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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-05-31

The Rock Island club came very nearly
shutting out the Iowa City team yester,
day. Browner pitched aud Zais caught
for the home team, and Cavanaugh, the
old Rock Island player, held down sec
ond base and played good game. He
battcd well. hitting the ball every time
he went to the bat, but it so happened
that for every ball he knocked. there was
somebody in the field to take it in. The
score by innings is appended:
f ESSs G 5ss9a's S s's
The Davenports were not so fortunate
in yesterday afternoons game as they
were in the morning, the score being re-
versed and Peoria winning by score of
Is to Z. The Peorias hit Mains freely,
batting him all over the field and making
four runs off his delivery in the first in>
ming. The Hawkeye PITCHER became
ratified at this. and after this the Daven-
port boys were at the mercy of the dis
tllery city team. Capt. McSorley was
fined $50 in the morning and 1926 in the
afternoon by Umpire Wood for "kck-
ing"
The Diamonds, composed of ninth
grade pupils, have organized as follows,
and will play the United States club, COM
posed of the same grade of players, Sat-
urday: Geo Wagner, Jr., LIST base;
Homer Newton, p; Geo. Cue. c. Theo.
Olsen, s; M. Curtis, 2 b; Ben Keller
strass, b; John Taylor. Oscar Smith,
Olian Banghuran, ielders. In this gem
Grafton the education of the man who |
don't know how a game of ball is played, |
has been sadly neglected somewhere.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
HINTS TO HOP aAiseRs.

Whatever may he the specalaiioas
~ TO the outcome q the world 5 crop,
and whatever may ha the struggle tJr
the worlds market. one thing Is al
ways cgftsja. let the crop be small or
large, the market high or low. Il is
profitable. hence desirable. always e.
have the hest quality the season wiA
abort. Il she market Is dun aud los
ONLY tie best VIII cl without loss,
Shile the hose grades may so begging
without any fixed value II the Blar-
| kes. on the other hand. j., act.ve zRg
high. then the better grades w.ll sell
/ for a prise bes0ud that ot the poorer
qoaht.ss far ln advance 0f the differ
cnes in c5 81 producing the twe. Ia
Fast. thcge : bat s. slight difference ia
/ the relative cost; so 3lh; oue would
ihiuk 30 grower would a second umc
pat hops on the market that we're not
/ hrst-elas 80 far as management
could uiake thcm
There Is probably uo plsce on The
face q the earth whore this question
. ut management has such coup.ejs
control ul quality. ~ ret1 here ia
Warrington Territory kisesbcre
| blight. er mold, az other diseasgs May
strike the hep and iujVrs or spoil the
crop. but here rot. II we cslUyaJs
rrat and harvest right, ne arc surc
nui only of a good Weld. bias h2cwlss
. Ec1d guSliiy.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
ORR HOME FIELDS.
TIE cRoP OUTLOOK SEvEE BREGHTER
THAS VOW

THE CRoP OUTLOOK SEvEE BRTGHTgR
THAN vow
Upon the Pacific Coast there viii he
an increased crop. the whole est
mated az FROM 1900 10 $500
bales. Il j. common remark
now that the crop prospects never
were better in Washington Territory
than Al this writing. This means 4
great deal when We coae 70 consider
that large part OF our hop yards in
the year 1854 Yielded a ton TO the acre.
In that year the writer hereof hzr-
vested lsS tozs o. hops, that passed.
the scales, of sf 10 acres. four
acres of which had been planted
in Apri OF that year. Many
smaller grounds did letter than
that, and doubtless wIll this year
As harvest approaches. and the price
stl1ens. and gro xers' coauten4nces
brighten with the good prospects
IL Is vel 10 sound z note Of
caution not to become too confident,
and rely more upon the strength OF
the market than upon our-elve.. re-
that those who help them
selves are those that nee1 the least as
sistanee, and that, as before men
toned, let the market be high or low.
active or duh. the supply abundant or
scarce, the grower that has choice hops
) always ahead
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17

