The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-04
FIGHTING THE HOP LOUISE.
Growers Sure Of Two-Thirds Crop
Suffering From Last Years Mistakes

fifty acres apiece have been sprayed, and
with the experience thus far gained a! are
confident OF keeping the verraln down
sufficiently 50 that they VIII have no
appreciab.e bad effect on The hops. c. ".
Stewart thinks that growers might do
their crop some good II they did not begin
TO spray until the middle OF july, because
he thinks tina. this year the hops 20 b@ck-
ward that growers viii not be able 10 spray
until some time n August. Usually the
vines arm out so much and the burr gets
50 large that they cannot spray after the
last OF July. II q grower puts off spraying
this long, If he hiss any acreage a. AL he
would need TO use horsepower sprayer.
Mr.. Stewart IS still Of the opinion that IL
Is so ate that II viii be an inpossibilify
Tor the hors 10 catch up in Their growth
with ordinary years, and that the crops
all. be light in this section, although the
hops are doing vel since the WARN
weather came on.
To give little idea OF the qGassia chips
and the quantity being Used III this Sec
ton, E. Meeker & CO. have imported
about iSo, 600 pounds Of logs from Brazil.
These have been and are still being re-
duced 10 chips here IN PQyaLl0n. The
logs. Of course, come green, aud the chips
after being cut are Immediately kiln dried
in hop kiln. being handled IN this stage
in hop boxes. In the drying STOUT one
third in weight is lost. Then they are
sacked il large sacks similar 20 wool
This company has already sold about
1000 pounds, IN quantities from so 10
1900 pounds. 4 grower usually orders al
a. once that he thinks he may neei during
the season. The firm have a5oat 1900
pounds still on hand. 1t was thought 3.
first that the ouassia chips should be
soaked, boiled or simmered only an hour,
but this Is not long enough 10 nearly ex-
tract the entire strength, and u IS thought
that the chips should no: lie boiled under
any circumstances. II the warm method
Is wished boiling water should be turned
upon the chips and Just KEEP. warm,
but no. boiled for number
of hours. One pharmacists who Is
also hop grower thinks .hat the best and
most economical way Is 70 pat the chips IN
barrel and turn on cold water and allow
il 10 soak not less than twelve hoars, when
the extract can be drawn OF, and when
needed again S few more chips can be
added and the cold water turned on. This
method could be pursued, he thinks, a.
mos: indefinitely, as The bitter principal is
so very strong IN the qGaSs}a- OF coarse
Judgment must be used L this method is
pursued in testing the strength OF the eI-
tract and removing the Old chips as fas; IS
they become worthless aad preventing fer
mentailon taking place. l. little heat Is
good for the soap. anu IS necessary when
il IS hardened; four pounds Of - per cent.
soap 10 three and one half or Hour pounds
OF 9gassls chips 70 loo gallons OF water.
T. c. Merrill received q car load OF -. AS
pounds OF ogASsia chips from New YORK
last week, which a1e sun instead o. kin
dried This, by some. i thought better.
They are this late = arriving On account
Of had weather n New York preventing
their being dried. This company manu-
features their osn soap. L Mesker Is Co,
on the Cm2IiIa, received = consignment.
Of whale OF soap from San Francisco.
Mr.. Dana has sprayed already twice.
ana will again as soon as Sae ye-rnln show.
He reports hops looking yellow. and can
not tell the cause - 8 certainty. He
thinks il may he the damp AMI cold, but
II Is too early 10 determine definitely the
crop. The emulsion. Il used too strong
burns the leaves. and it may I'LL M the sir
cells. 10 the Get-imeai oi the vigorous
growth OF the vine.
Mr.. J. Fernandez has twenty-one acres
| that lie expects 10 keep clean OF verlnin
with one sprayer. He has already sprayed
several times. and viii keep a. work unti!
the 10Th or 18Th OF July, when the ay
leaves. The flies a-e already decreasing.
| Mr.. Fernandez estimates the crop N this
vicinity 70 Ne tso-tair,is, and his idea Of
| the partial failure IS the ate season, the
| picking TOO early last year and the close
= = a.
| stewart entirely. Mr.. Fernandez lass
| wear picked early in the nor:hwss: corner
/ Of MS yard 10 boxes. AMI still threw GU:
! SO o. 90 poles because the vermla 80; 50
| osd tha; he thought 10 save something
| by early picking. oat this year he aals II
| ASS az the expense Of the health q the
| vine. The veyuia commenced IN the cor
| ne- ana the spraying WAS begun here. Du:
| working With q land pump Il tooA - long
| 70 cover the yaci Il twelve acres and r.
| spray tia. the vermi0 Est start
| enough - ruin the crop and almost the
/ vines. BY looking ~ the yard 5 stranger
| Csa tel jus; where The early picking Was
| 6cne by the unhealthy pants. The sap
| does not re:E-a - the 100; Gatl DSceU-
/ her. In England round poles sre uSe3,
| sn3 then machine 81 the time 81 plckjn =
| raises the role and tuTps = around. t6GS
! CutWlssluc the v.ne - fhag Il : not Gus =:
| ali until the yard = cleaned .ass enough
. u the fall Il a.,oN all the sap - return -
he rco-. Nr. Fernandez II. ta,S ySa-
| try some method similar, but l. wol.i
| seem quite G.13cu.; ~ SjoV. A method .Aai
| woG u x practical mere, - oar poles are
/ anything o0t ro&ai. aad then . spike )
/ driven N ~ the Jap which vi make II
s;s4 more Gs.Stai;. NJ Fernandez : o.
/ the opinion that pruning OF me lower
/ leaves ~ JAe vines - allowing sheep -
ysa in the fed or ~ any other means )
1ctglmensa. - the healthy eros,a n the
| pant, aS mature placed them t&ere Tor s
| pU-pNse aG1 We l0tvr.c-e W.s4 aa;Gce :
| process when ve attempt - 40
d.1eceatly, lie a.So JAsnks tie wards
We're worse last yea- than "a tae north
east, tus yA,s year & seca}s - - reversed
| The most plausible explanation = Gaat sae
| prevailing strong southwest Ns0is have
carried the ny. WAsca - s very ASat. f-al.
insect. from TIE pam t-ce> IL tGe s>va -
the yards n tSe northeast 0a~t 81 town.
| rAiS i : Thought. W.. account for 3sSs
| appearing ~ yacls llr MES from pan,
| tree. The ay IN JJs IA, ". No; de2A> .;
! her eEgS IN 4 scs>j.us, - the bad = -
| small thSt 4. Go~s uNt afford s..scteu, Y-o-
| lection. bag il GC>: ce 4 sra,,S3 Tree.
| some think thA; more Vec-as0 have az
rcared On iae loW.aris than upoa saa
| h.shtsn6s. a Orcust. Nhe,cAel. C-aN-
! ford. M%5rerSor ana Fe-lSlI Bros. waa
lsye u0oa the AiSacg GT02nd. Clam i44'