The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-24
THE nor INDUSTRY.
Growers aud Ptckers Getting Ready
Fer the Harvest.

Fer she Harvest.
A carload Of Pines hop presses from
Puyallup ARR red this week.
Louis Lachmond, Of Puyallup, buyer
for Horst Bros, the hop merchants Was
In the city this week, with both eyes on
the hop industry.
Olof Peterson, Of Tacoma, who purch-
ased l5S acres Of land in the vicinity Of
old town, last week, paying therefor $li,-
900, will set out twenty acres Of hops
next year.
A. G. Campbell 4 Son, purchasing
agents for William Noskes, Son q Col-
lard, London, on Saturday contracted for
10000 pounds of hops from the Mckee
company.
The Tacoma Ledger's bureau Of infor-
nation for and assistance to hop growers
and pickers has been a source OF much
aid to both. The department was con-
Quoted gratuitously.
A circular from w. II. & ii. LeMsy,
says: "Spider and mould increase. The
prospect Of the new crop grows worse.
The demand for the few 1892 hops that
are left increases and pr ces are harden
ing all round"
Fifteen to l5lls cents is the ruling price
for delivery of the rev Sound crop, while
IS cents prevails at Yakima, and sales OF
1874 cents have been made. The local
markets have been at this point for near
ly month past.
Many families in this city and in
Eliensburgh and other neighbor towns
are preparing to put in hree or four weeks
in the hop fields. Those who have not
heretofore had time to enjoy an outing
will in this way combine business with
pleasure.
The Sound growers have had some diff
ficulty in solving the question as to where
they will get enough ready cash to pay
for picking, but the situation is now
much improved and il is believed that
they will not be embarrassed by that
item in their final preparation for the
harvest.
Colin Carmichael, agent for ID. II.
Gaskain & Co, London hop factors, is
advancing or 9 cents to growers on con-
tracts. He offers IL cents. Mr.. c. In
forms us that word has just been received
from England that the big strike there
has had the effect to cause buyers to re-
sort to the use of a substitute for hops,
which has tendency to render the Lon
don market dull and unsettled.
A most convenient plan in the form OF
specially designed cashiers check has
been devised for use in the hop yards in
the payment of picke.s. Each check is
drawn for dollar and may be employed
exactly as so much gold or silver or any
other money at any of the business houses
! or banks of the city. This enables the
growers TO avoid the necessity OF carry
ing great bags OF silver into their fields in
the payment OF their pickers, as formerly.
The principal growers have careful ly ex-
amined the plan and fully endorse it.
All will very probably adopt it, as it will
save them both time and much incon-
venience,
An especially interesting meeting of the
Hop Growers Association will be held on
Saturday next and every grower is urged
to attend. Only twenty-five of the 100
yards have so far been represented in the
list of acquisitions for pickers. This is a
dangerous and wholly inexcusable over
sight. There are only $50 pickers so far
required, when there should have been
at least $500. II growers discover seri-
Gus shortage in the supply of pckers at a
time when it will be well-nigh impossible
to get them, it will probably suggest to
them the necessity of filing their requi-
sitions in time. There is great reason for
urging full attendance at next Saturdays
meeting.
J. NJ. Baxter, who owns fine farm OF
many hundred acres in the lower end Of
the coaniy, on which he already has 50
acres of hops, is organizing syndicate
in which the Lilienthals, of San Fran.
cisco, will be leading factors. The pur-
pose OF the syndicate, when its formation
shall have been perfected, is to purchase
the Baxter farm and put out thereon 500
acres OF hops next year. The prospect is
that the plan will be fully executed; but
should it not be, Mr.. Baxter will plant
two hundred acres next year and
200 acres the next. thus making field of
4S0 acres, the largest hop yard on the
coast. Mr.. Baxter is not a speculator.
The substantially of the hop industry in
the Yakima country has been thoroughly
tested and the results prove conclusively
that both the climatic and organic con-
ditions OF this section are specially adj
apted to the growth and maturity of a
tine quality Of hops. The yield is enor-
nous. Freedom from pests OF all kinds
is re narkable. The soil is easily titled.
Water is inexhaustibly plentiful for IT.
rigation. During the process OF curing
the crop the weather is admirably favor
able. From the time the plant is set till
the product is shipped no disadvantage
La. Izn. =. L..