Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-08-12
TN nor uRoP OF 1902
o. l. Thought to Be an Uncertain
ouan,ity weather Has Been Fa-
vorable Lately There Will Pro-
babiy he Two Thirds Of a Crop.

vorable Lately There Will Pro-
babiy he Two Thirds Of Crop.
Ihr hup crop Of Washington for
i''' at pt'-'ut D. At uncertain
qlaut,t, and b. dependent on the
~,sth,r h,tweon noW and picking
tiur R"lsft lINr-l,y. of the Pacific
ilor COMPANY. ia .r,,Iing of the
wsil,t -ad
lhrfc i- nu mu,cmcnt whatever in
t.t stt. t' tt.t. .,. tn,..
uul} cleaned up and there are none
nu~ in the state. Owing to the late
sruuF and vet weather the vines
ha,. he,n ha,k kward. but 81 late the
w,aih,f has been more favorable and
thrt arr doing much better The
,,fmin nnd licc are increasing rapidly
aud u 3. hard to aay what the result
will De-
'lhc lat of thc cropof 1891 brought
hrtW,,n l. aud ~ ccnia p.r pound.
wh,rh is considered god price. II
costs aluut = cents a. produce them.
aud /, to ~ cents il con-
-iiercd R,ai ptiro. Last year it was
rslimaicd that the crop was about 3S-
WD bales. oi IN pounds each This
year be- not think there will be over
tvn.thifd. oi acrop. There is no in
uuift uuN but W. are looking for n
favorable market this season, and il
49, ran ercufc good quality Of hops,
49, can g"t good prices. There are so
many hop lice. however that 1t is too
early a. make any accurate statement.
and the season - fully three weeks
later than last year. There are some
lndiana here already. but they will
probably not start the picking before
Srpiemtrr 10. aud the condition OF
the hops at this Time will depend
greatly urun tho condition Of the
~rathcf o. the interval II We have
much rain, aud the louise IN the field
a. u nuW ir, We are liable Ia have con =
siderable mildew.
t4ut MS ruE rIiN TREE THEORY.
a num',cr oI the hopgrOwcrs are
.iaa,ing their vines to Kill the louise,
and some claim to hc doing this sue
rrssiully The theory that hop lice
originate ~ plum ~ other fruit trees
,io not lci,ctc. In spraying the hop
there u nuch danger Of causing
blight and this - where number OF
halFrtN, .. make their mistake. The
vine l. strong. thrifty growth. but
the hlnssnm is sensitive and "A spray
sufficiently strong Ia kiil lice Is liable
tucause flight Last year some Of the
hops ards ~erc hlcd Ia death by cutting
the vines before they were ripe"
rHiL SEi-' ,IEw.
NJ rhil Nci- has Just returned from
a trip among the hop fields of the
sound ln speaking Of what he saw,
he said
AN the farmers who were wise
enough to commence spraying their
bop vines IN June. and who continued
IA 30 - periodically two or three times,
have saved their crop. Besides that
they have the great advantage Of being
able "a leave their hops on the poles
unlil they are fully maturcd, instead
- last year. having to pick them green
securing poos hops aud running their
vine plants. On the other hand, the
gfuweTs Who have neglected 10 spray
iheif vines run the risk Of harvesting
an inferior quality Of hops or OF losing
their crop altogether. and II mildew
sets ln. which IL almost foregont
,onrln.iun. Why then their crop will
net b. II, "a pick. Under these cir
cum-,anccs. YOU can readily see thai
u !. almost impossible for any sant
man io give even an approximate es
timalo oi the coming crop in thi'
state
SMALL CHor IN SEw YORK.
The hop crop ia New York State,
continued Mr. Nci., "is estimated Al
from one quarter to onc-third lesI
than that Of last year. according to re
port. received from various sources
AZ iof the foreign crop. the reports ST
fsf received from England, German.
and nrlgium are too meagre on which
a. base an estimate.
There - one curious fact tina
must not bc overlooked" concluded
NJ Nei.. "and that is that there il
not q hop louise In any Of the hol
fields throughout the State of Ney
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