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.
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."
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Now from the one 1700 acre estate the Land Commission is making about 30 family sized farms. These are being sold to reliable young families who are paying on an amortization plan extending over 68 1/2 years. This picture shows Mrs. Jack Dooyar in front of the house in which she and her husband lived for years as laborers on the estate. Because of their faithful service, they were given the opportunity to buy one of the small farms. They are now raising potatoes, cabbage, mangles, turnips, oats and hay. They have 8 cows, 20 sheep, 20 pigs, and 200 fowl. All this is on 40 acres." Photograph was hand colored.
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The development of the wine trade is in keeping with the phenomenal progress of the rest of the country. Although the great bulk of the product is not of the highest quality, the presses turn out each year enormous quantities that beat the labels of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Moselle, and Muscate, produced from the very best imported vines. Other fruits have been found to grow equally well in this section: peaches, pears, and plums reach a high state of culture, whiles apples, quinces, and cherries do very well. It is the boast of the Argentine that his country is capable of producing every conceivable kind of fruit, and it is not an idle boast."
This picture brings to mind the beautiful Bible story of Ruth. This is very likely the same region where Boaz owned his field. The story abounds in allusions and customs, primitive and oriental, many of which are readily illustrated by the manners and habits of the present occupants of the land. In harvest seasons reapers may be seen with their crooked sickles and following them, men, women, and children, gleaning as the maidens of Boaz were doing when he came from Bethlehem to look after his reapers. The salutations and responses are the same today as in the time of Boaz. As of old it is still customary to see large crowds who come from great distances to the fields in harvest. It is not unusual for husband and wife. and all the family to camp near the field and remain until the harvest is over. In Ruth 3:15, mention is made of Boaz filling the veil of Ruth with barley. Similar veils are worn now, as may be seen on the heads of the women. It is merely a long piece of cloth, and is often used for just the same service as that to which Ruth applied hers.
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "Ireland has very few industries save agriculture, and is low in natural resources. In some of the level sections peat is the principal product. This is dug up, hauled to town and sold for fuel. The women play a large part in marketing this." Photograph was hand colored.
Image Description from historic lecture booklet: "The system of fencing for these farms is a most permanent one. Dirt is piled up about two feet and a half high and two feet wide at the bottom. This is sodded on both sides so that pasture area is gained rather than lost. Then on top a thick hedge is planted. In a few years will attain a dense growth high enough to make a real barrier for all classes of livestock."