The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-04-18
AMONG YAKIMA FARMERS
Tacoma Manufacturers Commend Yak.
lima Broom Corn.
A NEW HOP TARIFF is REPORTED
horticultural Commissioner Maxey
10 UnsatisSactory-Activity I'm the
Planting OF Fruit Trees-New E:sp
Yards-Buriingam mes Peta,ves.

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Planting OF Fruit Trees-New E:sp
Yards-Buriingam Pota.ves.
In 1898 New York dealers shipped
l6s, 200 barrels Of apples to Europe. That
was practically the first shipment, but
our apples found 80 much favor abroad
that since last fall there has been shipped
from the port of New York alone !, 443,-
592 barrels. India, Russia and Argentine
may capture the wheat markets but in
apples this country has no equal.
Bruce M. Brewer, OF Sunnyside. was in
the city on Friday last and said .hat the
amount of fruit trees being shipped in
and planted this season was something
wonderful. There were no extensive or
chards being planted, unless A. j. STRAIT
ton succeeds in getting in the $500 worth Of
trees ordered by him, but almost every
land owner Is putting in few acres to
fruit.
1t is reported that q new east-bound
tariff rate on hops will soon 90 into effect
from Pacific coast terminal and interme-
diste points to eastern common points.
The rate is now sl.70 per 100 pounds,
which is to be increased to 1920. The
Northern Pacific evidently wants to put
the finishing touches on this langushing
industry, which has already about all
the burdens it can stand.
With the prevailing low prices for hops,
the mania for the possession of hop yards
which struck this community with such
force during the years 1S93-94-has al
most entirely subsidized; but in the face
of the present discouraging conditions
there are at least two men who have
faith in the crop proving profitable one,
and they are Jed Armstrong, of Mob
Hill, and David Longmire, Of the Wenas.
Mr.. Armstrong is now engaged in plant
ing ten acres to hops, and Mr.. Longmire
recently bought IL 900 roots Of early hops
from A. ID. Eglin, with which to start a
yard.
]. ID. Medill thinks Yakima is making
mistake in going 30 heavily into the
growing of red apples. To his notion the
finest apple grown is the yellow New
town pippin, and that it is favored abroad
was shown recently when this variety was
quoted in England at as shillings per bar
rel while Baldwins were quoted at 20
shillings. As to the Ben Davis. he says
it is not to be compared with the various
varieties OF pippins, the Spitzenburg OF
the Baldwin; its main drawback Is that
it is pulpy and favored on the order of a
turnip. The blue paramin is too weak. in
the stem for country liable to much
wind.
Simpson Bros. report satisfactory
business in fruit trees this spring, the
main stock sold being OF winter apples,
and the varieties predominating the Ar.
kansas black, Delaware red winter. man.
moth black twig, Ben Davis, winesap,
Spitzenburg and the Newtown and red
checked pippin. Among the orders
filled were 600 apple trees for Capt. Rob.
ert Dunn; 500 apples for d. E. Lesh /;
1000 apple and peach trees for Garden &
Bibbs, Of sunnyside $50 pears and 400
apples for w. ID. Hill, OF the Ahtanuin ;
and 700 apple trees for L. D. Morris.
Mcdonald & Clark, of Artesisn Heights,
have also placed their orders fer 1000
trees, part OF which have been delivered.
'The cold snap and freezeof Saturday
night did not materially iDjure fruit, !"
said G. p. Wilcox to HERALD reporter.
this week. Continuing, he stated that
cit may even be said to have saved some
thinning which would otherwise have
been necessitated later on. We shall
have abundance of fruits of all kinds,
anyway. The freeze was not severe, and
it came early. l have known cherries
under q heavier cold snap to turn abso-
iutely black, and still recuperate and the
trees yield heavily. In the present case
many buds were blighted, but we have
plenty OF them left. can tell in few
days with more certainty as to the loss or
absence OF loss following Saturday nights
frigidity."
There is no favorable news to report in
the hop line. In Yakima there has been
general cleaning mp OF yards and some
polling; but in New York and England
the season is even more backward than
last year, and growers are impatient to
get to work. There has been no change
in prices, and holders haven't shown a
disposition to let go at present low fig
ures while consumers, without any con-
siderable supply on hand, are showing
no anxiety-and, as one dealer says,
"sre trying to starve the producers
into letting CO." The consumption has
fallen off, owing to the hard times, and
the strike OF the shoe artisans in England
has also had depressing effect on the
market. Locally no sales are reported,
although about 200 bales remain in the
hands of growers. Last week another
eastern buyer was here endeavoring to
contract for three years at eight, ten and
twelve cents, but THK HERALD has been
unable to learn of any contracts that
were made.