The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-13
HOP GROWERS MUST SPRAY.


A Word Of Timely Caution-Care Now
Will Save Thousands OF Dollars.
From Z. Mssker 4 Co . Monthly Circular.
We are now entering upon the twenty -eiEhth
year OF the hop industry in Washington. There
have been surprises and disappointments here.
tofore, but never 20 great to the growers a. the
year last past Growers almost universally,
and many dealers, in the early part of the Sea-
son believed that the situation a. to supply and
demand pointed inevitably to extremely high
prices. Notwithstanding this there has been .
gradual but steady decline. which, ct this writ
ing, seems not yet checked. until now, hops
that have sold readily in October at 2. cents Can
scarcely be quoted Gf at ALI nominAlly at II
centa The causes governing the trend Of the
market 10 patent now, though at the outset
could not BE- foresesn and may or may not In
whole or in part continue. As this arm never
speculates in hops ana never carries . stock Of
hops-always buying upon orders-we are in .
position to look upon the situation without
prejudice and publish the facts We under
stand them without venturing to draw any con-
illusions a. to the future further than to say that
We evidently will reach the incoming crop with
light stocks on hand.
The nrst cause that depressed the market h0
been the prospective adverse legislation both in
Germany and England that has caused many
brewers 70 hesitate In stocking up a. usual.
Meanwhile the great cotton strikes Of England
eouB9o ~ eCtu6k largo olIuiuuSlOu In tn0 con.
sumptive demand. The weak feature OF the
market has been supplemented In the United
States BY the cholera scare, which has deferred
many brewers from buying ~ freely - uaual,
knowing full we'll that II Al outbreak does oc-
cur their business will b greatly curtsiisd.
Notwithstanding the apparent discourage
msnt arising from the repeated attacks Of the
hop louise on the three las: crops grown in
Washington and Oregon, there has been prepar-
alton for Q large increase Of acreage In both
states, ~ also In California From the best OBJ
tainablo Information We shou Id place the in-
crease not less than Is per cent on the Coast
notably greatest In the Yakima district OF this
state, where previously the acreage was small
Here about Puyallup and on the west slope Of
the mountains new yards are the exception.
though the increase will be considerable from
additions to present established yards By sx-
psrienced growers
We wish again to remind the growers that the
early work on the lice. like the early work on
weeds, 10 the most effective: in fact. with lice IL
IL the only work that 10 effective We now wish
to call attention TO the fact that those who in.
tend to b prepared when the attack does come,
II it comes at all. that IL 10 now full time their
order was In to avoid the probable disappoint
msnt similar 70 last year. when % many were
ciamoring for sprayers and spraying material
and could get either only By waiting until it
WAS too late 10 save the crop except in Q dam.
aged condition. A half million Of dollars would
not cover the loss OF the growers In the two
states OF Oregon and Washington from this
cause alone. Experience shows us, a said b.
fore, that prompt spraying 10 the only spraying
thst IL effective, and We give this fair warning
that the time is near at hand that orders for
both sprayer and spraying material must b in
to insure getting thsm, - sufi1cisnt stock win
not b provided to cover oil possible needs.
hence We hope growers viii now Get promptly.
One more word OF important caution. and that
10 to soak the Quassis in abundance of cold
water instead OF boiling, - heretofore 20 gsner.
ally prsct,ced.