The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-09-28

crease his acreage TO fifty acres and prob
ably others will plant small yards. As q
fruit country our informant says all the
conditions are very much like ours. An
Eoglish syndicate is interested In the de-
velopment Of that region. fayette 10
located on the Union Pacific line and has
a population Of about COO. While Mr..
Carmichael confesses that the grand
Yakima country is as rich spot rs the
sun shines on, he maintains that he has
a special affection for his new home at
Fayette. lie left yesterday on bis return
trip.
Now that the weather has grown cool,
the heat Of the monday sun is not sufii-
cient TO destroy the pests. II Is reported
that in many OF the yards the genuine
hop louise may I've found snugly tucked
away in the folds Of the burr. OF course
ii is too late for the lice to do any harm,
but the mere fact OF their existence ex-
plains condition that growers will watch
s rupously During a summer Of sbnorm-
ally cool weather, for instance, this phys
ically Insignificant pest may do much
damage; but We are assured by pioneers
who have been here since the early fiftics
that such condition was never known
to exist here in the summer and they
know OF no possible combination of ele-
ments in the regular order OF things that
could produce it.
The hop firm OF VIM. Noakes, Son &
Callard, Q, Southwark street, Borough,
London, printed, on the LIST inst, COM
munication in the Kentish Obserrer, En-
glands leading hop paper, taking THE
YAKIMA HERALD to task for some dis
pleasing thing they aliege we had said
concerning them. Both the firm named
and the Kentish Observer are in error as
to the name OF the subject OF their criti-
cism. The HERALD OF the 10th Of August
contained not one word concerning the
firm OF VIM. Noakes, Son & Callard, or
any other London hop factor; nor have
we at any time had occasion TO publish
an adverse criticism OF any English hop
firm. The complaint referred to did no,
originate in The HERALD office, nor was
il at any time printed in these columns.
A mistake has occurred somewhere.
Capt. Robt. Dunn of Parker Bottom,
| e. hat ,faka
orally dissatisfied with the old system OF
picking by the box. inaugurated the plan
of paying by the pound. The pickers
we're allowed one attendant at the scales
TO see that the product Of their labor was
proberly weighed and registered. The
plan worked charmingly and the captain
AYERS that he will never adopt any other
system. He thinks it is the most salts
factory means of adjusting the difficulties
existing between the picker and the
grower relative to compensation and be-
lievts that all growers will eventually
adopt the system, He paid this year a
cent year.
A number Of cases OF ague are reported
among the hop-pickers in the fields on
the low lands-notably where the vine is
veIy green and the underground of vege-
tation is very rank. Those who are
troubled with it most, are people who
live in other climates and who have,
since their arrival here, partaken too
glnttonously OF all kinds of melons and
fruits, ripe and otherwise.
Gilbert Rocks hop house caught fire
on Wednesday and only by dint of hard
work was it saved from complete dis
truction' The fire caught in the floor
over the furr ace, but was extingushed
before much serious damage was done.
The loss will DO nominal.
Only nominal attendance greeted the
boys who organized the hop pickers' ball
at the opera house last Saturday evening.
The season has not been sufficiently
profitable to the pickers to warrant much
profiigacy in disposing of the proceeds.
Little attention is being given to the
market. 1t is said by well informed
buyers that the English market has not
vet been established and will probably
not be until December. No sales were
reported here this week.
According to statements by farmers
recently the increase in the hop acreage
| in this county next Vasr will not he less
$500 acres.