The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-24

ssndyinr the sitnskisa Thoroughly. my cb-
servatfons hare led me 20 believe that
right here IN this great okancgzn basin
better quality Of hops. and cheaper. 100,
can be raised than in any other postson
Of the Northwest. The climatic eonci.
fEons are perfect, yoaahavs . rich scil ana
the soil a. present Is very cheap
In the surrounding tribes Of Indians
will be toznd On ample supply OF piekers.
The gfound Is all ready for the plow and
water car be had at . small cost. We ex-
pect 20 produce hops at . price between .
and cents . pound This IL less than
what IL can be done for on the Sound or at
Yakima The FIRST year the. antieipased
yield will be 100 pounds per acre: the sec
years we hope by scientific cultivation 70
hare crop OF one and one-haIf tons per
acre. fear no trouble from lice here
YES: we will put In If We can the hrss
year 40 sores. OF course that will De . %
held, and the greater amount Of work will
be in getting about 80 GO poles. which, u
secured here. wiil b. rot black pine and VIII
have 10 be hauled fifteen miles. Hosever.
IL satisfactory rates can be secured from
the Sound, we wiz use cedar. Our poles
will be seven and one-half feet long. with
wire connections IS now IN vogue IN the
best modern yards, and they will be set
eight feet apart.
We will. in irrigating. pump water from
the Okanogan river. and will use the res
ervosr system Of distribution At some
future time, when We are firmly estao-
llshed, We will adopt the suo-irrigating
plan. thus saving great deal OF water and
have better results, as compared Win the
old way. We are encouraged TO do THIS
owing TO the nearness of al the ingredi-
ents necessary 90 make brick and tile nc
cheap figure. The FIRST year we will con-
struct six xiins. 30x42. and VIII use
special process Of our own in drying. by
which method we can manage three set
tings, thirty-six inches deep, in twenty
four hours.
Eyes; am sure that Capt Griggs, in
conjunction with the Great Northern rail-
road. will, next spring. put on special
boat for this river. thus insuring cheap
transportation. III they do not We will be
compelled TO put on q small boat 10
have found IL about correct to figure the
average price OF hops at 15c per pound |;
this would net US here about Sc, or, Mt a
yield OF 1000 pounds. s160 per acre. Sou
see, II we had our 1000 acres In full bear
ing we would clear this year. az the pres
ent price OF hops, about $50. 600 That is
about as good as gold mine, is IL not?
And yet there is time coming, not far
distant, either, when there will be many
hop yards in this section. 1t has too
many natural advantages TO remain, in a
dormant condition long.
mo; we will not engage In the fruit
business. Although the profits in fruit
raising are good now, yet / think when
the young orchards and those contem-
plated are in fuii bearing there will be an
over-production.
There Is very little danger OF an over
production Of hops. In England nearly
oil Of the yards have been in cultivation
80 long that the soil Is entlrly exhausted
and many Of the farmers there are blowing
up rather than use expensive methods of
fertilixing. In New York you will find
the same conditions existing. OF course
the great advantage of Western yards is
in their freshness and consequent larger
yield. with no comparative greater ex-
pense in production.
''The only drawback here at present TO
my plans Is the inability 10 secure good
title to the lands selected. This. however,
will DO removed soon, as surveys are to be
made this year. thus enabling titles to be
acquired. / will leave for q trip to the
Methow, will then go on to Seattle and
from there return to England and make
my report, feeling very sanguine that this
enterprise will be started as outlined
above