The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-13

The Louise Has Come to Stav-Washinl
ton Losing Her Reputation.

The Louise Has Come to Stav-WashinR-
ton Losing Her Reputation.
From Ezra Meeker's New Handbook.
experimenting what we have said on
the question of spraying the following
excerpt from an article by Charles White
head, of Maidstone, England. just re-
ceved. is important. Mr.. Whitehead says:
Attacks of the hop aphis. Phorodon
humuli. are now annual v isitations. Until
uhe last few years they were only periodic,
coming every four or i've years. Some say
il is from the large increase in the number
of damson and plum trees, upon which
the eggs of this aphis are placed. and
remain during the winter; but 1t has been
observed that the aphides are just as
abundant and regularly recurrent in
districts where damsons and plums are
not grown.
Ii should he noticed also that during the
last few years the hop plants In the eastern
hop-productng states Of America have
been attacked by this aphis. and III the last
and previous seasons 1t has appeared in
the western states and territories, to the
great disgust of the enterprising and sue
cessfnl planters III those regions. In Eng
land the visitation has become chronic and
so severe that Swinging Is now regular
part OF the routine Of hop cultivat. on, ana
planters begin 10 syringe with the quassia
and soft soap mixtures. which are by far
the best directly "hop-iiy" is seen and keep
on Swinging ~ long as there Is sign of
fiy or = lease. The efficacy OF this was never
more Clearly shown than IN this past
season. They who did no, syringe either
had no hops, or comparatively small
quantity OF indifferent quality, and. as n
rule, the most persistent syrineers some
OF whom syriuged the plants ave or SIX
tunes over. obtained the best crops.
Swinging IS now for the most part done
with horse machines. which get over SIX
or seven acres or more per day, and are
most effective.
This is exactly in line with our expert
ence. We have seen hop yards infested
where there was not a plum orchard or
one tree within miles Of the location. The
facts are. the flies swarm into the yards
from the surrounding timber and vegeia-
ton. and that is why the outside rows are
affected first and worst, and what is more,
new generations continue 10 come, fire.
ouentiy rs the season advances, deposit
ing the louise alive and kicking" ready
to take right hold of the hop leaf to sap
10 lite out OF Il. and 70 begin the growth
soon t. develop that wonderful rapid
multiplying propensity.
Whether the reader Will pardon This
little bit 81 seli-!auta;ion or not. we pro-
pose 10 print il and ask no pardon, Tor IL
Is done solely with a view 10 try induce
others 10 80 and do llkeY lse. 10 their own
prort. While this viii tread on the
corns' OF cur Oregon growers. who. what
ever else may &c sad. are this year ''on
top" 50 far As average results as compared
with Washington, We; Il i vel - remind
them that they are vet far from TeTiectoa.
From our own London CORES Fondeng. III
whom We have shipped during the past
eight wears nearly Jatssb bales. and for the
present year over s,tn. We have just re-
c.ivei letter in which. among other