Mr. and Mrs H.L. Worley, from Longview, Washington, are picking hops at the Mitoma Hop Yard near Independence. He is a Texan; she is a Minnesotan. He was a Marine private during the war and saw service at Bremerton, Washington. Presently, he is a second rigger in the woods and is picking hops while the woods are closed as a fire precaution. $8.13 one day--August 21
Twenty varieties of barley and 36 of oats were under trial at Malheur branch experiment stations 1954 field day. Neil Hoffman (left) examines test strip of Bonneville barely, a stiff-strawed high-yielding variety recommended for the area, that has average
Brewmaster and two assistants from the Blitz Weinhard brewery, Portland, are shown hop breeding work under way on the OSC experiment station by G.R. Hoerner, extension hop specialist. Photo by R. G. Fowler