The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-03-09
1t Is Taking Well in Yakima and Gives
Promise of Superceding Poles.
DETAILS AS TO COST AND PLANS OF CONSTRUCTION
SoidIy
Other Interesting NewsJohn Thirty
of Trelising Expenditure of Three Thousand
Dolars-The Very England

sent wire No. 8; in like manner draw
heavier lines from the cross and circle on
the southern boundary to the correspond
ing cross on the northern line. and these
lines will represent wire No. 4. No. 4
wire should he put on first by firmly an
choring at one end.
The anchor should be an ordinary fence
post six or seven feet under ground six
feet from the outside posts, the wire made
fast to the post and the ground thoroughly
tamped in. Pass the wire over the post,
draw tight and anchor at the opposite
end. Fasten the wire firmly on top OF
each post by means OF wire staples. The
No. wire is put on by means OF three
teams and wagons--one wagon on each
side of the field, containing coil Of wire
the third team and wagon, upon which a
frame, nearly the height OF the large cross
wire, has been built, is used for carrying
the wire across the field. This wire is
first passed over the outside wire mo. ~
and is attached to hook on the top OF
this frame and is then drawn by the
horses to the next cross wire, and 80 on
until the opposite side is reached; the
wire on the other wagon is then attached
to the frame and drawn back in the same
manner, until there is n wire on every
| hop row in the field. This small wire
is now resting on top Of the large cross
wire.
After being thoroughly stretched and
anchored at both ends, small copper wire
is used to fasten the No. 6 wire to the No.
4, and should be securely fastened directly
over the hop row to prevent slipping.
There are different modes of putting up
4, this wire, but the one just described
seems to be the most substantial.
Some do not carry the large wire over
the top of the posts, but wind it around
the posts, and the cross wires ride on a
railroad spike driven in near the top OF
the post at an angle of forty-five degrees
In some yards the small wires may be
taken down when tying strings to them,
or picking hops. In these yards hook
is made by bending piece of wire about
six inches in length in the form of a let
ter SIS" the upper part of which is firmly
pinched on to the wire, while the number
six wire is passed through the lower por-
ton of the hook; but the most substan.
t,ot 10 To Iaf ha xtstra OF Va 4
as described above. There are different
methods of stretching the wire, one Of
which is: Thoroughly anchor your wire
at one end, make the post hole at oppo-
site side extra large, draw the wire over
the top OF the straight posts rs well as
can be done, ordinarily, and fasten the
wire to the top of the post canted inward
and with block and tackle draw the
post until the wire is perfectly tight
taking up the slack in the anchor post
A few growers have an entirely different
method. Instead of placing their posts
on the hop row they set the posts between
the hop rows, and consequently the vine
grows up on an angle, and instead of the
wires going over the tops Of the posts
they are wound around the posts and
made fast by clamp. The best advice
that can be given is to 90 slow; do moi
mind little extra EXPENSE use the best
materials and do everything in thorough
! " substantial manner.
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS ABOUT HOPS.
Mr.. Shannon, of the Hotel Yakima
has contracted with Sheriff Alexande
Mathews, of Pierce county, for 45,00(
hop roots at $3.50 per thousand. This ii
low price, and Mr.. Shannon consider.
he was favored on account of friendship
Charles Carpenter is of the opinion
that prices will be very satisfactory thi.
year.
On Saturday last John A. Stone con
tracted for thirty acres OF trellis to be pu
in on new ranch OF 200 acres which HI
is starting to improve in the Selah val
ley. Six inch posts twenty feet long viii
be used, and the contract price was $40;
per acre, which includes the wire. II
addition to the thirty acres of trellis, Mr.
Stone will put in large yard with poles
it being his intention to plant 100 acre:
this season and next.
The usefulness OF skunks has at last
been discovered, and in the hop districts
of New York they are now given as care
full protection as are song birds, for thu
reason that their favorite food is species
of grub which infest Lop yards and gnav
off the tender vines at the roots. Tn
skunk sallies forth at nightfall and begin
his quest on the edge OF the yard, wher
he cocks his head over hill of hops an,
listens II grub is at work upon on
of the vines his quick ear is sure to hea
it. He then paws up the earth, uncover
the grub and swallows it with unmistak
able relish. Then he listens again, an
if he hears nothing proceeds to the mex
bill, and SO on until he can eat no more
! C. :. Rankin, manager of Fred Per