The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-28
FROM YHH HOP FIELDS.
htsstlliarnitlon Regarding Local Yards
and the Prospective field.
fHB HERLLDs ESTIMATES HOLD GOOD
nsDerts frea various sections OF
shs United States and From The
Herala,s English Correspondents.
Ne Change In Prices for the Better.

Recent weather in Yakima has not been
favorable for hops. Many growers report
that their yards are looking poorly as
compared with last year, and on Saturday
Dan Sinclair said that more damage had
been done to his yard during the proceed
ing week than resulted from the violent
storms Of the FIRST Of the month. On the
other hand some yards could not well
show greater promise and hop dealer
informed THE HERALD representative that
he was willing to back his judgment that
A. B. Weeds big yard would 10 $500
pounds TO the acre. In Parker Bottom
and 10 ser down, Captain Dunn says, the
yards are showing great thrift and growers
are in thigh feather" over the prospective
yield. There were a few yards on the
bottom lands that were somewhat dam
aged, or at least set back. by the foods.
these being the yards Of W. W. McCarty,
J. W. Harrison. w. p. Sawyer, and q
portion Of Burke & Fleming's. The up
land yards are giving greater promise
than ever before.
reports are conflicting regarding the
condition Of the yards" said A. B. Weed
to q HERALD reporter, land perhaps some
Of the yards are not looking as well as
they might, but the whole story will be
told in the next four weeks. OF one thing
you may be certain (unless something
occurs on which We have no reason to
fgure) and that is that Yakima will have
10000 bales Of hops for shipment. We
have acreage enough for 5000 bales and
with favorable weather and conditions
from this time on the yield may amount
to that figure"
Mr.. William Ker, who is close OBJ
server, maintains that there is great dan
ger, even for this year when 50 many
people are idle. Of there being scarcity
OF pickers. agents should have been
sent TO the different reservations two
months ago." he said, land contracts
entered into 80 that the growers would
know ~ nearly as possible what they
could depend upon and how to figure to
supply the number Of pickers wanting.
The trouble is lack OF organization. Last
year We had good many white picker-
from the Sound country, but, as tbev
cleared little or nothing, they are not likely
to repeat the trip. They might have
made some money. but through this lack
of organization. / speak OF what was
everybody's business was nobody's bust
ness and we weren't prepared to receive
aud care for them when they did arrive,
and the result was that many OF then,
stayed around town at considerable ex-
pense to themselves before being assigned
to q yard, instead OF being forwarded to
the fields and set to picking as soon as
they got of the cars. Unless the Hop
association is perfected this season and
every grower becomes member you may
put Il down on the tablets Of your mem
ory that some OF the hops will remain on
the vines"
Prices do not seem to strengthen in the
least. Horst Bros. are said to be making
few contracts at IL cents, but BUYERS
are holding off to see how the foreign
crop viii turn out. Last week New York
dealers wrote to q Yakima gentleman to
contract at 10 cents and make advances,
but as ether buyers are doing better than
this he recognizes that his efforts would
be unaysiling, although his house claims
to be making contracts readily at this
figure in California.