside Of kilns, keep proper heat, burn
about = ID sulphur per box Of hops II
green color, II ripe use less sulphur, hops
must not be stirred they will usually dry
through, and be ready TO come off in is
or 10 hours--must not remove until dry
yet must not remain after being dry
experience necessary.
No chemical should be used except.
ing sulphur, indeed the best European
hops are not bleached at all, but are sun
dried and greenish.
z. Ripe, clean picked free from mould
or insect pests, ,unbroken OF bright color,
8. Low prices caused by overproduc-
tion, limit supply and increase prices.
But the trouble seemed to be that too
many large yards we're being planted
o. The Hop Growers Fire Relief
Assn. was organized II years ago. During
that time 1t has cost members So per
$1,000, insurance for year. II is legally
organizedi and doing business under the
special act of the last Legislature. II il
amply able to pay all losses that may
occur. The only association Of it's kind
10. This question provoked mucl
discussion-some wishing TO fix th'
price lower than SOC per box, finally {
ballot was taken and thereby decided il
favor Of paying 35c per box. The actor
OF the growers ought by commended
in spite of the fact that nearly all los
heavily on their last years crop, thel
are not unwilling to pay a figure 4
/ enable the picker to earn from 81 30 Il
to $3.50 per day.
by motion duly made and seconded i
was decided to have another Hol
Growers Picnic about one year hence
, Music was furnished for the occasion b.
, the Aurora Independent Band. Every
one had good time.
; The Hop Growers Fire Relief Associa
tlon deserves much praise for theil
bringing the growers together. The pic
mic was really in the nature OF hol
growers institute. Each grower ha
= some good ideas. BY this interchange o
; thought the progressive farmer will
adopt the best methods In use and there
by save himself much unnecessary ex
pertinent.
Taken all in ali a more sociable, goo,
p natured, crowd Of people would be verl
hard TO find and a long life and man!
more like occasions is earnestly hope,
for the Oregon Hop Grower.
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