~sx&x frv-n he kin and SHIPPED ~
ryrsre Is f<pnSen, and krzeE froza ex-
ueTsene~ xbere The hops are rrup<rfy
rures tszs there Is no danger u cazag
40. Nevertheless. ansa sc have tzIszer-
EFT kup presses, s1<k ~ VIII o5sszse
the necessity Of t-zmrazg the hops
wEise Alag Ehe press ard Ehseh sc
c<zxkt bF al means 70 hare. ne nz1s<
nees lei the hops fo1xhez czy or
fxo. or perhaps three i the sfrnes-
phere II very dry, before hxllng
Next 70 tie caring p<oFSFiF. thai o.
getting the hop= into the bale IN
s,rcEen i Of the nzosF importance No
mater Il ore has : vel Eazs1red hap.
uvereris cared, choice IN every way,
Z Il i hroken up. the szzzssse val1e a.
greatly rsa3nrexa On the Loaooa mar
ket- 4 siifs~-szee OF ten 70 fifteen sail
axs u%r hundred weight Is ofsea nzz-e
tetween TIE small hops. rs they
there knox the broken szuT.3es - b.
txeea the a.5zky.- zs the urnroSfr
are ssruosasozted Of otherxIse the
sane sf1ziity. The broken samples
viii not hslo tiae5r quality 30 well as
tie un5-okea. and are Otherwise Oh
secti0nak,le 20 the consumer
HOGS for summer use can no do1os
Dc kept better without b2li1g until
needed than BY b425ng At harvest
time. a l. the Usual prae<ice- There
/ no doubt Int the ex1gencies OF the
Shipping trade have brought aho1t 4
practice Of haliug too eornpzersy Tor
the good keeping Of the hops. Never
tfseless trade rules mast De Observed
whether foGnded in reason or NOT
%. when we hale. Il must be IN reSQ-
Iztsoa packages Of not ieSs than ls5
10 asss In - cubic feet, the slzs Of an
ordinary American bale At fist
thought one would think the more
con pactIy hogs we're kaAed the better
they wo1l5 retain their hop virtue,
or, as ordinarily expressed keep
That such Is not the case Is no doast
frorn the fact that tbs Iupalin. the
strength q the hop. consists OF IN
innunerzble small balls or PELLETS, en-
ca~esl in q very delicate Alnl-lsse COW
ering which j. easily broken and
doul tless j. broken by the press
ure E4ors or less IN bzli1g. and
from which cause the hop be-
comes --OlST II q much earlier date
than Il kept anhAlei o. n light bales
This i not = matter OF speculation
merely. b1t i hacked by the Yiper ex-
pei ience Of many hop dealers OF New
York aad London.
A ease IN lzyint WAS that 81 one crop
Of Archibald Mcmillan ST sumner some
years ago n one season of depression,
Ia when the hops were lett unbaled
until the following July, and were then
baled and shipped 10 the San Francisco
market, where they were sold a. new
hops. the only remark being - To how
i came about tina: these came into the
market 20 eariv No deceit was IN
tended or practicel, but the quality
sas enthusiastically equal 70 that Of the
new hops ard sold accordingly From
This we may learn 3 lesson, that il We
do not crowd our hops into the market
and have suitable storage room. then
il i better not 10 bale until wanted ior
market, and further. thatit Is better 20
? II up bales OF minimum weight rather
than those Of the maximum required
oy trade rules
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
THIS SEASONS OUTLOOK.

The old adage that 'fggTes won t
lie has never been verified when ap-
piled TO hops The propbesies as 10
the yield, the future prize and tend
ency Of the market, hiss been and al
WAYS viii be more OF less unreliable
This Is caused IN part by the mschina-
ti9ns o. interested parties, in part
from the extreme difficulty OF collect
ing reliable statistics from the German
hep gardens, and in part from the
casualties So likely to occur 70 upset
ali paiRstaking and honest efforts %
get the actual state OF the crop Yields
that At hest. render all such Liable 70
be mai leading and unsatisfactory
To illastrate-eisht years ago the
worlds crop matured brightc and
heavy. when before there was a third
OF il hArye ted. q storm IN England
and other mishapS elsewhere. de-
,troyed half that vas Jeff on the poles.
In other years the outcome" % the
crop deceived the best judges. result
hing in Weld far heavier than antic:-
pated. Hence IL j. with some hesita-
tion Ne approach this part Of the sab
jeet, 70 important 10 the grower. We;
so difficult 10 supply absolute reliable
Information
With this caution it Is proper 10 say
THAI TaE PosT-INTEILieEScEE has. al
no ineoBsl.erahle expense, obtained
the latest reliable reports from the hop
regions of the World. part Of which
has appeared IN the special dlspat hes
which. With the Personal observations
Of the wsitsr At al early date, % the
hop feds Of Nex YORK, il Is believed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
HOP OUTLOOK ]
What May beExWDted
this Seas0n.
An Estimate Of the Yield in
New FORK.
Advice On ssxieas Phs-es IF the
IsdnztFs.
gssashge Hfnfs ~ O. Cs,fissssnE.
rsexa@x. csyssx and BsiisE- " ASH
ts<tS. Teryst~ry Methods - een'-
cared With aur=s. sd Ss<Iiss-
v...s<s.I ss~ ~s'<A srs-sr.
asy Av~SS- 8


