The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-03-02
MANY NEW HOP YARDS.
4 Number Of Planters Are Adopting ths
Trellis System.
The English Consig n ments Sold 10
Coed Advnnsage-Train Leads
OF Hop Poles Arriving
From the sound.

ing the market. There are no reasons
for the present depression for the old-olds
and the Odds are we'll cleaned up and
careful calculations show that the '92
crop will hardly be sufficient for ordinary
consumption. Brewers feel somewhat
independent owing to the so-called hop
Auxiliary" which is freely advertised in
brewers papers and handbooks, by which
a saving of ten in every thirty pounds OF
hops is guaranteed. This AUXILIARY" is
nothing else but chemical and there is
nothing known in the chemical world
that will take the place Of hops and pro-
duce a healthful beverage. When the
people thoroughly learn this fact and the
legislatures Of the various states pass
measures to prevent the Importation or
sale Of adulterated beer or porter then
the public will be protected from pernic-
ious drugs and the hop grower will be more
likely to get the market value OF his pro-
duct which the natural law Of supply and
demand will create.
While it is little early to tell with any
degree Of exactness the area OF the new
hop acreage in Yakima county there are
strong indications that il will not fall
much short Of 1900 acres and may ex-
coed these figures by considerable. There
are fears that roots will be scarce and the
pleasant weather Of the last few days has
stirred those who intend planting into
activity to make the necessary contracts.
There seems to be disposition to send
the price of roots up to SO per l 900, al
though heretofore from $3.50 to "a were
considered satisfactory figures. The adj.
vance has also struck the Puyallup coun-
try. as will be seen by an advertisement
in this issue of THE HERALD wherein
roots are offered at "a 10 S. I. o. b. at
Puvallup. George Ker, c. G. Carmichael
and F. S. Woodward sent to England for
roots, but received word this week that
the varieties ordered could not be OBJ
tanned.
Over rs cars Of hop poles have been re-
ceived at Yakima, over the Northern Pa
cific. since the first OF the year and Agent
Humphrey knows Of 100 car loads more
which will soon be here. A. e. Camp
bell & Son, who recently purchased John
A. Stones big ranch in the Selah valley,
let the contract for $1,000 poles which
will be cut near Orting and delivered by
March 20.
The trellis system has struck favor
able chord in the impression OF some of
the planters, and a number OF them will
make q departure in this direction this
year. Charles Carpenter thinks well Of
trellises and has ordered posts for small
yard, while ii. B. Scudder has contracted
for posts and wire sufficient for 1913 acres.
This will be used on the Mckee for the 48
acres MIR. Scudder will plant, 70 acres for
Mr.. Hiscock and acres for F. s. Wood
ward. The wire, $4,000 pounds was
ordered from the east. While Mr.. Scud-
der declines to give the figures at which
he contracted posts he says the cost per
acre OF putting up trellises will be less
thin s25.
1t is said that the supply OF Irvine will
not equal the demand. although the mills
are running to their full capacity, and an
authority advises placing orders early
Irvine comes in 8, IL, l6, 20 and 40 sizes,
but any particular size can be made up
to order. Cotton twine, No. 10, is mostly
used for high trellis 10 and IS feet
lengths, but rs the weight OF hops is
only from the wire down about feet, so
to economic for the upper part use
No. l6-ply cotton, and the lower part or
10 feet, use 3-ply jute Irvine.
James Schultz is arranging to plant 40
acres on the Mckee to hops this spring
He has already poles cut for % acres, and
will probably use the trellis system for
the other twenty. Among those who will
plant new yards on the Mckee this year
are a. X. Hiscock, 70; II. B. Scudder,
As; G. c. Carmichael, 2j; George Ker,
20; Owen B. Whitson,l5; James Schultz,
40; N. J. Dickson. 10: and F. s. Wood
ward, acres.
Eugene Filkins will increase the size
OF his yard this spring by from eight to
twelve acres.
About 600 bales Of hops remain unsold
in Yakima county, aud buyers are only
Offering from II to 20 cents, but all those
who shipped to England on consignment
received word last week that they could
have % cents cash and clear II they were
so disposed, and Dan Simmons and Sow
eral more closed at this figure. A. b.
Weed stated to HERALD representative
some time ago that he did not anticipate
much change in price before April or May,
when he thought there would be a sharp
advance. and he bought several lots on
his own account, thus backing up with
coin this belief. The probabilities are
that his judgment will be proved to be
| sound.
King county hop growers have had
costly experience this past year with the
contract system. The buyers made lib
eral advances early in the season, charg-
ing ten per cent for the accommodation,
and when hops touched low point
settlement was demanded. and il the
money and interest was not forthcoming
the crop was seized on chatteI mortgage.
Such pirates should he we'll advertised
and growers should take orecaution