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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D5210-2
Date(s)
- 1937-08 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
View of Hop fields with building in background. The fields are part of the 41 acre hop farm near Roy belonging to James E. & J.W. Feak. Hops are grown on trellises. They are harvested after growing season is over. It is the dried flower that contains the oil that is used in brewing to prevent bacterial action. It also gives the beer its characteristic bitter taste.
Hops--Roy--1930-1940; Farming--Roy--1930-1940;