The arss crop 81 hops grown 10
Washington Territory consisted Of ore
bale in weight. II xas the pTpsaset 81
one-eighfh Of an acre q new hops ~
ca. IN fbe Paysissp valley By 1scos Il
Meeksr ia the xpr5ng Of I-zs. These
hsfss we're odd for IS cents f-sprs5 A.
ser having hem cured IN a IostoseF the
kitchen FIRE. and vent 10 market IN
.aeks. Frona fhzs single bale ia sssgst,
Of = frss crop. sf'rang the 5ssszness tnA;
sasrasnssssi In the production q $50
bales Ia one year tiss4l and which bss
not tsen exeee3e3 since gasa ire pre-
sni year. when Il wiii undoubtedly se
sTeaser. The naanner of picking cur
Dag and harvesting that sittie iy-t crop
Is HoE full Il Interest s. a e88-siass
"reminiscences, though not 2itaont -
lessons of inztgsetion The 10S tess-
perztare. the light packing end care
fai bsndiing gave them Tsine and
fame not soon 50 b. fcrEpisen. zh,cA
resented in the planting q more the
foliosiDg year.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17

rss ress - Fug AcEs eosrsAsrrE
Bt1u 80 ruusrs.

Tsa ress - Fug AcRE coSrsAsrrD |
EttH 80 ruUsrs.
As harvest une aFpruaehe, each
year tsc al}.ahsosh.ug TOPIC wth the
hsp grover T. the outlook for tic
coming crop ia other localities Il 0nr
owH ea-atrY. haJ otArr countries 81
TIE world whore hops arc efown. Wish
"a IL l. rot a question a. to how oar
oNu crop - ca mstare aad yield. hat -
90 hos others wiii. ui,h ghi sc
must compete. Que uwn crop, we
kuom, II aiways good. vishing al the
while &C might be as eertain aboas the
price Not 70 Eith the uldsr al tiets
Tor there the ultsits8a is conferred on
the q &C tom If q iality sud ylrld. as
o. moe imp1FLnee thEn taai 81
market sua price. recognizing the odd
adser No org h 80 fas removed from
market as they who hsye nothing 80
sell
wnun- this fresh from the hop
iieii 81 Nvw Nark. oue sou}i expect
"a a. bs tbi tiiae FrFY e. Csc Hfophsy
might he madvas Ga the probable Hieli
If not rs 81 the quality aHd begin So
get into hBe with Wafe a certainty
and lsss 81 conjecture. Nutl e can
ho farther from the faes EXCEPT il the
more Ernerd way therc set bgiug so
maisv raHuaerut ics such a. O. ul sae
the toumpa remark pertinent. that
''the crap IS newer known until hRr.
vested
"Tsmc was when things Ne7e differ
ems here sali an ola bop grueof
Shose locks showed move than thrce
Score wears and ter. we used often
g. raise tou O. chs acre anJ always
ksd crop. and had aR average OF
t~n pnands an acre herrahout,
looked at the old gentlemen hali
eoaderinRiy o. sre 81 he reA)ly sAs
speaking OF New Nors bop rroa ing 81
the past, OF heshgT be wa borrow ing
from Washington Territory IL the
pvesett, bat he hclrsyssI ua .i.n aad
wcnt on g. say. "Whcm Lew GrAv set
out The Hr,t hops that Wcsc crasa in
the towpcf SpsinFa ED. Otseg5 county.
Chat wa~ iu iStfl he d5dnt v3ck uusd
after snew haj fallen asd covered the
ground. bot thcy Nefe yich iu eArns /
ard A. bright Al A do3iay We dutus
have Il hurry up then e. ysck hesugc
fhe heps we're rlgN Ga save them from
turning black hat les thvua hang on
sse pslcs until fais RIPE, Warming
w t. she subject and gathering en-
thassasm ~ he prUecVsig,i. ny bat
thesc wcrc such isop' A. Naua asase 4
man laugh. and eaghiug thVGSht It a
Ton 81 ihe srre. The great start csnte
when Gfey sold h.s whole CROP at =
doliara pognd an3 thea cvrry hssay
90; cut hope that csula get the r,s,sts
! again inSiins lively turned toward
The old man ~ my s8dc. l0ekiae O.
discover ara Acquaintance. Tor ~ufsis
ibls man mwsF essr}e trcrs Na~hiag,
ten territory and AAs wtsstsln rs re-
iatssl tAe experience there sainea as
al New Noys CsseA.ae Bis exc.
though, ouc cosslA not cstRsay thaS Re
vas siRcprr ~ hi, Statements and AZ
curaie a. e. luNaisgy ans3 thas he VAS
not ci Warrington frrFttort. - thcn
] tclt hius ~ hos George liarsiy 81
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17

