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.
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.
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.
Latest statistics indicate that Oregon stands tenth among the states in the number of sheep on its farms and ranges, with a total of 1,916,000 to its credit. Texas ranks first in the United States in sheep production.
Oregon offers excellent advantages for dairying. There was 312, 518 dairy cows in Oregon as show by the 'Division of Live Stock and Crop Estimates of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture' at the opening on 1925.