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THE HOP. 



ing nine bushels each, $4.50. We use no fertilizer, as to culti- 

 vate the ground well is all that is necessary here, the soil 

 being of a clayey nature, mixed with a very small amount of 

 sand. Hops at this date (Feb. 14, '98) are nearly all sprouted 

 or up, now and then one an inch long. My '97 crop was 

 16,187 Ibs., or an average of 795 Ibs. per acre, and cost a 

 fraction over 7c per lb., as follows: 



Cleaning up and burning vines ..................................... 



Grubbing $35, setting poles $27, twine $16.90. .. ................. 



Putting twine on poles $7, training and hoeing $158, plowing $58, 

 harrowing $9 .................................................... 



Rolling $11, reversible disk harrowing $22 ......................... 



Spraying .............................................................. 



Picking 1,258 boxes at 40e ............................................ 



Yard man during picking ........................................... 



Two men to measure hops .......................................... 



Man and team to haul green hops to kiln .......................... 



Two men at kiln 11 days at $2 each ................................. 



440 yards of baling cloth ......................................... 



Baling 88 bales at 20c ................ ................................ 



Twine to sew up bales ........................................... 



Kiln cloth $5.10, 600 Ibs. sulphur $10, fuel $10 ...................... 



Oil for press and lights .............................................. 



Two men and teams to draw hops to station ..................... 



Insurance and taxes ................................................ 



Total cost .... ..... ........ . ........................ . 



Balance net profit 



Total crop sold at 13c per lb .......... . 



$14.00 



78.90 



232.00 



33.00 



46.00 



503.20 



27.00 



39.00 



28.00 



44.00 



37.40 



17.60 



2.70 



25.10 



2.00 



5.50 



34.53 



1,169.93 



934.38 



2.104,31 



WASHINGTON, KING COUNTY, 1897 CROP (By Alexander Adair). 



RAISING THE CROP IN THE NORTHWEST. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA (Major R. M. Hornby) Before going 

 into hop culture, the novice should realize that it is 

 one of the most uncertain of crops, that two good crops, 

 three medium and two failures can be reckoned on every 

 seven years, both as to yield and value. Only the best hops 

 are now wanted. Such require the best land, outfit and 

 methods. The cost of starting is large, and for an eight-acre 

 yard (yielding 1800 Ibs. of cured hops per acre in a favorable 

 season) may thus be estimated. 



