The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-09-12
HOP PICKING: ITEMS.

Especial Core pondence of the INrELLIGRN ,IR |
Hop picking is at hand. Many far
mers will commence tomorrow, though
in reality. few yards are quite ready to
pick. II would be better il they stood
u week yet, but growers mistrust the
weather ard would rather commence
picking little too soon than chance
having the crop destroyed by frosts or
greatly damaged by heavy rains. Lin
tied drying capacity also compels some
to beg IN earlier than they otherwi; e
would. There will be no scarcity Of
pickers this year, as there were last.
Indians by the thousand have collected
from every nook AID corner Of the
Sound country 1t is feared many Of
them will not be be able to get employ
ment. l say feared" because 1t is i'm =
portant they should, to encourage them
to return another year when they may
be needed. 1t is thought there are
nearly 5000 lndisns at present in the
Valley, many more than ever before.
They have come from Is distant points
as Neeah bay and Cape Flattery in
their huge canoes. But few indians. il
any. have come from east Of the noun
tsins. They say it is too hard jour
ney, returning 40 late in the fall. They
sometimes lose good many horses on
the trip which makes it Improbable for
them No Cinnamon will be employed
this year. as Indian plckers give better
satisfaction. are easier controlled and
are more likely to return another sea.
son; besides farmers think it more po-
little to employ q class that will empty
their earnings into the Golfers of the
country. than TO pour the Thousands
into the lspof some long-tsiled celestial
in the Flowery Kingdom. White pick
ers were tried by some last year. but the
experiment is not likely to be repeated.
A very short trial convinced both picker
and boss that "Bostons" couldn't make
their salt picking hops. so the Dos
tons" left. leaving the boss in the
lurch.
Growers will be no less exacting this
year than they we're last in the way
Of having their hops clearly picked
and properly cured. From the market
last year came back the report that
washington Territory hops took the
PALM this year for export to England.
and the good reputation thus establish
edlthey intend to sustain. No pains
will be- spared to take the palm" agsiu
this year.
Mr. T. Meekcr has made extensive
imp, ovements about his hop buildings.
He has introduced . new tanning sp
paratus. an invention of u Mr. Temple
ton Of Oregon. with which to force al,
into cylinder surrounding the furnace
which air after being heated. passes on
through the hops above. BY this pro
cess, il is sail. hops can be dried much
faster thar by the common method
The following are the dates for the last
several years that hop picking com-
menced in the Valley: 1878. Sept. 6
1876. Sept. Q; 1877. Sept. 4 1873. Sept
.; 1879. Sept .
Farmers will pay about the same
prices for picking this year as they
have heretofore-5 cents per bushel
Besides this. some will pay their pick
ers a dollar apiece bonus"
II this rainy weather continues. 1t Il
sure 70 do considerable damage to tn
hop crop before it can be gathered. II
some of the yards. hops have already
been slightly blighted or rusted.
PuYALLUP, Sept. s. 1879. N