The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-01
uop Crop IA the soana Country AS.re-
gated 5000 Bsle. In lsS4-:a
Quality hey Are tnsorpsssed-

Tries Is the hop crop. Since the iTI-rUduc-
ton u the ylE.e. d f.. years since. and
its aiIIsJsI instant Success. - having
been demonstrated that the climatic IL
ausnces We're suca As - ald IL th- de-
ve-oprnszat 81 a superior type ~ the
product. II is aromatic and pungent
conditions, Tia acreage L&s largely in
creased and al = corresponding r<.tlo
the number 81 individuals interested ia
Ehe culture
Seattle hSs become the center u this
vast Industry and nearly the entire crop.
which IL the year 1884 Appropriated
~ 90 tales. was handled by Seattle buy
ers. In this CITY are ap-cated samplers
and buyers, representing many OF TIE
principal markets Of the Eastern states
and Of Europe. Nearly the entire crop
tlAs been raised On the line Of the Nor
thera Pacific oT lis branches. the terri
-0ry embracing the Puyallup. White and
Green river valleys. lying between s.
attic and PuyaHup. a distance ~ abOu;
forty miles. To this territory should
u added the Yakima district. CheEaalis.
CJwistz and the valleys u Lewis county
and the Snoqualrnie valley. along the
Seattle. Lake Shore and Eastern road.
The hop crop for the year 1884 reached
ii 500 bales, the largest contributors ~
the aggreG It haylng been Yakima coun-
~, with 800 bEales. King county SQst9
and Pit4s,r county sg1 This total By 10
means represents the actual crop. t---
1ause owing 70 Inildew. d4nlpness ana
the low prize paid for h"ps in the mar
kets II the world. the entire product
Mas not gathered. Last year Qs93l was
AL unusually favorable one for the
Washington hop crop. There had been
large failure in the New York crop
ana in also that II England and G--i-
many. 4n9 a result the yiehi Was
marketed a. fair profit X Is es;3nat-
81 that the Yield Of 1888 realized between
n.loo. 9e9 and 81 200 So. Last year uss4l
the pt1c- per pound Was reduced 81 T-er
ce-r1t. owing - oyerE,roductlon the wpr',d
yer Hops have nt.t af,ne suffered Il
reduction. for Nearly every product ot
The soil in the United States and in for
-isn colntries has encountered ssrrll la4
VycisS.tades
Notwithstanding the II year a.iGltss,L.,
~ the acreage have b+-en ,,r,c},-c.t.s? ana
The spring Of 1895 will show largely In
erased ARA IN this state. I; has k-a+-n
proven conCiusiyely that our agricsIltur-
ists can ralS- a crop It.or>- cheap.y ;nau
their principal competitors. he N.-w
Yu'g'k hap raisers In fat,t they can uu-
iers@lI the New Yorker IN his own mar
ket FurthernJr- the Hfe o. the vine
Ia this climate and its Superior hand
hGg. Is greater than IN New York. foF
whereas the rptt in New York runs csut
Il from ihree 10 five years. * IS pr~.iuy-
tive In this state for frCsn fifteen 10
twenty years. hence CS.gnes in the econ
oFny a. connection with renewal % tire
vine
WaShingts,n's standard hops rank With
the besg hops raised In England. Ger
many. or elsewhere in this country. l.
- superior 10 the New York hop and
It's only rival in tina lite-i States l.
found H. one ~ two ~ the California
valleys
II Is estimated that about one-haif ~
The Washington crop finds ready sale
in The markets OF Europe. the principal
buyers being dealers q England and
Germany /, IS believed that Australia
VIII eventually require large shipments
from Se>attle and vicinity, as experiment
tai shipments have been made 20 Bris-
brane and other c@ties ~ the Australian
continent.
As has been ialtInateSi. owing 20
tremendous crop - all hop raising c3Un-
tries. thu market was noc. in Issl as ~
munerative as in previous years. the rul-
ing figure for choice having ben 5 \.
cents per pound. and for fancy about
7l-2 cents
The hap ranches. whose products pass
through the hands % S-<.ttle dealers.
range II extent from ehFs-- acres up t.
20 acres. The la-ge<st in Washington.
and. Il IL said. il the word. Is Known As
The sHoqualrise hop ranch. SEQ acres In