the hop industry boomed in
Agassiz although many plants
had been destroyed by downy
mildew around 1935 as it
began to spread. Pesticides
were used but the sprays
proved to be expensive and
ineffective.
   The Famous Fraser River
flood of 1948 annihilated the

hop fields, the industry
rapidly declined and in 1952
the hop yards moved to the
Creston Valley.
   The fertile soil that had
for 60 years nourished a
bounty of hops was planted
with corn and hay as dairy
farms began to prosper in the
Agassiz area.

   Acknowledgements:
   Thank you to the
following who have help put
together our Community
Memory. Agassiz Harrison
Historical Society, Joan and
Allen Vogstad, Jackie Perry,
Marnie Pickard, Bev Kennedy,
Howard Whelpton, District of
Kent, Stephan Baker. Judy