The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
A NATURAL FIELD
FOR HOPGROWING.
Soil and Climate Alike Suitable
Care aud SIKH VIII Avert the
Destructive Louise.

The soil Of Washington Is the most pro-
Inc In growing hops In the United States.
and justly so, being peculiarly adapted 10
the crop, and the quality grown IS not ex-
celled by any reproducing country of
the world. when care Is taken in grow. ng
and spraying, Mr.. s. Ramsey gives the
following review OF the industry and It's
prospects:
THE quantity grown In the state or
Washington was about equal in the years
1896 and 1897. there being nearly 5000
bales in each of those years. The state
has grown as high as 5000 baleS yearly,
but on accouu. OF the extremely low prices
prevailing for the last i've years, added
10 the difficulty Of growing choice quail
i;y on accouu, of the depredations OF the
hop louise. the maximum has fallen from
50e0 to about 5000 bales.
The Hop-GrowtnS Sections.
The chief hop-produclng sections are
the Puyallup. White RIVER. Chahalis.
Skagit. Stiliaguamish Nooksack ana Sno~
homish valleys, on the west side OF the
Cascades. and east OF the mountains the
Yakima valley, The available hop lands
adapied to the growth OF the very choicest
qualities OF hons are IN extent easily
equal 10 a growth OF so,ooo ba.es. Since
the appearance IF the hop aph!s u is only
;h,. most careful and efficient farmers who
can grow a CHOICE hep in the presence OF
this destructive insect II has been demon
strated however. beyond a doubt that by
care IN spraying. az choice quality OF
non as was ever grown In the state. and
equal to the besi in the world can stu
he grown. as our most careful farmers
have proved that they can grow because
they have grown. Notwithstanding the
lous.a, as choice hop since the lcuse put
IN fts appearance as they ever grew be
fore. and I'm amount TO the acre. equal 10
the hest years before IL made its appear
ance. The only difference that - made IS
4 proof Of the doctrine Of the survival OF
the Attest "a none but the mos, careful,
pairstakiag farmer can new succeed in
entirely overcoming he dangers OF this
pest.
Hon cultivation from this tine GA il
she safe OF Washington viii have 10 meet
the dangers and the Disadvantage -
those who cultivate fruit, as * appears 20
~ n universal law that only these VINO
ar painstaklag can pVosiuce a hrst-c!ass
aUa4ity ln face of al Of the orpo<ng = ~
fu@nces now confronting them. The extra
sxpense now - tse incurred on account q
having 10 overcome the Injurious effects
Of ne louise Is from to III cents per
pound the latter only when No .ITupt-oa
o. ice Is at rs maximum during a very
bad year.
An Inviting Field to Farmers.
The state q Washington appears 20 .
a very inviting field - cRc@t8. 4nd J1-
dsctolls farmers 20 engage II hep caiisr",
as the statistics ic~ MIRA .ha9 aEtg Be IS
show Ia such continuous length u tins
Of lo1 pY.css as has been experts ac~1 dur
lug TIE last five ycaFs. IL - h.sn :s1ae n
change IN priGas Should occur. ana cd ex-
rersence3 hep men ars looking FOR ard
Confidently expecting better prices frcu
;h,$ on 1t Is an Inviting he,d IN farmers
Who h&ve had experience in sae cEitisa-
tion - hogs hecaUss II nas @eec d rTso0-
s:sa.r3 eeyor3 "A doubt thss by careful
culture and w.se mans cement LIST rs
cn,. 30 IN k-9th - coio~ ard ssreaEt1.
can ga - srawn il ne p-eseucs O. the
laJse as l2s ever ben 2rca D. f1re Il
pu: - ~ appearance IL prof ~ ts.z
= ,heee No are can.as - ..oa. aevoz3