The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-27
= system as Adopted by
nlifoinia Hop Growers.
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zs27p der heads together, they con-
tustsn which is a success and
:zs2 = ynsidly replacing the willow
s-. = III s,e hop yards. They put up
s - Of trellis work during the year
~ - = fast as the willow poles gave
S rising has taken their place. until
20 10y ny willow poles can be found
q. Z the ,Hheatland hop yards. Be
- ~ AZ hundreds of acres in Sacra-
u1p ecun.s which have recently been
Nandes vie, and as fast as the benefits
- systea are becoming known more
- - aesed to the list OF those who
- aIvoody adopted the plan.
- nn1er;s:is used are redwood poles
G1Shs. TSe poles, or posts. vary in
- ~ trsan 16 TO % feet in length and
1 g inches At the top add 6x6 at tho
- y szs: while some prefer them
1lirhos q che top and bottom. others
Iken ST. at bottom and 6x4 at the
IS MT 6xs inches and 20 feet in length
anuai6sred The best. for the reason that
- seysrsi years that portion under
6l may rot; If so, the posts may be
- I'd for end and will last as long
H. Yois side of the river the posts
10y SIS inches 1t the bottom, 6x4
frDlsp ana 20 feet in length, and the
lnhs bees;to see how cheap per acre it
= ~ pat ~ One grower, who, by the
-. b . rusiier and shrewd buyer, esti-
- TIE to.I cost per acre, including la
hmd uatsaial, at not to exceed $50. 1t
tdainsd, kawever, that an acre of treliis-
= eosting Isss than 500 is not to be de-
uD6od upon after two or three years ser.
N 0os's idea should not be ''how
-" but rather, "how substantial.
bpesesrvc the posts Henry Gerber uses
NJ eallet tcarbolineum," putting two
- = thas' portion which goes under
= fround and it is said to be an excel
fn rod vfessrvstive. Other growers
ots, but ire majority use nothing at all.
tDest thit:y posts are required for an
- Il hops. The outside posts should be
ahsss tour feet in the ground and canted
Is: thoss G., the inside about three feet
htks erouns! and set straight. The inside
psas nicely supports, as the pressure
hSuuy downward about the wires.
htke pas galvanized cable wire has
~ ehjeny ased, but the wire most COM
~ uDess this year is black anneaied
moolh wirS-No. tor cross wires and
kejur evs:y row, with galvanized wire
tqiiee out:the annealed wire about four
nm teee Up from the ground, to the an
~ post .tom four to six feet under
III annesled wire comes in ballast from
Elood IN she form of iron rods and il
~ thrcagh machines which reduce it
30 squared size. at the mills in San
- lnnclseo and Pittsburg.
- neni er OF pounds required per acre
IL i sea hills are six and half feet
80 pounds of the No. 1 and 653
- II the No. s; If the hills are seven
Ahaif last apart, leo pounds of No.
- N peauds of No. q. Almost every
.9 has his own idea in regard to the
ne ~ sN treilis. We give here the
10y xAy In which it 10 done:
~ = batter illustrate, we suggest that
0o1s tsadpencil and sheet OF paper.
- thereon q square or oblong, and i'm
et o. acre Of hops. Mark the lines
~ ga, south aud west. 1t is now
80 saat you have laid out this acre
Aleps che hills of which are six and q
~ sbart. To make it clearer, mark
mt squares, and at every intersec-
1HGesis supposed to be a hill of hops.
- NJ eastern and western boundary
0hts small cross on every hill of
o. the northern and southern
eneaf e mark a cross with q circle
49, u for every sixth hill Of hops.
Ne crosses will represent posts six
- g six inches in width and twenty
- <ngth. placed four feet in the
80 and canted outward. Draw a thin
- uam the crosses on the eastern
ssnoasy to the corresponding cross on
ssTsern boundary, which will repre-
sso n. q; In like manner draw
We lines from the cross and circle on
0asnern boundary to the correspond
efsss on the northern line, and these
gu represent wire No. 1. No. 4 wire
~ oe put on first by firmly anchoring
esus End
ass sncbor should be an ordinary fence
9afied SIX or seven feet underground
- ~ isom the outside posts, the wire
ssst 10 the post and the ground thor
10y Amped IN. Pass the wire over the
NAV tight and anchor at tho oppo-
- fasien the wire iirmly- on top of
oy means of wire staples. The
sssHe Is put on by means of three
-. ana Nagons-one wagon on each
- ~ - sne held, containing a coil of wire !;
A. snifu team and wagon. upon which q
nearly the height of the large cross
- nAs been built. is used for carrying
s..s across the field. This wire is first
s,.ss. over the outside wire (No. ~ and is
- aeu " a hook on the top of this frame
=. taen drawn by the horses 10 the
-. . s1oes wire. and SO on until the oppo-
zoe - reached; the wire on the other
Then attached to the frame and
49, oack IN the same manner. until
- wire on every hop row III the
ahis small wire is now resting on
me large cross wire.
49, se'hg thoroughly stretched and
49, AZ both ends small copper wire
fasien the No. q wire 10 the No.
=, s.aou'a be securely fastened directly
aon row 10 prevent slipping.
- o inherent modes of putting up
ont the one just described seems
Me most substantial.
10 not carry the large wire over
Is s oi Tue posts, but wind il around
= , and the cross wires ride
=, At . .a.'foad spike driven in near the
h - posi- NJ an angie of 45 degrees.
h. YARDS 81 George H. Menke and
trs . aans The sinai, wires may be taken
hrha,. Tying strings 10 them or pick
49, IN these yards a hook is made
Ss.aaing piece Of wire abont sly inches
S~@ &c HE form OF a letter -" the
- : -
sns.s IRE. While the No. Is y ire is passed
Nbue lower portion of the hook but
s,s~ Tie most substantial way is to
nrvv ru rest upon No. 1. As described
es.rt, mere are different methods of
IA, s"e wire, on OF which is: Thor
= n,s, saisaor your wire a, one end. make
a. al opposite side extra large,
Asm re over the top of the straight
~ f,..,a rs can lie done ordinarily
oa;ea sae wire 10 the top of the post
~. s@sard. and wish = block and
tas ia. as ihe posi- untA the wire is per
eekoe taxing up the slack in the
nj s;ss fae l.ovdals have an en-
Ae;As.. method. Instead Of plac-
Gsos,. posts on the hop row they set
aHous ,Seen the hop rows, and, con-
q sss:..s sae vine grows Up on an angle.
&x OF the wires going owe. the
A,... POSTS they are wound around
'aa made fast by q clamp.
AopEL SHEEP sARN.