Orren Godd, check boss, left, at the Mitcoma hopyard watches Janiece Gerhard, 15, Middle and Jorene Johnson 17, dump a basket of hops into a hopper in preparation for sacking and weighing
Mr. and Mrs. Leanard Ward, Portland, picking hops on W.H. Walker yard near Independence. The two of them made $32 their best day and averaged $28 to $30. Photo by R.G. Fowler, Jr