Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-23
UPLAND HOP YARDS
SHOW DECREASE Of
80 TO 75 PER CENT.
Hop Growers Say Yield viii.
Be Brought Down for State
to About $4,000

While stories of increased yield this
year in Oregon hops are being circu-
lated the hop growers VINO are not deal
ers stick to the original estimate Of the
Hop Growers association that the to-
tai crop Of Oregon hops this year will
be in the neighborhoOd of $4,000 bales
No business is being done, the growers
refuse to sell at the prices offered and
the dealers are still looking for stray
growers to sell small lots and few
sales have been reported but these are
said in some quarters to be on early
contracts. In general the hop grow
ers of this state are looking for good
prices this year and are sitting tight.
1t is stated on reliable authority
that the hops in the Independence dis
trlct are normal crop this year and
even a slight increase, the few hops in
tine Lane county district show an av-
erage yield but the reports from the
other parts of the state show that the
average yield will be far below the
first estimates, according to the Hop
Growers association.
In Polk county down the river to
Lincoln the crop is said to be about 80
per cent of the average. Near Balls
ton and Sheridan the crop is 80 to Is
per cent short, in tine Slverton and
Mt. Angel districts the growers claim
a shortage Of from 30 to Is per cent
A few crops checked up today indi.
cate the shortage:
Hee Chung, last year 7jO bales, this
year 25O bales.
Mahoney & Breed, last year 1896
bales, this } ear l73 bales.
Kennedy, last year 800 bales, this
year 125 bales.
Ditmar, last year $40 bales, this year
l20 bales.
IS sSohn, last year $50 bales, this year
R. Gouley, last year 2SO bales, this
year 100 bales.
Ed Kavanaugn, last year 1903 bales,
this year 60 bales.
Marty, last year 20 bales, this year
60 bales.
Gus Aral, last year 66 bales this year
81 bales.
Ed Wort, last year 81 bales this year
SO bales. ''''' '"'
Some Of these are small crops but
they are taken merely to indicate the
outlying yards throughout the state and
this is believed will lower the state
yield to considerable less than 100000
bales for the year Last year the Weld
was $4,000 bales for Oregon and earlier
IN the season hop men estimated the
{lGld inns year to be as much as 100000
bales but these figures have zone
tumbllng down as the lice climbed high.
err The Independence growers have
Deen accustomed to deal with hon lice
and began spraying early this year
Whlle IN the upland yards tae lice were
new element and their inroads were
much more serious. This accounts for
the greater yield il the Independence
district than in other parts of the state.
The English crop this year is given
at from 21j,OO0 to 100000 hundred.
weight while last year it was over 500.
0oO hundredweight. In addition TO This
taet German hops will not invade
japan and South America and these
smaller new markets will be opened TO
American hops as no hops will be ex.
ported from England with the present
crop shortage in that country All of
these facts point to a higher price in
oregon according to the growers and
whlle the marker is duh thev evidently
teel that they can afford to wait until
something moves before they scurry
about to find buyers.