Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-11


To the hop-growers Of Washington
Territory. aud ! do not cafe u II IN
ciudcs Oregon aud California, and, Tor
that matter. while We are talking
sbg." would not care II II goes TO the
hop-growers OF any place on tits
Globe, l wish TO send cut Challenge
for trial oil the year for the test i've
acres Of hops in ore body, yield AMI
quality To b. con- idsfe,i. prol'oss to
contribute ten dollars osaris 'und
for premium to the ssn3sf. = 81 thai
each person Wishing 10 contest io' the
~ ixe To do lbs SAINT. a ho inasi do This
prior To the i,t ei June. xith the agfss-
uient that each efsosi COMPLETING nns'
furnish u u aud c.,uliee account "
his management Tor the year oi his
said use acres enter 4. propose I"
outline in sd sanee how we here on tie
creamery farm aid manage ours, aud
vsli start out by telling what we are
nov doing and how xe are doing it.
For the blowing Andrew went
k<ad with thee horse on the lime,
ispn beam plow. right down IN The
esuter be wren the rows as deep as he
could get. Mar. followed with the
euhsoiler In the same fnrrow. NJ deep
- be could get, which vas deep, sure
enough. Then Andrew turiis AMI
runs in the opposite direction in the
same furrow, Mart. fo!iowing again
With the suhsoiler. this time fail twenty
inches deep: then each goes anoshe'
round. turning the furrow onto this
deep furrow and away from the hiil,,
getting down from twelve to tlseen
incle, deep. John and The Indians
are following with the grubbing. neai,-
while saving the runners. for which
Ne have orlers for new hop yards-
This leaves the hills thoroughly stifreu
and loosencd up. So much Tor what
ss are doing at this time.
When this plow,ng Is done. then ue
viii tuin and cross-i'low ia the samr
manner, moving the poles ahead OF
the teams and distributing them upon
the cross-plowed ground. First, how
ever, before this cross blowing, wewill
run another iuFfow closer up to the
hills With the i2-igch psow. aud shat
iow. aud without following with the
subs lie, in a word. plow and suesoii
deep between the hills, but not deep Oi
subsali near the hills. In moving the
poles for the eross-s lowing, they vii
b distributed with the points near sh'
hi where thvy are TO stand, winch vii
save mneh time when we come TO eel
the roles. Nov. with this very deep
and thoroagh plosiag both ways, an
the as ,hu' oueh hoslng Of the hs!ls. ~e
a'e veil ON the wsy for the year e"i-
tvsiiun. aad whlch. II not done nos.
eaanoi be done near a. vel al a later
dale. alter the poles arc up.
Wevill set but one pol 10 the hill
and train but two. OF. at most. three
Vines 10 the pole. incline TO think
se might set $ little more ,isld from
shr vines. but at the expense OF
saaliiy. paF,icuis rty il The season l.
sss snd the growth Of foliage rsnk se-
eord,agly, II Is no good management
70 train 10, Of vines up the poles ~
make mass q leaves and cover the
hers ten dep" sith stckly smeth'
srva ones On the under side. such
yard ~tll es,eA the exc Of the stranger
10 the business. or tho n 1ashsless. eu,
I'll bring forth light ehSHy hops, a
STAN on The fair name II o8r now
famous Washington hops. We can
and have raised over four thousand
fc2sds 30 tie AcTe II = number 81
eases IN ihss region as wiN ne atestesi
aaaesr .; growers; bat whether
sseaa gr0s as good qRslst,. wslh
saeA an sn0fmoes y.s.d, has Always
nsn quesll a IA nay mtEA As the
ssssoa advances &C propose 20 give
car ease awSy - The srosers eonPSt.
ihx aud the general pGbsle. Mssniisps
tas eaesssen ARISES. " Who val cate.
lot he race 20
] have iass seat tor twensy hssh Il.
& seed peas aud tAiity bushels o aAt,
70 SOW oa ten scrps u iich land lot
selias sni for easilse~. Ia q - eli