Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-22
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Or at Least BE Prepared to DO So When
the Lice Appear.

the Lice Appear.
Hops never presented finer stand at
this season Of the year in Oregon. II
owners Of yards will now concentrate
their energies on keeping the soil finely
pulverized, and have everything in
readiness TO spray ON the first appear
ance Of lice we shall make a grand crop
for 1899.
At Horst Brothers hop yard on the
Dove place things are being pushed and
work with the coming crop Is well in
hand, especially with the old crop Of
which they have 30 acres and they are
looking very fine. The new vines are
doing splendidly and there will be some
hops on them this year. Next week
spraying will commence and full force
will be employed 10 go over them.
Aphis have not developed TO any great
extent this year. There are now 10
horses and % men at work in their yards
and they expect 10 turn out fine grade
Of hops and il hard work with cultiva-
tion, expense and spraying can save the
80 crop this firm will do it.
4 carload Of wire came in this morn
ing for Horst Brothers hopyards and a
large gang Of workmen went 10 Lincoln
this morning via boat 10 put up hop
trellis. This IL new method Of treat
ing hops and will be watched with great
interest by hop growers. Horst Broth.
ers control the wright Of this patent
trellis and are satisfied that the trellis
system will revolutionize the hop in
dustry in Oregon and will minimize the
mildew aud aphis pest 80 with but little
trouble all vermin can easily be reached
by spray pump and expences in pro-
duction will be largely reduced.
II. Alexander was over from Mccoy
Tuesday, and reports hops looking well
in that vicinity. Tom Graves has fine
yard, and the yard on the Fletcher place
is also in first-class condition. No lice
have made their appearance there yet,
A Geryais correspondent writes June
20:
The wet weather the fore part OF the
season caused some fear, but the
weather conditions now are good enough
for all growers, and they have been
enabled 10 plow and cultivate THEN
yards in thorough manner, which can
not be otherwise than a benefit to the
crop. As as been continually shown mo
crop needs more attention, and is
more susceptible to good culture than
the hop. The retarding of the early
growth az the first has caused less foil
age and less harbor for yermin. Nermin
are the worry Of the planter
OF hops, but not necessarily so,
because the first few hot days Cook Mr..
LOUISE The truth OF the matter il
that the lice do no special harm until
during the last few weeks before pick,
ing and only then when they get into
the burr. This scare, which is alway,
noted early in the season, /,
not seasonable, only for spray
sellers. II the weather continue.
to prove favorable during the summer
and no unforeseen conditions prevail thai
that might be injurious To the growing
crop, Oregon will produce Il much larger
crop than last year.
There is little work remaining undon,
In the yards around Gervais and IN,
north end Of Marion county, hut most
growers prefer to 60 over often Will
cultivators and keep the ground Ia d
high tilth and destroy the weeds that
are bound to grow. Reports are very
favorable, and many local buyers have
travelled the section closely and in.
spected many yards, and no words OF
complaint they utter. Growers only
need now 10 get their hop crop well cul-
tyated, have them cleanly picked,
carefully dried, well baled and they are
bound 80 bound 10 sell 10 advantage.
+. A. NJ. Cone, OF Butteville, returned
today 10 his ranch. Mr. Cone saws, hon.
are in fine condition and never looked
better and lice had done no damage vet
and that IL was his opinion they would
not injure hops much, unless very
muggy weather set in. Fall grain sui.
fered uch from the cold snap and 4,
not 50 promising rs il was earlier in the
season.