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1. Sixty-five Acres of hops
Sixty-five Acres of hops
Description
The Willamette Valley has some of the greatest hop fields in the world. This is a typical view of a hop field in a good yielding year shortly before picking time.
2. Picking hops
Picking hops
3. Willamette Valley farm scene
Willamette Valley farm scene
Description
In January, 1935, the report on farms in Oregon is as follows: Farms — full owners - - - - - 42,653 in the state. “ with managers - - - - - 715 “ “ “ “ with tenants - - - - - 14,065 “ “ “ “ part owners - - - - - 7,396 “ “ “ Total number of farms in the state of Oregon - 64,826.
4. Orchard scene near The Dalles, Oregon
Orchard scene near The Dalles, Oregon
Description
In 1934 Oregon produced 4,930,000 bushels of apples for which the average price of $0.69 a bushel was received. The wheat yield was about 12,615,000 bushels.
5. Baled hay
Baled hay
Description
Here is a sample of the more than one-and-a-half million tons of hay raised in Oregon in one season. Alfalfa constitutes the major part of this amount, while grain hay, wild hay and red clover follow in the order given. Oregon’s yield of all kinds of hay in 1934 was about 800,000 tons.
6. Diversified gardening
Diversified gardening
Description
It is estimated that more than $2,500,000 worth of home garden and truck garden products were raised in Oregon in 1935. Here we see one of the big diversified truck gardens.
7. Peach tree with fruit
Peach tree with fruit
Description
This is an Oregon peach tree heavily laden with luscious fruit.
8. Vineyard, Mendoza Argentine
Vineyard, Mendoza Argentine
Description
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Mendoza is one of the most important inland cities. Here, by means of irrigation, the people have cultivated large vineyards, and a great deal of win is made."
9. Orange groves near Riverside, California
Orange groves near Riverside, California
10. Meadows in Imperial Valley, California
Meadows in Imperial Valley, California
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