The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-04
VINES STILL CLEAN.
The Hop Aphis Has Not Yet An
peared in Puyallup Yards
LICE m eMotssn FIELDS
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PrrAILrP. jude 3.-fepeciai. LIN the
article appearing In the Posr-IxrxII.-
cEscn few days ago upon Training
ana spfaying Hops" BY O. r. Beard.sey.
OF Eola. Or, Mr.. BesrdsIey speaks of Mr..
Meeksr's opinion given in some article not
oeslsnased Of spssyiag six months WITH
tobacco and sosp, and that the hons vere
In precarious condition, even % bed that
svo days' delay In picking might have
bssn disastrous TO the crop. No doune Mr..
Beardsiey knows exactly the idea meant
20 De conveyed, bat several seem 70 b 70
obtuse - not 20 understand What mean
Ing Vas intsnded TO Be conveyed.
In the drst place. NO hop grover 20 far
= Known sprays tor six months, and no
Aeskef OF ruyaiiup ever advised the uss
Q! tobacco instead Of quassia. Ezra
Aeeksr was interviewed In regard to it.
ana 10 said that there wss no truth in the
ssssement. When the lice first appeared
nese, three years ago. Mr.. Meekef imme-
oisteiy began 70 inform himself in regard
70 the treatment accorded the vermin by
otner localities which had been infested
~ them, and soon found that New York
ssaes. which for years has been troubled
win the vermin, resulting in almost the
total determination of the hop plants. had
never pretended 20 ght the insect. When
sns>osss came IL took possession II the
plants unuaolested. and whole fields have
Dssn lost 10 this vsy, in Consequence Of
having TO he reset after the pest dissp-
psared. La England the ease u entirely
diosssnt. Preparations are made every
year 70 fgi.t the lice, and the best RENEE
dies found by them sitter many years. e.
peTtence ts.the emulsion made with Quas.
e'aehips and whale oil soap. applied BY .
hofsspoweS sprayer, which does not equal
either Of tas Puyallup sprayers in any
way. These facts Mr.. Meeker learned vt
the outset. and has not materially changed
them after three year, experience.
Mr.. Met Aer received some plum tree
leaves from Oregon on May -. infested
9Th what he considers lice A cablegram
from England also states the appearance
Of lice there. but their presence 10 of small
moment OF, IT least. il 10 no sign Of . tall
IRE there. as the English grower success
fully checks the spread Of the pest. Since
the cold rnin OF two weeks ago no hop lice
can be found either upon the hop vines or
upon the plum trees. although they have
been looked for assiduously. d. n. Ross
looked over the plum trees on which he
found them last year and elsewhere and
could find no trace Of them. On Thursday
N. J. Meeker went out in the afternoon TO
inspect plum trees and hop fields. and
from the fact that he said nothing about
finding any 1t is presumable that he found
none. Charles H. Ross and Secretary
Tonneson. both members OF the state
board Of horticulture. have been in the
fields several times, but found no hop
aphis.
LONDON. May 2o.-tspscial Thomas 4 shogt
report the following condition OF the hop
market and the state OF Easlisn yards:
There Is y continued hardening tendency for
ciaiiy English, which are 1 cent 10 2 cents
higher. Anst holders Of useful grades sfo dts.
posed 70 ksep on the market until values sfs
states hop, 40 not find ready buyers A few
have changed hands. but generally tho trade IL
slow, owine 10 Grmoess Of holders. There ~ .
fair supply here. and asking prices range from
2 =. cents "a &c cents.
"a choice faciacs there are but few on spot
bur low raediam 10 common are plentiful
Prices for tac bette. grades are decidedly better
--.ay. cent--oas tor tina lowe: qnsiiiies II II
difficult 10 obtain any material advance. bur
hoidsrs OF all grades arc irsn. and arc hopeful
tia, prices viii go up stili more. IL remains
however. 10 be seen what efscs on prces the
change OF sesther. just Get in. may have.
The Engiish plantation. have been without
rain from February - tn May IT, consequently
the ground IL too hard ior the needful cultiva,
ton. Ia ss'nc gardens polling u not yet In
.saei vertnin are prevalent Ia all the districts
aad washi.sg 10 being resoeted to-
Qictatioss.-Keuts, 1912 cents: SUSSEX. 80
II cents DavH.isns and Bnrguudies, 21e,s
cents; states. ~ zS3S ccats, Paci0cs. 0.se4x
ce;iss. nomsnaiiy.
NEw Ycsk. June a-Hops quiet and nrm
New fosK state common to choice, la12ItSc;
Pacific cQoxt. lSI.ff.C