The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-10
SMALL HOPE IN ENGLAND.
Drouth and the Red Spider Have CON-
blned to Destroy the Hop.
The Yakima Yards In Prime cenai-
sien and brewers Are Bueyaut
over the Prespecss--peer
Crep In Puy aiiup.

hop crop in England viii amount TO little
or nothing. The bine has suffered from
drouth in nearly all Of the yards. The
Kentish Obssrysr's correspondent sends
the following from the Weald Of Kent:
"a few showers have fallen in some
parishes since last Thursdays issue, and
As write there is an appearance Of more
TO follow. but up to the present there has
not been anything like sufficient to do
the plant any good, beyond washing and
freshing the bine and destroying the web
OF the red spider. This, however, 10
something to be thankful for and as far as
appearances go the plantations certainly
look better than they did week ago; but
ain very much afraid that rain, how
ever soon it comes. will not be soon
enough to increase the crop to any ex
tent, and growers will have to make up
their minds TO . shorter crop this season
than they have had for the last ten years.
Some grounds that l have seen in the
neighborhood Of Goudburst. Horsmon.
den, Brenchley aud Paddock Wood GER
tainly look much more healthy than thew
did. but fhe majority Of the gardens pre-
sent woful appearance, bines not much
more than over the tops Of the poles and
but little burr. Young hops are coming
out best in the earlies, and showery
weather will OF course do much to develop
them in fact, without ii much of the
burr will never come out. Sulphuring is
carried on in some parishes as mold is to
be found, while here and there washing
Is still carried on as the sphis still fingers
and growers are Of the opinion that they
arc accomplishing q twofold object by
destroying the red spider as well as the
aphis."
Puyallup Cit,sen: Present indications
point to crop Of excellent quality, heavy
In most yards in this immediate vicinity
and in favored yards throughout the dis
trict, but taken as whole but of a
crop 10 expected as the acreage OF hops
stunted and armless by reason of long
continued cold weather, is very large.
Most Of the yards hereahouts have been
sprayed twice while some have been
washed for the third time, and few have
been thoroughly sprayed four times. The
work Of spraying goes on uninterruptedIy.
But the lice do not seem to be making
any Roadway even in the yards that have
been sprayed the least. Growers this
year know their lesson thoroughly and
feel an easy satisfaction in the. knowledge
that they are capable Of successfully con-
tending with the pest. They knew Just
how much in money, material and labor
1t costs them and they complacently re.
gard the whole louise proposition as a
foregone conclusion.
Peter Bellies, OF the Hotel Yakima, who
returned early this week from hurried
business visit to Tacoma and Puyallup
valley. says 1t is quite impossible to con-
vince the average hop grower OF that Sec
ton that Yakima has better and earlier
hops this season than they, but he insists
that the crop OF the Puyallup will not
compare favorably with ours in any re
spsct. He says that our crop is clearly
far in advance of theirs, heavier and OF
healthier appearance and commands
more earnest attention from buyers.
II is generally conceded that the h,ps
in Puyallnp valley will be Of better
quality this season than last, although
the yield will certainly be much less.
The prospects for oickers are good, many
poor families having signified their pur
pose to go to the fields from the neighbor-
ing cities. Growers are 10th to contract
their crops for Is cents ,r a fraction bet
ter. believing that they will be able to
secure 20 cents at least.
Another meeting Of the Yakima Hop
Growers Association will be held at the
opera house Saturday afternoon. 1t is
hoped that there will be full attendance
as 1t may be the last meeting before pick
ing time.
Pickers have already begun to ARR e
from the Sound. Growers who desire to
engage them should not fail to leave
orders early with Secretary Ross.
Members Of the local no, association
have paid their assessments with salts.
factory promptitude.
1t is estimated that there are 400
bales Of '92 hops in the hands Of Wash
~ineton growers.
Picking in the early hops will be begun
early next week, probably OH Monday,
Picking on the Sound will begin about
the 10th Of September.
On Sunday evening about 10 O'Clock
people in this section who CHANGED TO be