The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-03
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SOIL AND CLIMATE

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soil AxD CLIMATE. =
Any coil that IL dry. not vet enough
fos water 20 seand o. che roetu dusina
wiaess, and = Eish ssoagh 20 fais1
good sssn and potatoes. and that has q
deep coil whe,s the el.y isr not ne .r The
top OF the ground. 3 god coil fos hops
0oms think sasdy coil alone At fsu
hops; this 10 . mistaksa iaeo. Rich
saody soil. tEus. is god. bot whore tn
coil Is Of black liam. not vet, Il
u in my opisisa better. Whsre tn
vine napls tbicksts ne, atssg ous
creek ssd sivsf bottoms, slssr they are
clsass1 ap. 4Abe the y1sy - bop
ysrds. Do uoe thtuk that Hbps VIII do
we'll N oar Old N0sp OFT 6oaA thek an
so'impoverished and foul 'thAS t6Sy ere
not - mice fHA@st a0srAhie iaADis.
taken idea: lSnd cannot s. too rich Sos
heDS go hs4asl6otl &4qFVe1Dwn
about lts roots is .Ie IN NJ @ore
hOp. piH BE- aa1ed. stasi3 Eps
koQd. rich eleeA lid, .vtSss Il y 3~J
tAst e esrs t6 4gssI 40 blsos
whsre fsQsts do nes isQ early Il the
81. ssy yst on NJ. - NY Som
.sntil gatbsgsd. is yQry detrimental to
the qsslisy Snd 1S6aq6tS Q 81 a6pps
raised. They blossom abeut tho ffst
81 tsly ead aias Ssri S1su( IL 1rss
{: s:!s: s::':ss'.'s e; .s.9s ~: .:: ::
tho vines D. net plant 90 . hill Of in
ssy plseethet )p31os .ahel@6sed from the
wine, - tho ,Vipd ,whep blowing hard
win bfsak Assy <fitho t,ndif vines,
when running up the poles also ihiurss
the qualities Of the hops while sipsn&
ing. by blowing tho pollen or yellovs
dust ous Of The hops. which alone give
strength ~ the hop: yet the yard
should net b ~ sheltered BY timber
ssto SHADE tAeslioes qhiis Usoving.
PLAxs11o 3Hx ROOTS. J
After getting ydes gsesAd f,sted
deep. thoroughly pulvsrixsd. Iay II
Oh 20 that the bills will be eight ie-t
spart each way; this will make about
seven hundred and 6fty hills per aors;
then place two sets in . hill, about six
o. eight inches apart. cover about four
inches deep. do not know ~ iS
makse .xsy ,~aiGssspos - to whether
they - plaQbAi1 thH D or spring;
il j" the spring they s6euld be planted
in February OF March. April will d..
but they will not. if planted late in the
spring. mske 20 good . growth the 6rst
year. A hop plant Should have two
ssts Of syss. sAd !srge apd thrifty leok.
ins ssts ggor nu(t ee PED. Some
advoeassl de % : ST ng ott very
email ssts, tds ths kfgS Se1bs are much
more apt to live. and the vines. when
they come through the ground. will 10
- large sgsiu - from the small sets.
A. to variety. my experiencs has been
with the Grape Cluster. and the
Brewers Favorite. both gool varieties.
snd but ll:tle difference in yield. I
PoLISo oASDcuL9tvATEa. /.
Wien ypars vinssi e teAor lslvs
ipchSs lo9k 6it is TIE tip0 d rain
Sh~lH bot hrn4 say; - e y pald
% ~ before 4he hinG arS9 III {ugh
the erousd. else the vines will O4s
bruised and broken in making holes
aud setting the poles. A pole should
bs feoln ten to fourteen feet long, not
lsnger than fourteen feet. it the poles
ere too lsng the vines vail 60 too much
70 stem and pct SnQq1b tetdi qferal
Rnst - AheASy 0hohkDe valsS Aklhe
top I" insure . good yield. A pols
should b from one and . half 70 two
inches in diameter at the large end and
inch st the email end: :nd free OF knots.
Two yolss at eacs hil ehon!4 nesf In,
tAe gfose( , ipot sestt - - e11f-'
teen 20 s'xseen 'ncses deep; tesse holes
are made with wAat We call . spud.
Which u Alafgs -. 81 stses AAeut the,
sse Cow ~: ~ shsaid be'
swsl)sd q gebene eoe @potffto thA
sowef<sdte The tetekseeSW eso thches
anc eapsr g = poine. = ~ 49, 9sbe
the holes and sst sssee eass-sss1ssd'
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~ neanasgs eneF y. sssx lieoae %
bees. oeSnvs wy te44or.vsNmp the
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