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THE HOP. 



the industry has long centered in King and Pierce 

 counties, in the rich plains and valleys running down to 



FIG. 1, A THREE HUNDRED ACRE HOP FIELD NEARLY READY 

 TO PICK. 



This is one of the largest blo«k9 of hops ip-own in one field anywhere in the 

 world. It is at Pleasaiitoii, Gal. 



the inland sea. Lewis county, Southern Washington, 

 is also becoming quite a hop center. The statistics in 



