Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-06
CROP
WILL BE
SHORT
.GerValS Correspondent Says
Yield viii Fall Below
Last Year

A Gervais correspondent in writing
of the individual yards in the northern
part of Marion county, says:
Joe jackson, who has a 6e.aere yard
six miles from Gervais, picked 10000
pounds last year, but even with IL
acres more this year he does not expect
more than $4,000 pounds. Mr.. Jackson
attributed the smaller crop to the lack
of rain.
The following are among the repre-
sentative yards in the Aurora district,
and shows the conditions both this sea.
son and last:
William Fry, 10 acres; hops not look
ing very good; weather too dry; will
not weigh as much; expects about SOC
pounds to the acre.
John Carpenter George Miller yard)
acres, with small amount of baby
hops; expects good yield with 1000
pounds to the acre as his estimate.
}. r. Jordan, z acres, near Hubbard
had 5000 pounds last year; looks very
much like 1000 pounds this season on
account of the smaller weight Of the
hops.
A. B. Dental, 4 acres, 3 miles west of
Aurora; had 5000 pounds last year and
expects about the same this season.
Henry Snyder, 10 acres; had about
10000 pounds last year and expects
practically same this season. Weight
Of hops, however, probably lighter.
Henry Miller, "a acres; expects full
production of about 10000 pounds to
the acre.
George Miller, IA acres, had 1900
pounds last year, but with new acreage
which comes into bearing for first time
expects a total of 10000 pounds; crop
in good shape.
G.. ID. +. Wilson, ii acres, 2A miles
northwest of Aurora, had 94l3 pounds
last year, but hops are not so heavy,
and expects about 1000 pounds; IL
acres last year.
Joe Miller, 25 acres, crop looking bet.
ter, 10000 pounds expected this year;
had 13,400 pounds last year.
Leonard Win, 10 acres; had $4,000
pounds last year, and expect practically
the same this season.
Peter Hunt, Emmanuel Keil Yard
sold crop this season to Russell for
5000; expects between 5000 aud 1000
pounds.
T. Grimm, IL acres; hops look heav-
Ter; expect 10000 pounds this year,
against $500 pounds last year.
w. II, Grimm, Hubbard, IL acres;
hops look poor and light, but will have
about 5000 pounds, as compared with
$500 pounds last year.
Chris Kocher, crop looks heavier and
better; had $4,000 pounds last year and
expects about $4,000 pounds this year.
thii N HiuiHhtii uoh1 4 d'i'ni hhh o'NN
pounds last season, but hops look bet
ter this season and expects $500 pounds
Fred Will, 10 acres; had 3400 pounds
last year; expects 10000 pounds this
year; crop looks heavier.
+. G. Peters, IL acres; secured 5000
pounds last year; expects fully 5000
pounds this year.
NJ. II. Gilbertson, 26 aeresj had but
5000 pounds last year.. but hops look
much improved and expect fully 10000
pounds this year.
w. l.. Bents, 25 acres; had 10000
pounds a year ago, but hops are better
this season, and expects between 49,
600 and 10000 pounds this year.
Fred Yergen, IL acres; yard looking
light; had $4,000 pounds last year, but
expects only 10000 pounds this season.
Fred Yergen, IA acres; l4,4OO pounds
last year; yard looking quite light with
missing hills, and expects 10000 pounds
year.
In other parts of the Willamette val
ley hops are not quite so heavy as a
year ago.