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TRY— The probln,, with tryor. Thc^ examination of each 

 bale singly. See examination, also Insportion, and pood llRht. 



TKYKR— A harpoon-shaped InstniriH-nt used in inspecting 

 each halo, and which briiiRs out a handful of hops. See try. 



TliVKK SAMl'LKS OR TRYINCJS— The handful of hops 

 taken from the center and sometimes from several parts of each 

 bale, with the tryer, by the inspector. See sample, also tjood 

 light, and inspection 



TRYINGS— See tryer samples, 



TURN OR TURNING— Some growers upset or turn thol. 

 hops on the kiln floor after several hours' drying. A hoj) Is said 

 to be turning when aging. Also said of hops that are heating or 

 heated. See souring. 



UNDER-DRYING— See slack. 



UNDER-GRADING— Underrating quality. Classifying below 

 proper standard. See grading. 



UNEVEN COLOR— Not a uniform color: a mixture of differ- 

 ently colored but fairly developed berries. See mixed color; also 

 off color. 



UNEVEN CURING AND MIXED CURING— Uneven drying 

 of hops, caused by too heavy floorings; that is, too great a 

 depth of hops on kilns, or through faulty kiln construction and 

 improper drafts, so that in order to dry part of the hops properly 

 those in another section of the kiln are either over or under- 

 dried. In such cases It is uneven curing. Where the kilns work 

 properly and growers dry some floorings to different degrees 

 than others and mix them in bin and bale it is mixed curing. 



UNSAFE— See unsound 



UNSOUND OR UNSAFE— Not sound: slack or slackish. 



USEFUI..— Not particularly fine, nor sightly, but of good 

 brewing quality. 



VALUE— See grade and value. 



VARIEGATED— Mixed in color; checkered. See mottled. 



VERMIN DAMAGE— In.iury to the growing crop, caused by 

 pests and the resulting damage of which is apparent In the hop. 



WEAK-See thin. 



WEIGHER— The yard boss, who has charge of pickers, 

 weighs the hops and gives credit, or pay-checks, for them. 



WEIGHTS— Eales should weigh from 170 to 205 pounds gross 

 weight and should average not less than 1^0 pounds net weight. 

 Unless otherwise stated all transactions Imply net weight. See 

 loose pressed, hard pressed, bales, baling. 



WIND-WHIPPED— The tips and outer leaves of berries 

 bruised, withered and discolored, caused by wtnd shaking and 

 hitting. 



WOODY— Abounding in vegetable fiber and harsh. 



WORTHLESS— Hops that cannot even be classed poor: that 

 Is, those that arc spoiled through bad handling or disease. There 

 IS always a lot of this valueless trash. See quality. 



YARD BOSSES— Those in charge of the picking. See foremen. 



YEARLINGS— Hops of the next to the latest harvest. (On 

 the Pacific coast young hops are sometimes erroneously called 

 yearlings.) 



YOI^NG HOPS— Hops of l^rst year's planting: i. e.,from vines 

 of the first growth after the sets or cuttings have been planted 

 for a crop; infrequently called baby hops. See new. 