god rstxiF eoszto. q paIsszkse fr1is q
rrot.za<< grair- We mzy grss sszr
bcps p~ssersy. cure th<sa 7lzAt. hzzs<z'ss
fbsn eve-y wzy wszAcszs zsskin< .
usrsks, 5zf Il pseked TOO soon shey
wsH rot BE q beSt suzlzzF and ssll ne
szsown - -isxhs zsa trashy. wh5cA :
IN fact Al .crzrzte description os tasra
Horss rEexed too early sre Eix1ar: nucA
sssyonSf sz3s, growers are zFs % l1z1 8
xrsri8 after having exFe~Izsesred sE,n
4 T5ex aS ssesernIinirg fkss ver9 sses-
tiusa- A kcp yrDgeriF ffpen<sa sho<s9
&c hzrzA AM crisp 50 tie to<fcA ans
hez pressed t1xez5sF IN ths hand
str.agd -.rzfsie'' ard resist the Esrs sEre-
Tiss = ksose hop sts01s1 sh9w = gzsseen
esylszr. sszaeh a whoa e0uae- frosa = =
rezs1-x.5esrz big the sszgrSs2ns IEpz an
frsTu wishfa- The hop shozzi9 ne
eso-ex At the cad the brzcfs iysng
csss-e and contrast The seesz skeziss
- dark parr4e.-alnsoss a&zek--z1d
hardened. and either IN the 101gn OF
gong ont q L. Frezz the fecz fhzf all
The Eor.- DO not 81 On the vine 81 enc
tine. and that there are different &C.
grees 81 rIpeness from other czcss= n
The sane ksLl and Field. il j. not possss-
he 70 xE< I'll the hops Of = crop N
rrss-i ely the same ssxrs of riperess
and ofheYwi-e ia the same condition
II ) here the greztest noticeable result
Of rsrop<r training II observed, Shere
ali the vines are secured % 20 Up the
rx,ies as one time. and no t51nehes Of
aesse foliage are soand IN part OF the
sef3
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
TIE NANNER on pIcKINe.


NHIrE LasaE 70 ia Exccr zAesxD 70
ACHIEVE BEST KEsrLTs-
Thfrd-Tne picking. No amount Of
preaching VIII secure proper picking.
Only The severeSs apFaicAfion Of rigid
rules viii accomplish that resalt- As
Ee ali knees BIZ keen experience. this
hTings on a perpetual contest between
the psekers and the fed tssss- too
often IA the complete subj sgation OF the
latter. The tendency for the last few
years hzs been in the direction Of dirty
picking. We have As yet the character,
BIZ comparison. Of having oar hops
pr ked fzsriv clean There i great
danger Of oar lo-iDg that prestige
hi b has A1lsied mach to the sz.atle-
ness Of orr hops and 70 their market
value The more white picker eni-
p,0yed. toe grezter trouble We may
aeei expect ia this direction until ~
practice the rev class a pickers be-
come experts. as are the Indians Of
the country X i desirable that
this eIa-s should be encouraged 10 20
- the hop fields. even Il the average
h9p-groNer does prefer an Indian 70
3 Wfife man any time % pick hop-.
r. sc - often hear expressed by
growers. There j. . real reason for
this, not born OF prejudice, bot which
o lght 10 and viii disappear a. time
gears on, and We employ more white
picker A. the hop feld are enlarged
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
noNT RIsH No 81.
Hos sHESKRs TAKE ADVANTAGE % THE
GKUW gss RAeEKyLss

