The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
AS To CURING.
A sUGS EsTG5S THAT THE TEMPERATURES
BE FTKTHEz IowEKEB.

A sCGS EsTG9s Thai THE TEaPEgATrnE
BE FTKIHER IowEKEB.
Foarfh Now then comes the tag
% war, the ali-imPoTtant critical
point, the proper curing OF the hops
after having been picked and safely
delivered at the kiln properly matured.
Here, no matter what the quality, ii q
mistake is made, or earelessness fol-
iIE, the quality may be easily in
iEred or totally destroyed It's here,
that every grover should inform him
self % q. 70 become his own loss, and
not need TO rely upon tie kDoEissige
Of the intinerant hop dfier. Ans body
can dry a mop. give him u house with
plenty OF feel and license 10 do As he
please: but il Is not anybody that can
or vii properly cure 3 bop and pre-
serve is qa-slify- Right beEe comes
the actual 3Ssiage OF much cf the
value Of the hops that We grow. The
lowering Of the temperature at which
we clTe our hops. tgeBty degrees be-
Low that We used 10 practice has given
the Wa hingt0n Territory hop g pres
tige ia the market Of the world. such
q could not be Obt&i2si IN ans 0s1er
wav. II We viii perseyere a a elias,
and lower the temperature
si1i another twenty Ceglees
re may safely plant mi let
otaers plOw mp while persistius in
.al..--.. IN zee old rot q high tent
perat re. It j. high drying that has
ariven the California hops - the
background in the London market, as
compared with the Washington
growth and that has thrown ciscTe 1T
upon the whole Of the Goa { hops. We
have the hia h dried hop. with Us here
ia Washington A. veil, bat not to
that extent - Is now % lie seen IN
California. Every crop q high dried
hops tends % dag the market valGe o.
the whole crop OF the territory d0sn,
a.. except in fiagTaut instances. buy
err or consumers 90 not discover the
defect until the loss Is met and
100 late 70 aiscriWi'..:ss= rxcspt a. uxoa
a succeeding crop. We sre then judged
IS q Gas, b. tbs company sc keep
Hops May rot lie high dried and vet
not 81 gooi quality because Of other
dsfects. bat 10 hOp', 10 matter how
good the Qgality otherwise. tan be
choice if high oried
CaxPARgsoS wITH GEv..ftv uops.
This l. eVenpliiie3 hv the German
hops with Rhich. We come in direct
competition Goth in the German ard
American markets The German hop
Il euT.sd In great part in the open air,
I'D sold by the grower j. that state to
4 dealers who manipulate them in grea;
I j. 4 1T
The hops grown in Germany in Ger
tain oi srirts, are the be~ti IN the world,
| While those grown in the garden aud
shady places are the poore I. hence, al
though an are cured ag a low tempcra
tare. yet there s. a wide difference in
value. hut the fact remains that be
rau.e 81 he manner Of curing, the Ger,
man hors are lar better in quail )
than Il managed Is the Engli n aue
/ American hops are On the othfl
1 hand, the German dealers in hop
have introduces the practice 81 mix
ing thcif choice and lower grades o
hops tugF Their, eitess carry ing this $
SAG as % introduce the lowest grades
upon which they conceal the defect
uv process of manipulation un
known, ser At least unpfaeticed by Tbs
EaeliSh or American gro&eFs or deal
rr-, 50 that there is a Gel tain Fixed quan
tify 81 Suspicion thrown upon all Ger
man hops even ct the best quality
sgAJ& VERSUS LARGE sEoWrKs
/ It wouid be interesting. had we ID,
tine and space, o follow out the in
Hourly into the carsc III thi. nations
( adherence ga the manner OF curinl
and marketing hgps wAieh has TED ~
TO this repreheusshie rrsctice Of mix
, lne by the Germans, and which waals
eem % throw 81 credit Gp0a them a,
dealers as compared with their Eng
/ i;sh and American competitors. The
Fact b. though, the whole difference
lexpiaiucd ~ the iact that the crea
ruIE 81 the German hop, are RAISED
Ay small growers IN theif gardens AM
IN such small quantities q. not t. war
rant each 80 provide for curing hi
, hops. and which has Eisen the Ter
man dealer the opportunity for pg-
chasing IN the hall 0rie state, sieaief
% the no less ~crupilogs En.iish Anl
/ American dealer. ~ho mast need.
paTcha e only in the bale and not in
The loose hulky state, a ]. the e2>s
! wsth the German bayey.