Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-05-31
Crop Report

Summarizing the condition of crops
in their various sections, the agents of
the Oregon Electric and United Rail
way lines make the following reports
regarding the fruit and grain pros
poets of the willamette valley and 9th
er western Oregon districts:
Mulnomah-All crops looking good.
Fruit trees apparently not injured by
last winters freeze. Plenty Of feed for
livestock.
Garden Home Weather conditions
have not been entirely Favorable to
growing crops. Winter grain in fair
condition, meadows thiekening up and
show fair prospect for good pasture
Small fruits and berries, especially
Strawberries damaged by recent frost
Ranchers busy preparing ground for
late spring crop Some rain would be
welcome as ground is becoming hard
and dry Usual acreage of winter and
spring grain swon. Look for heavy
planting OF late potatoes and corn.
Tualatin.-The cool damp weather
for the past few weeks has prevented
O normal growth of vegetation and up
TO the preesnt frosts have been night
Iy occurrence. Despite these condi-
tions there has been no perceptible
damage to early vegetation or fruits.
Just now we need rain
Wisonville- Fall grain in good con
ditlon and compares favorably with
last years growth at this season.
Spring sowing has been completed,
and conditions are such that with a
reasonable amount Of rain better than
normal yield viii be assured. Good
acreage of early potatoes has been
planted and about the usual acreage
of late potatoes will be planted. Fruit
outlook generally good. Frosts last
few nights apparently did some dam
age to apples.
Woodhurn.--Crop will be about two
weeks late. Potato acreage will be
about one-thlrd short on account of
high price OF seed. Hop acreage will
be increased some over last year, also
some increase in bush berry acreage.
Albany.-Fall grain doing nicely
Spring sowing just about completed
"A good soaking rain in the next few
days would be a wonderful benefit to
both spring and fall sown grain ana
would enable the sowing of more
spring grain The acreage sown is
probably about 10 per cent below nor
NAL.
Wilkcsboro - Hop acreage about
same as last year, hops look fine but
are little late. Winter wheat acre.
age less than last year but what there
is Is doing we'll Winter oats doing
nicely and constitute a greater acre
age than was sown last year. An In
crease in the acreage sown to potatoes
Is contemplated this year although
planting has not yet started Condi-
tions point to a good hay crop with
acreage about same as last year.
prunes just coming into blossom and
show indications Of good crop. About
40 acres new prune trees set out this
season, Berry vines are coming out
nicely and constitute greater acre
creased this spring.
Grains Look Coed.
All grains, both in the Willamette
valley and along the United Railways
. look fine, and although the season Is
somewhat backward, due to the ---
tended rains ana cold weather, II
seems to be the general opinion that
crops viii make up lost time and turn
out very we'll, Indications are for very
heavy crops OF cherries apples are ga
pected to produce well and prunes
look very favorable. Potatoes are just
being put In with an Increased acre
age, Hop acreage in the state Is re-
ported to have Increased 5000 acres,
making total for the state of li.O00
acres. A considerable portion OF the
increase Is adjacent to the Oregon
Electric railway. Loganberrics which
We're not damaged by the Decembes
cold weather are looking very well.
those damaged look we'll up to the
frozen point. Strawberries are expect.
ed to produce a heavy yield. Peaches
are reported as practically frozen out
this season,
Berkeley Cal---A desire to see his
tory made has prompted X. c. Lee
brick, assistant professor OF history at