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$3.00
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
Ave Price
$1.00
$0.50
$1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year
(source: NASS)
Tillage both ways More damage Furrowing after each weed tillage Arching: more labor Poles: 15 x 30
Larger equipment
No arching labor
Better light penetration
Yards can often be replaced in 20 years Varieties may not work as planned Open middle ground assures varietal purity
Tillage reduction
Higher chem. use for tillage & pruning Lower yields Ill adapted varieties
Furrow Irrigation on 7 x 7
Furrow is the traditional system Complicates other operations:
Spraying Tillage Harvest
Over Irrigation
Clamping Cables
Note yield and income differences Research is now on to find dwarf hops
5,026.00
4,280.00 2,400.00 2,150.00 3,146.00 997.00 556.00 1,580.00 5,980.00
30 hrs. Tilling
40 hrs. Pole Setting Gallows (for work on top wires) Labor
1,200.00
1,600.00 556.00 15,000.00
$52,561.00
$13,140.00
Data Courtesy of Glen Fuller
Ground Work Training/Weeding Down Vines Harvest Bug Spray Fungicide Foliar Fertilizer Broken Wires Other Total Difference (Std-07): % Difference:
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
$ $
Difference #/AC 8 FT #/AC 9.3 FT #/AC 12 FT 8'-9' 265 315 160 -50 1327 1124 203 1206 1144 694 62 1825 1659 166 980 893 87
Note: 12 CTZ and Nugget were not harvested due to timing and lack of growth.
Yield (lb/acre)
CTZ
Nugget
Yield (lb/acre)
#/AC $ $ $ $
#/AC $ $ $ $
$1.20 $1.00 $0.80 $0.60 $0.40 $0.20 $Willamette Cascade Galena Variety
Data Courtesy of Roy Farms/Jason Perrault
CTZ
Nugget
$3.00
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
Ave Price
$1.00
$0.50
$1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Year
(source: NASS)
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Furrow Irrigation
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