H01 HHENERs TAKE snYAsTsSE % THE
sK0wgEs' EAeEKyEss
There is gaiBg TO he strong efTor,
made 20 get the New York growers 70
put their hops on the market early
this year 50 as to head off the Pacific
coast hops. said my travelling com
panion. and thi, statement Wa selt-
Grated by Others upon 4 number Of
occasions. The same heaven is at work
that Is 70 iBdastgiously 81 wors here,
- push growers peil-neii into the
snarkes % sell al the hops within 8
n9uti. needed for the whole year,
sheu il Is weli knoSn that consumers
viii bay only from hand 70 mouth.
except gf the rninoas rates which such
roupetsioa 20 seii renders possible. Il
ngt tersain. Before the great wear 81
iss2, the brewers praciiced PURCHASING
..ls4r q .4ssse 8ea- - 1888 ~ss0D after TIE
crop Was harvested. and stored them
within easy feaeh fog Use - needed.
IL Nss the frantic efforts 81 consumers
20 stock ap" that year. coupled with
q short supply. that ran up hops - 81
q pound ANA taught them q lesson rot
since fOrEottea Nov the stsre : ped
market report. brewer buying only
from hand b uogsh expresses the
whole sitgatiou 3rom one years end 20
another ryyersiBg tie orley q thing,
placing tle groves upon The au2lols
seat 10 tsad q getting there them
seiYes. This "ccnblnsii1l auiVag
brewers j. simply q combination q
- ,.pg epoa 8 simple hnsiaess propo-
sitisn of buying al article 0niy wuen
,ssnte Or we ali do IN ordinary baa-
inc transactions. When growers get
into the normal coalition 81 acting
uBuer the lmc rule d business prsn-
ei;acs. and rot try to force people 70
blv that which they DO not want az
the tine, trade viii settle down upon
satisfactory basis 10 all concerned,
and not "a thea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-17
A. To PLANTING

rt~eEs oF eErrIve VINES rHo r5cS
sNp FsttsGs Toa nHYN.
First-To secarc jhe beet quality we
mast begin vita the cultivation. 50 as
TO keep the wins strong ana vigorous
g. the last Formerly we trained too
many vines - the hilis- four. FIVE and
even six. ia strong ground. The richer
lands >hoald have less yiaes than the
lighter sosis. ios the obvious reason
that the foliage being more dense the
hops alH uct al get sufficient Sunlight
20 mature vel ga some wards 81
very strong moist lands. tUo vines 70
the hisl. aith i0p bills 20 the arre, she
be>i Tss,liis are olsaisssi We have
rasse7t = ton and a hall % the srIe
wis& last >ueh hasa cement A. hers
indicated Nn similar land With a
Large n8mhyr 81 vines un the Ysse
she Weld wss nor increased an,i tae
qnaAty vas m1ch rc,tscs4i bv the iut-
mstarv haVS grown uu-scr the foliage
out of the sunlight 50 necessary e.
fall lrvylUp scent.
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THE CONTRACT SYSTEM.
No WAY OF AyoIDTNa BtR FEEIfss o.
oXE sIpE OF TEE ornEK.

30 Way OF AyoIBTaa SAD FEEIIss cS
oSE sIDx or THE orHrE.
Much has been said for and against
the so-called contract" system,
whereby the grower agree 70 yei. KHAN
which be has rot got, and the ta,,sr
sg:ses 70 buy that '.l.:--.in Is not in ex-
is,eaee. AM the quality OF which. 70 q
con iGerable extent. + undets-1lin-
able until long after the contract +
made and price asreed upon, Experi-
eace has shown ,hzt this system has
caused much trouble q ,enne raer and
not little litigation and cons 3erahle
loss to individual To say the srs-
tenn Is wholly fcious would he rather
700 sweeper &, for unG uestionabIy there
nav - { Coalition. in whish il j. lcgiti-
L.se ny meeting the actual wants 81
va "a fEsrties concerned. But where
ne Transaction i wholly speculative
and i based entirely upon the prin-
Cip3e OF betting upon the outcome o.
the crop ana markets. i then becomes
OF more than doubtful propriety and
usually leads 10 trouble
IL :. 4 common thlnE Tor growers u
throw the blame OF disagreement. II
any arise, upon the buyer, while the
baycrs. a. a class. are ready 20 lav the
blame entirely to the grower Ii the
prices 50 down after the contract
Is made and before the delivery the
seller J.. hsppy, while the bayer Is
gr1uty ii not positively factions. On
the other haai. il the marset moves
the other way, the smiles and grimaces
are reyer ed Too often in the one case
the buyer viii reject the hops upln q
frivo Is pvetext, while upon the other
side d the conditions are changed TIE
grower becomes careless and intiicts 8
loss upon the buyer. There Is no
doubt. T. pat Is nshdiy but the tend
enCy i in the wrong direction. Never
theless, a much Of thi. loss has been
done in wears past, doubtless inch
viii continue 70 be done IN the future
and il hehooyes all growers. the more
particularly 10 avoii loss. 70 Get them
selves into the Line Of prodacing oaiy
the best when, as can readily bc seen
If peFchauee they do make > contracs
and the market declines, the chances
are lessenea that they viii have the
hops left On their hands
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As TO BALING


