The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-30
lOWERS OF HOPS
Iart Advises Them to Be
! ffous Of ContraetA
"A p's CROP - SHORT.


- secretary Of the Hop Grow
s.sSr16en a King county. has ssut
ssSss- 1rrrx1fsKxcK1 the following
s<s~esen addressed TO the hop
.sS r Riax county," urging the
ZE5s. s3 : sesonger and wider organi-
e.. q. ~ .ssslun TOT themselves far prices
~! n 57Is - month quite number
+ 49, ~ 9sicies have appeared in
mIumus referring 70 the
n Ssss - yield and pslcea. Per.
~ 49, 'ssi r. say few words thereon.
49, .essss1se and summer mp 20 shout
l. % 49, ~ - not been favorable %
~ !....5s., - "a Western Washington.
/ III ~ - and flooded land for
~. .. ~1 ReoIthy growth. and the gone
~ 1.,1h ~ exceptions Of dry s0d
.5 fs ~ - been thin and weak shoots.
- ssoe1ad hills, and the vines have
80 q onyshing like . strong
sS,ehv r1o6nw. It was impoesibIe for
- ~ - 8 che vet mud In which
- stsndine. The past two weeks
;~a 80 nne snd hot, ond the land
i11e tated. the vines scoscned ana the
- haning yellow On vet sano. FOR
postod afsse The proper ume u was
SIbls 70 plou and cultivate the crop.
eIaost svsey nemss growing nops
sdnit that he peoscecss o. ? eooo
- - even q sverige yield Are very re
~ 4 veas e. two aep . yield OF 1000
s.~Aa "a tha neso - The common aver
~. ~ veee 6 uas much less, and ex-
4; n lavne0d leenIisiee, this yield will b
49,. esd q ~ sseFa9snot more than
~ nounls eaa - expected from old
~. ~ fha Green rfvaf district the
oeai an0earnaco y botser than the aver.
bnst there II no probability Of any
yisiding the ordinary crop.
e. rfux the past three years prtce1 have
- ltom 10 - 40csnts Der pound sim
6eonse there hes been general short
rfthe crop throughout the world, and
: fxnloo market. which rules prices, has
fn a1npeiled % pay the high prices.
- ojtsr proof can Be expected or
- r prove the insuliciency Of the
111 1nccd hopsf That being %. how
IN - growers have not received higher
6osine the past year for their pro-.
~ The answer generally - that the
~ q our Western Wsshingtou crop
800. Dpfaying, picking and curing was
- last year. Hops were picked too
hence green and soft. and could not
~ baysr at choice prices. nor II IL
uoatis nor possible for them to do %.
Z RI = this 10 the fact that buyers are 20
I'D and consolidated that they can,
E54Uset extent, rule prices hers tf the
y sold here, and in view Of the DIM
- they have had to contend with,
of1NteGy and business tact deserve to
esciatSd. Brains and ability win
~ on the top almost every time.
ReTowers generally are not in . POI
n easnciaIly 70 handle their crops
~ assistance. and naturally money
~ obtained upon = crop security only
IN In the business. and although
atnks have generally assisted many.
~ bulk Of the money Wa obtained
II tnysrs, and when time for repay
- sssived, the only thing that could be
- ms 20 deliver the hops and 1t such
~ - tho buyer would pay. practically
~ them the controi OF both the prices
H. quality. Only in cases where
ton we're unfettered have good prices
- I6c) oeen paid.
- growers here are many OF them
Dcting the growing crop at Is cents.
Ito the financial depression We are
~ through and the tear that picking
will be difficult 70 obtain. and that
I III not obtained the crop would be lost,
I! 1coEh in New York state buyers are
0n4ktne at 20 cents. This would chow
- we're our farmers organized and II
~ psoduced choice hops. they could
l1elet Ct IL cents instead Of IS cents.
king loss therefore Of $50 an acre,
lDuing one-hatf . ton per acre ,,or $500 lost
III ten-acre tract. The yield this year
eemises now to DO good In quality and
1aiy ons-hsif . crop In quantity, but. con-
oderiny the large area OF new yards set
In Df>.~>
ond Ska9,t counties. somewhere about last
pears crop may b raised. Reports 90 to
how that Oregon and California will have
ehout the same yield AZ last year, but New
York state viii certainly fall short, having
lnnered severely from dead hills and suf-
bring nov from lice and vermin. The
otal yield for the United States may
gersfnFe b about No, 900 bales from New
Jerk against rs, 600 last year and l40. 600
1om the Pacific coast, or $40. 600 bales In
~ Up 70 last week the United States
Id exported g., 900 bales out Of her total
= 2h0W bales. and for the past two
noashs New York buyers have been pay
IS nom - to 22,s cents for their scicc.
eees and Arc earnest buyers today at
nrh prices. That being so. why should
~ choice hops be sold at Is cents when
see might rate il only cents pound
eupiy because New York has a strong
eganisasion and our Washington growers
svsok one. But. weak as IL 10. IL has had
- snect Of gsttlng - cents offered within
~ pest two weeks for hops for which IL
oao vas the best offer made six weeks
ana. were the farmers throughout
bennington. Oregon and California united,
- would be boss now instead OF being
mcpsen's OF such prices a. they are
0a1zag.
numner Of lots have recently been
N eped TO London. about 100 ha.es out Of
~ dlstFict. aud should they realize q
price IL will stimulate exports con-
Saosy. and have very good reasons
- eelevine that price not less than !
~ pound will he paid for large
ltea shipped in excess Of the price
~ for the same here.
tvm Eng and every statement received
a.n great drought and y short crop.
uom nrsi-class and reliable authority
cessr OF many yesrs) know that the
Psoef, new pest, has, with the
=. snt. done much damage and turned
N Z. unss srasty copper color in the whole
neavy clay districts of Kent and
ana the Yield is not expected to be
- than S.. 900 cwts. this wear agains,
= ewts. las, year. Germany - not in
Msser condition owing 10 the drought.
-. - Lngand bought a.. 90 bales of last
~. seref Rom Us, and If Germany - short
sas also, how many bales OF United
N, aops Will she want and be COM
70 ay 10 lilI her dema ndsf That is q
which every grower must An
TOT himself. but does i, NOT show the
s..s.ai need Of being we'll posted on the
I,sS and prices of the crop every few
49, AZ TIE growers are TO obtain such
- - the situation demands. does 10
1--WE tae necessity of at once forming
-. sses INTO solid body 10 protect
- interests II yea can not do all
fS.sse can not YOU do some part Of it,
- 40" hard you have worked, but
asss struggled the past two years TO
ycs,~iNes, but you have been dis
sS;'SS by The failure 10 obtain that
~ yoa Knew you were honestly en,l-
~ receive. and | know the cruel
- has been 10 many of you TO receive
vn'ehsd prices as you have been
6S,sa 10 accent. haI these trials and