World hop crop seen profitable for growers this year
London investor Topham Richardson forecasts a larger world hop crop but expects prices to stay remunerative for Oregon growers. He notes strong industry health, with Willamette Valley holdings likely to expand as the Khop ranch and Krebs yards draw attention. Local analysts warn that numerous initiative measures may fail to gain traction due to voter apathy and prior policy outcomes.
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Salem
Topham Richardson
London
England
Willamette Valley
Wigan, Richardson & Company
Independence
Ri Non
John Michael
Oregon
Richardson
Krebs Yards
Berry picking season threatens grain crops at asylum farm
Salem Discovery reports an aphid invasion now attacking gardens, orchards, and grain fields at the asylum farm. Predictions warn hot weather may curb pest operations, but spraying works for orchards and gardens while grain damage hinges on temperature.
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Salem
Asylum Farm
Mail BARS Sickly Roses For Mail Shipping
The Post Office department enforces a rule requiring a pest-free certificate for sending world famous Oregon rose cuttings by mail. Certificates must prove field-grown plants or nursery stock passed horticultural inspection and are pest free, preventing shipments without such certification.
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Oregon
United States
Indivines Rose
Post Office Department
Portland
Williamson
Horticultural Department
Potato Bugs Do Havoc at Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon Agricultural College reports the Western potato flea beetle attacking potato vines across the state. Entomologist Professor Lovett calls it the era’s most serious pest for tomato and potato crops and notes a Bordeaux and lead arsenate spray as the remedy. Hood River reports the berry picking peak with steady prices, Apple Growers' Union sales and mixed fruit sources affecting quotations.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Lovett
Hood River
C. W. Hooker
Hooker
Westfall to Saw 3,000,000 Feet of Timber for Northwestern
L G Westfall reports securing a contract with Northwestern Electric to saw 3,000,000 feet of timber for the White Salmon river dam opposite Hood River. The deal expands his operation and he notes a further 40,000,000 feet timber contract with the electric company as the dam construction continues. Falls City potato growers plan a Wednesday meeting to form an association to study growing handling and marketing methods.
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L. G. Westfall
Electric Co
Hood River
Northwestern Electric Company
White Salmon
Northwestern Company
Wind River Lumber Company
Portland
Westfall
Electric Company
Falls City
King's Valley
Wilson to judge apiary exhibits at two Washington fairs
Vallis H F Wilson, in charge of the O A C apiary, will act as judge at two Washington fairs this fall. He will judge at the Washington State fair in North Yakima in September and also judge apiary exhibits at the Inter State Fair in Spokane during the last week of September and the first week of October.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
H. F. Wilson
Washington
North Yakima
Spokane
Ontario-A contract for $50,000 business block
A contract has been signed for the erection of a $50,000 business block in Ontario A. The deal secures construction of a new commercial building to house offices and retail space.
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Ontario
Railroad survey team eyes Drain for potential terminal yard
A party of Oregon Electric surveyors recently passed through Drain and examined South Drain for possible yard and terminal sites. One member remains in town contracting for supplies, while a local capitalist talks up an electric railroad from Drain to Marshfield, claiming stock sales and right of way negotiations.
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Drain
Oregon Electric
South Drain
Marshfield
Salem Tidewater Mill Company Incorporation Proposal
Salem Tidewater Mill Company of Portland seeks incorporation with $360,000 capitalization to run a general lumber business and to reserve rights to build railroads and operate navigation lines. It designates Florence and Portland Oregon and San Francisco California as its navigation terminals.
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Salem
Tidewater Mill Company
Portland
Florence
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