The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-09
HABITS OF HOP LICE.
Periodical Migration From
Hops to Plums and Return.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN METHOD
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Two eminent snshorisies on hops srs
nov in Seattle, and the information which
they possess b Of the greatest interest and
importsnce 70 the hop growers Of WASH
ington. One Of them Is Edward L. Nay.
OF the firm Of w. H. 4 H. lie May. hop
factors Of London, Engisnd, one Of the
largest hop houses Of the world, and the
other Is PruE Albert ksebeie, assistant
entomoiogist Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. who has been sent
mere - special agen; Of the department 70
investigate the hop louise. Nj. lie May II
thoroughly familiar with the raising and
marketing Of hops in England, and Prof
kaebels with the entomology Of the aphis
and the best methods Of destroying it
Living among tie hop fields or Kent.
Mr.. IL May has studied the methods Of
growers in regard to cultivation. spraying
-or washing - il 10 termed in England
and particularly Of the different machines
and solutions used. He takes exception
to some things told by Ezra Meeker and
printed in tho Posr-IxrELLgGEycER last
sunday regarding methods pursued by
Engiish growers- Mr.. lie May says Mr..
Meeker 10 mistaken in his statements, both
in regard TO the relative merits Of the
English and Puyallup sprayers and Of the
component parts OF the emulsion used in
England. Speaking Of these points and Of
hops generally, Mr.. lie May said:
In preparing the emulsion for washing the
viaes tue English growers uss eight to ten
pouncs Of quasaia chips TO 100 gallons ct water.
and eve or sfx pounds Of soft soap-ths refuse
Of the soap boilers We use . large tank divided
into two compartments. In one Of the cornpart-
ments 70 put she new quassia and In the other
shat which has been boiled once. the old being
replaced each time, 90 that each lot Of Quaaaa 10
boiled tvice. We considef that after Quassia 10
boiled twice IL 10 worthless. We use this
for washing mp to the time the hops
come tnto burr. After that Ne reduce the guam
tsy OF soap. - IL II of burning nature and viii
fntufs the oowsr. A. We decrease the quantity
OF sap ne increase tue quassis. which will not
injure the hop In any stage Of II growth NOR in
tsrfere with the flavor Soap used late in the
season does interfere with the flavor OF the hop.
Late In the ssason ws reduce the soap to
two pounds Per 100 gallons. The machines
would not work II the soap were left out. We
do not wash while the vine 10 In hop ii We can
It The great joint in washing Is to start
early enough, - sooa - any vefmin show in
the nv. Don't waie for the lice In July il our
men Ana two or three dies 70 the acre thcy would
serve quality There IL saying In
England that one ~ TO the acre
will cause blight This 70 hguratively
expressed. - there IL one ny there 10 likely TO
Be more. We have some me7 who use other
things for washing, such - petroleum, tobacco,
etc. but they are very few indeed. Quassis i'm
proves BY keeping and our farmers generally
buy IL in the autumn Chips arc bsst
when cut across the grain. and we
have very powerful machines for cutting
them. None of our farmers will
buy shsvinga Mr.. Mesker 10 mistaken in the
merits OF the English machines. We sent two
machines to Mr. r. c. Portway Of Auburn. and
he had q public trial made OF them
with the American machine, and all
who witnessed the tass pronounced
the English machine the best Will
throw down the challenge 70 M Mseker to
name . time 70 have public trial Of the ms
chimes and will pay the expenses OF sending his
machine to Auburn for the trial OF course We
cannot sell our machines in this country, the
duty being too high. but We are willing to
make this Trial TO prove what l have
stated. We have several yards where
iron pipes have been laid with hydeants
for hose, ana steam II used to wash the hopA
TIE pipes are easily put down when the garden
IL made and IL not expensive. man can lay 10
about - fast - be can walk. We have some
gardens which have. on reliable authority, Teen
in plant $50 years. These are on the weaid of
Kent, . deep biackish loan on rock or chalk.
The heavy clay soil will not stand hops over
twelve years. We grow many distinct varieties
OF hops. each being adapted to some par
ticulaf kind OF soil The best Is the
Pelham Gosdsns, grown on the hest soil: the
next 10 the Branding Goldsns. which is very
earlv. The great mainstay Of the heavy lands
10 the FugxeA Planting the male hop Is looked
upon ~ rather an old fashioned idea in Eng
land We have seasons when We can't lind any
aphis, but late years II has been more common.
In lisa. after the great blight OF isS,, il was
a rot n, df.A Ne hat; Wa
nnd no vsrmin ct the pickings We don't md I.
early next year, and We and IL at picking time,
We and IL early the next season. Sometimes
ws have attacks OF vsrmiu 20 late that IL does
not lure the crops. I believe ihss with quas-
ala II is pcssibte to kin the vermn absol uieIy,
as the euassis gets into TIRE sap which the
aphis feed and makes Il % nauseous that
they starve We have several growers in Eng.
land who have gardens Of 90 to 40 acres Hors
here - far ~ have seen are looking well. but
In some districts are light Washington hops
are packed 50 - TO b very much broken, which
greatly deseriorsfes their value.
Prof kaeheie has for the past month
been in Oregon In the neighborhood of
Aurora. While there he says he examined
every bush and plant he could lind aud
there was no hop louise on any plant but
pInms aud prunes. Prof kaebe.e talks in
an exceedingly interesting manner con-
corning anything o; an insect nature and
appears as familiar with the development
OF the aphis. or hop louise. rs the stock
breeder Is with horses or cattle. Speaking
of the hop louise yesterday. he said:
The lice are preserved over winter By e~ry
which hatch la the spring and produce the stem.
neither. The ssem- mother comes with the
lesve~ in tie spring end produces about Loo f.
males. Each OF these. when eight or ten cays
Old. produces about loo females which become
winged shey mature tiae thisi generation
from the s,era- mother, aad when full
grown ny TO she hops These rroeuce
lvans females each, when eight or ten
days old. Bringing .osta about ten each oar se,ra
period @. tea days and then dying. r.s
10 continued -! summer, aew generation srs
pss'iug every eight or ten dsys Altar from
ave TO twelve generations the eveai ,~fav
sysearoncas With the season. so1zs wtnras.
!emA.ss appear and return 30 fAe rsnra
trees The nssass appear generation
later. are winged And follow 10 the rlrn.
where tsev JOIN tho fezals progeny 0.
the winged females The Product Of this untoa
10 the wtate- egvs which produce the sseua
mother ia thu sps.nE. Czly Asnslg p<sesa,.r.
of eggs hatch Ia tas sprsag, aa1 ao eggs batch
ualess tas male has visited the fe0ale II
farmers woaii harm tie vines after picking
saaay males woal3 ba destroyed. saa u ira
rggsxs wers SPRAYED ia TIE fal. IL would r-.
ve.: rnueh inersAss FROM fwo 10 three veess
After THE leaves appear Ia the spring hop Iics
mar b. easily notice: IN large cns,~
nies tox~sAss. .eana asre aaa ss.rs q,
the puma Ii 10 easy 20 Gsx.rov
sAera essnss tAsy co1,9 sTrea: TO tie aors
ei,Ass By sxas p<eklax ~ aY SPRAYING tie sre@s
1ae aay ssssc hevaisss Through re.e< 60 -.
ssnS 90 sssesS and 10 kiliss ~ tie giasinoVs
substance accommodating ever these Fsarrs
~asea snesaers the lease. /: = an