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TRY The probing with tryer. The examination of each 

 bale singly. See examination, also inspection, and good light. 



TRYER A harpoon-shaped instrument used in inspecting 

 each bale, and which brings out a handful of hops. See try 



TRYER SAMPLES OR TRYING S-The handful of hops 

 taken from the center arid sometimes from several parts of each 

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

 light, and inspection 



TRYINGS See tryer samples. 



TURN OR TURNING Some growers upset or turn their 

 hops on the kiln floor after several hours' drying. A hop is said 

 to be turning wjtien 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 k'lri 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. 



USEFUL Not particularly fine, nor sightly, but of good 

 brewing quality. 



VALUE See grade and value. 



VARIEGATED Mixed in color; checkered. See mottled. 



VERMIN DAMAGE Injury 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 Bales should weigh from 170 to 205 pounds gross 

 weight and should average not less than 180 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 \vind shaking and 

 hitting. 



WOODY Abounding in vegetable fiber and harsh. 



WORTHLESS Hops that cannot even be classed poor; that 

 is, those that are 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.) 



YOUNG HOPS Hops of first 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. 



