The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-04
HOP PICKING IS
IN full BLAST
Conditions Of q Few Years Ago
Are Revived in Character of
the Yard Workers.
LABORERS ARE IMPORTED
FROM SEATTLE BY M'NEFFS
Fred Parker Has Men Engaged in
Erecting the First Concrete
Kiln to Be Constructed in
Yakima County

Hop picking Is now on In full blast
and the yard owners report that con-
ditions are going forward most sat.s-
factorily. This year there is .'esdrE
to the conditions of several years ago
in that many people are making q
picnic outing of the hop harvest and
are going into the yards In families
and In groups of friends, several
parties of ladies having been made up
to aid in the work for time at least
The Messrs. McNeff on Sunday re-
ceived contingent Of 1865 pi9kers,
men. women . II young pda.,.e FIX m
Seattle who are said to Average very
high in character as such workers go.
These people came in over The North
ern Pacific railway and were a, cnce
sent to the Burchfield yards III the
Mckee over the North Yakima a.
Valley railroad.
fE Builds Concrete Kiln
Fred Parker, who has 40 acre
ranch in East Selah devoted. 20 hops.
has workmen engaged. under Richard
Ball, as contractor, In cree, ng a con-
crete dry kiln, the only one Of that
kind in the Yakima valley. The
building is to be so by 80 feet on the
ground and about rs feet high. He
has also contracted for Warehouse
80 by 40 feet, the basement to be OF
concrete. 1t is altogether probable
that picking on his property Will not
be undertaken for another week or
so and the work will be completed in
the meantime so that the buildings
will be ready for use when needed 1t
Is understood to be the intention OF
Mr.. Parker to plant an adiftionaI hop
acreage next season.
Weather conditions are said to be
very fair at the present time The
weather is slightly cold for the great
est degree Of comfort on the part of
the workers, but is satisfactory to the
growers and the absence of rain in
any quantities is matter for thank
fitness.
Outside Hop News
Latest hop news from outside, COM
ing by way of Portland, Ore, is as
follows:
There is practically no business
passing in the hop market, dealers
and growers alike holding off far a
better understanding Of the general
crop and market situation that is ex-
pected to Ieye'tp within the next
week or two. Tn, growers now are
mainly concerned with the gathering
of their or rs, rfd for thar reason,
among others. a-e paying Dit little
attention to the market. Al the same
time the buyers are not disposed 70
commit themselves to any great ex-
ltnt u..;i. they have pretty clear
Inc on the oua't. Of the output
In view q .iie assured size Of The
Coast yis ID ani the crop prospec. 5
abroad, sorle Of the trad M take 3
rather be..isn V-ew Of the market
and express the belief that the mar
ket on 1925 will open at prices
around Is cents, possibly even undes
that figure.
In Catherine a. fai. volume VI bust
ness in new baled hops at Is cents
has been reported. From New York
come reports that the crop this year
will be considerably short of that Of
last year and also poor IN quality.
Latest reports from across the Allan
tic indi ale quiet and generally IN.
changed markets, witt. weather con-
ditions in England on the Whole un-
favorable