42 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Wheat Field, Fraser River Valley, B.C. HOP CULTURE. The Okanagan, Agassiz and Chilliwack districts are well suited to hop growing, and produce large quantities, unexcelled in quality. British Columbia hops command good prices in the British market and most of the crop is sent there, though recently eastern Canada and Australia are buy- ing increasing quantities. The yield of hops averages 1,500 pounds to the acre, and the average price is 25 cents per. pound. FODDER CROPS. Besides the nutritious bunch grass which affords good grazing to cattle, horses and sheep on the benches and hillsides, all the cultivated grasses grow in profusion wherever sown. Red clover, alfalfa, sainfoin, alsike, timothy and brome grass yield large returns—three crops in the season in some districts under irrigation. Hay averages about 11% tons to the acre, and the average price in the stack is $17 to $18 per ton. SPECIAL PRODUCTS. Tobacco growing has proved successful in several districts, notably in Okanagan, where a leaf of superior quality is produced. Tobacco of commercial value will grow in almost any part of Southern British Columbia. Following are actual results from twenty acres: : Rent for 20-acresoflandin. cs vic gees .. $400.00 Growing plants in hot beds................... 100.00 Plowing (oe ere ee ee ee re 80.00 Blanting eos sae geet teres ean a taa nee 87.00 Cultivating ai ice 5 eStats age oe 75.00 Topping. and Suckeriig. 4.2.6... A cores 50.00 Harvesting cin nce ose eres oe te an vata 315.00 Stns ping soe ese ere eee on woe ag ee 187.00 $1,294.00 Number of pounds grown on 20 acres.......... 2,400 Selling price of season’s crop. . 2.) 1... oe een $2,400.00 | ‘Total expenses