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- Oct 17, 1883The Great Tacoma Hop BattleWhen a New York firm tried to back out of a contract after a price crash, they found that Tacoma business owners weren't taking no for an answer.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 1, 1891The King of the Hop FieldsIn 1891, Washington's hop industry was a global juggernaut, fueling a million-dollar boom and transforming the Puget Sound landscape—until the lice arrived.Kent, WA
- Jun 27, 1892The Hop Lice Crisis in PuyallupAs hop lice decimate the region's vines, farmers scramble for a solution to salvage the failing harvest.Puyallup, WA
- Jul 4, 1892The War on the Hop Louse in PuyallupAs growers struggle with a partial crop failure and a late season, local farmers debate the best scientific methods to save the region's hops.Puyallup, WA
- Nov 22, 1892The Struggle for the Puyallup Hop MarketAs global buyers shun local crops, growers grapple with the high cost of quality and a market that refuses to pay.Puyallup, WA
- Sep 23, 1893The Hop Fields of the Kent ValleyA report on the hop harvest around Kent and Auburn, highlighting the labor conditions and the influx of pickers.Kent, WA
- Sep 1, 1894The Hop Pickers' Bargain: Growers Cut Wages as Harvest OpensIn the Puyallup Valley, growers try to hold the line at two cents a pound. Crews register, balk and bargain — while Native pickers from British Columbia are turned away in favor of white workers.Puyallup, WA