Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-07
THE HOP.PICKERS.
PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE MULTI
TUDE ENGAGED IN THE WORK.
Sleeping I'm q Barn In the Country-Early
Rising-At Work in the Field
How Hops Are
Cured.

How Hops Are
Cured.
TNunnsvfIie (N W Cor Mail and Expressll
The driver of the Munnsville stage said
recently: Il spose there amt many peo-
pie left in the cities now hop pickin' has
begun He seemed quite surprised
when told that the cities were not entirely
deserted. 1t is fact, however. that both
town and country in this part Of the state
are a>ked to take hold and help pick hops,
and there are not less than 10, 900 pickers
who 60 out of the city Of Syracuse alone
The hop-grower lives on his own place
and Is usually small farmer in addition
10 being hop producer In August he
employs a canvassing agent TO secure him
q company of pickers and pays HIM so
cents bonus for every picker. The
grower also pays the picker's railroad fare
aud boards him. To do the latter the
farmer wife sacrifices the best room,
with its weeping willow over q tombstone
done in needlework. and the farmers
daughter the cabinet organ Carpets are
taEen up and they and the best furniture
slowed away in one room under lock and
key. Every available room in the house
Is then filled with beds for the women.
The men are slowed in the barn and wood
shed
EARLY RISING.
have been sleeping in a barn where
there is plenty of loom between the clap
boards for the wind TO frisk in and out
There were no she'Is left but l was made
immensely conifoi able with wolfrobe
My neighoor was The SON OF the owner OF
the yard, aud he was responsible for wax
ing the ismily IN tne morning 90 oeIore
ne oie" OUT our lantern ne SET an asrm
CLOCK. Ailer We nao oeen esIeep Lon
lew minutes ne so' up anu oegan yi9Tins
mucous o,asS On nor9 i, .o'u nn
Sna' .ne clovA hau sene on psainal ~
out he hsisteI .nA' !" r, . .S ~.
ume ior oreahIAA neie mesn So n.I. .;.S
security, any WAY, N somS " soeP .s ~
.na' s 'N,S 49, 80 ca
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ING mouiea a1u croa
10 me mop he.d "nne ne ies1 VI
"aiked was snocAinsy es'
oca"S ~ ,ne riea pm .Ns I
oucea 70 tne hot-DoAes, sna' cohsis. Vi Se Due
o1A eioeo iu.o L9ui W. ,.Iu Uu sue .s
Nn0ie clumsy ans,l IooAs I'ss ~ aPP,o
woman s'aHo. onlt oissIi. Mlau sn ~~u
ing over ~ ol can,as vi ouIsp Ps
lecI ue Pichers rom ano sun mai
pulls up mop poie aaa vine: eu'ang oa
.he ialler aoous . Iooa from ,ba tne grouna.
@ anu ,eans II Wy sgainss .ne a,S w - s'Su %
tnal P,GAers ia.ihS eSoI o,ne. 'AI ~ AZ M
equat Inance a. nI vi ,,a ,;o.a.s
nau oasIuSss 1.s ~ AZ ,h,, p.iI e.
suPpi'eo WAL Poies o. i0'' - 'Ae' '"1' io'
tnem
Each bin is big enough for man 10
curl up in and would hold about ten
bushels of wheat j was told that when
/ had filled that with hops would be
given ticket that at the end of the sea
son. i could exchange for - cents The
average man would want week TO NIL
one Of those reservoirs Many OF the
girls said that they could only NIL one
box day. A fairly good picker VIII Nil
two. and smart one three, and re
markably smart one four boxes day.
As soon as box Is flied It's contents are
emptied into sack and taken TO the KIN
There were thirty packers IN the neld. and
they included all ages and both sexes
gray haired men and women. little chile
dren, and lively young girls, fuhy capable
OF replying to the ]ests OF the boys long
before noon the children ana girls got
very tired. and watched Tor the blast OF
tie now oenencent and commendaole
horn A dinner OF fried meat and pota-
toes was rat'dly harPSoneo, anu cnunas
then r. wark nil dsrk then sumner and a
dance for the Young people. and a pine
and bed for the old ones.
This is fair picture of n hon pjcker's
day The season lasts about three weeks.
and the profits of the best workers are moi
more than SIS. with 40 being about a
fair AVERAGE for three weeks work. from
da freak 10 supdown WHY do people
work AZ such a hard and poor. paving OBJ,
In bop-pickers language. for the fun OF
the thing They ike tie freedom from
al restraint the ou, door life, the novelty
of new scenes and peopie and especislly
the crowded evening dances. There is no
denyinp the fact that many 60 hon.
picking for reasons far from correct
There are perfectly respectable people
among the pickers MANY farmers
daughters 90 for the change and excite
ment. aud their conduct is entirely cor
rect Among others who 20 are shop
girls clerks factory pirls and domestic
servants. who rer,rd the hor-picking
season as a sort Of picnic. though they
earn but little money AT IL Syracuse
sends quite delepation of the semi nan
ner class and men whose faces are mot
unfamiliar in the police court -
r,,,,xa -,,v c.on
'oniNo inh 0n
The hops are taken from the held to
the KIN inai Is ouiSt win an open slat