" g. EEFTEK NuT To PRESS TOO TtaNrf.f
kSp AVOID BREAKING.
ftth-UFeat diversity II opinion ex-
Its a. % the proper tals AMI nanner
81 tahOg The 1susl practice in New
York IS "a hsie within . fsw weeks Of
curing. In England the hogs sre
ba.s,i right osf the kiln. while vet warr,
Il pos THIS latter IS Doubtless
the better practice skerc the hops are
intended Scr early market. or Tor an.
market except ssch as uutesi further
on, shere the storage ia bulk j. re-
emmeuacd for summer use There
seeas 10 he an objection - this pFar-
acc "a tie Gaze o4 the WASHINGTON
hops. Tor the reasCa o. their tend enrv
O. IA. 20 p4sces when handled whllc
warn We have lres9sently h.slesi
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YIRsr nor CULTURE IL " T


rTs saFaEss rEIT ~ aR1srEF CT 70
THis DAY.
II not cat Of place % indulge IN a
smile ct the quaint old style q hand
ling this little crop. by people Ehe
knew nothing Of the basinsss. but
which after al was precisely IN keep
ing with the methods yet praeticea By
the greatest hop-sroxing natioa q
the world. the German. and which %
this day Is followed by that people
Father Mseker took chairs cot 70 the
barn for the women H. st in while
picking the hops. one by one, from the
vines. which we're cut and carried to
the barn. The hops Sers Immediately
spread out in the dark loft some Of
them we're left 20 cure f1I week he
fore removing to the sack. The Ttaies
were carried % the barn and after the
hops we're picked The vines we're
striped of ard the poles retained TO
the ground. This woaid nov be con
sisiered rather an expensive and
tedious way 81 tiispo-ing Of hop crop.
where ffeqGeatly 2Dp hop pickeYs are
seen at wotk IN one field.
The business of hop growing in
Washington territory. as before iadi-
-atea was undertaken by people whe
Inew .-o'hing about IL, and resulted
=, ~. ado,. 'ion Of some practices not
10 be- found in my other hop district
IN the wafid. bat wa. n are iei, z
adhered 20 to-day after = iati a l,'.s.
edge 81 the customs OF other ~ siiises
differing materially from that ad0p,se
then and praesiced now. In ali other /
hop III tr4 4 OF The world tie hop Il
sacked and carrie 81 the kiln in that /
way. shile here no groaer all for 1
moment tolerate any other method /
-, "a. ot ting the hoy' toxe. /
ard contents together. 70 the hou E. /
Everywhere else. except perhaps ~ /
California and Oregon, the pc CT are !
boarded AMI housed Is The grower !
whlle here they are expected 70 ard so /
take care 81 themselves a. hat they
can. Here ths payment tor picking s. !
nssse daily, whiir eisea hcfe Il r. Gone |
At fhs end Of the fessan Ia this ter
ritsYy pickers often help themseiyes IA /
taking down The poles and slsariug tie /
vines OFT. while ID ae r1aeee in o.ieT /
Af-- re- tAtf sAitfts - " AttsfF FastHRT
ersa 10 whit 1pen 9lse piskera Nitb ibe /
almost pgees.o3 and care. Many /
other nrartsCes pgcai af T. the sfoa |
frs here might - notes, Whii h are a'i- /
hcFed 10 strictly bv TIE 80 nsef gen (
GRAFTON falloa ing ia the fooisteps ~ /
sanlc 81 the oii li5gefs gone 70 rest. !
u ~ e0yiJa - lot .as b.. ..s0n O.
ssoH mat.n}s assd halHts 81 1ercat
peoples spring up 81 ai terCut conn
tries, whsn essftsd g t'ge or8iaars
walks % he. that consulate the val
led characters q nations