The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-28

NEW YORK YARDS m DANGER.
Growers Report N Csasaa1 Number Of
veruan-A Cargo II Qsassia
Legs for Psyailsp.

PrYAIrrp, May 27.-fSpecial. IAN en-
eoursetns article appeared in the Albany
Journal of May Is. entitled This Seasons
Plan: Lice and is 20 the following effect:
Accounts are icing received By Ssass Entomol-
ogiss LinsaNf OF Ill unusual number OF aphtdes
or pant lice this season on the leaf and b.oseon
buds Of fruit trees. hon buds, rose bushes, etc.
Reports from some parts OF the ststs make them
almost % abundant - In the yea. isss. when
al the more common speeses occurred In re-
markahse abundance IN tne spring, and Later in
the yea. the hop apsis aimoss destroyed the hop
crop In the state of New York. Hop n,ec are al
ready becoming alarmed over the prospect Re-
garding tais matter the professor said today:
cold rain o. day or two in duration within
the aexi Ten days would XIII most o; the arsioes
wnlea are now infesfsDg the apple tree buds.
A we may not trust TO this uncertainty IL
would be vise ii all oar fruit gcowcr should at
once spray tneir trees with kerosene emulsion.
ssroag soap sGds or tobacco water. Tho keso-
seue emulsion il the best, but the other applsca-
tons will KIN ali bur the older plant lice. For
this reason il should DO repeated two or three
sanas-
After reading this NJ. J. Meeker has been
investigating the situation hero and his
opinion is that the first insect found mon
the young hop leaves this spring were not
hop lice, but he is quite certain that he
has found hop lice upon the plum trees in
all stages of development this spring, but
in his later searches, up to last Thursday,
he could lind no lice upon the plum trees.
as they had all vanished as had also the in
sects found upon the young leaves of the
hop vines earlier in the season, but he
says this warm sun will bring them out
again Mr.. Meeker thinks the cold rains
have destroyed the young insects but the
eggs remaining unmatched, and thus prob
ably unhurs by the rain and cold, will
now be Matched by the warm sun. Mr..
Meeker has strong presentiment that
for one reason or another the hops this
year will no, be injured by the lice.
ship arrived this week at Port Town
send with a cargo of 100 tons Of auassia
logs from South America via Liverpool
which were ordered SIX months ago by +.
Meeker & Co. A second machine for re-
ducing the logs to chips has been put in.
and both will be run all night in connec-
ton with the electric light and, If neces-
sary. all day. Already this firm has sold
$4,000 pounds Of quassia chips to date.
This gives an idea of the preparations
being made for spraying. a. there are only
two trims that have gone into hop sup
plies extensively.
4. Mecker began training in his yards
last Monday hops that were planted May
/. Mr.. Meeker says his yards at Kent are
farther advanced this year than last in
point Of growth.
William Templeton. who has had charge
OF +. Meeker & Co.'S business in Oregon,
had has leg broken by the kick Of q horse
at Eugene last Saturday. which accident
compelled Fred Templeton to go over
Monday night to take charge of affairs
during his fathers illness. Hops arc max
ing rapid growth there.
NJ. ]. Meeker returned the frst Of the
week from the Orernu vardS