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HOP, in bOlany. See HUM uLus.

New land is fOllnd 10 ruccecd bmer \IIith hops than

old¡ and on Ihis principie Ihey are very eaulious in

Ihcir plantations ia Kenl, and look forward ror

Ih~

af'cr.produee. Wheo Ihey make a new hop·groDad,

they planl it wilh apple'lrces al a luge dillanee arun–

der, and wilh cherry mes bCtlveen ¡ by Ihis means,

when Ihe hops have grown len years, which Ihey judge

as much a, Ihey will do well, Ihey place Iheir aecount

in Ihe cherry-trees, which bearlarge erop'; Ihere Ihey

8alher for aboul Ihirty years, and Iheo Ihey CUI Ihem

up, and depcnd upoo Iheir apple. trces only, whicb

they 6nd very Jarge and nrong by that lime.

The dry flalksof hops Ibould be burnl on Ihe grOllad

in \IIioler, covering Ihem wilh a linle frelb eartb as

Ihey burn. Tbismakes ,oge,her an excellenl compoO,

10 make Ihe hills of. The I¡nd mun be dug or plow

well, aod laid very even, and Ih:n Ihe places fOt

the hills marked OUI by a IUle, and a fiick pUl io every

place where one is 10 be. A IhouCand hills ruay be

made in an

~cre

of ground, and fix or reveo planu rel

on every hil!. From fix 10 oine fm Ibould be allow .

ed belwcen every hill, aod the grOWlds io tbe hills

fh ould be bmer aod richer Ihan Ihe comlllon emh.

Some plant hops in

March

and April, bUI Ihe mofl

expenenced people prefer Ihe moom of Oaober, be–

caure Ihey wiU lhen flrih firm roolS, and be Clroog

aod vigorous againfl fpriag. The largeCl planu are to

be choreo ; and it is befl 10 procure Ihel1l froro fome

,ich grouod, wbere me hills have been laid bigho¡ thty

lIiould be aboul cight or len inebes long, . nd bave

Ihree or fout joiolS

01'

buds a·pie:e¡ tbe' hales for

plan,ing tbem are 10 be dug eighl or leo inches deep,

¡nd aboul a fOOl over ¡ and in cach of Ihere hale.! four

pbots are 10 be (el, one io each corner: Ibey may

be comed ¡O ineh dcep over Ihe tOP, if p1aoled io

0;–

lober ¡ bUI io rpring, when they bave Ibol from Ihe

joints, Iheo lbey mur!

001

be buned: afler,this, me

grouod mur! be carefully kep' clear

oí

weed!.

J)rtJ/illg

Hops. This is prepanng llIt ground io

wioler and fpriog ror Ihe making a good (ummer.Clop.

lo doiog this, me hills upon whicb llIt phots Oand

muO be all pulled down, and undermined00evcry fide,

till tbeCpade COrnts ocar Ihe priocipal rool ¡ lheO Ollkc

cúf

o'r-rernDve lI'ilb Ihe har.d Ihe loofe mould from Ihe

uppcr,or 100Ce rOOIS, Ihat you may Cee where Ibe oow

roon groll' 001 of Ibe old fcu. The old (m are 10

carcfully prererved, bUI Ibe olher roolS may be

tUI

a·

'IIay_ , \Vh lever time lbe hills are pulled dowo, Ibe

roolS muO nOI be COl lill Iar,h. \ hen lbe youog

hops are drerred for

!he

6rfl lime, all Ih: roou are 10

be cut away thal gre\ll the

e,be(ore, and Ihe rm

are 10

CUI off wilhio one iocb of lbe

faOl~

¡ and c–

YCry year after, Ihey muO be CUI a, cloCe as may be 10

th~

ohl rooU¡ bUllo a weak h0l', rome of the Iboots

afe 10 be Icfl al Ibe drelliog. Tbofe rool'

Iheplaol

which gro\l1 do murds, are Dever 10 be ioj ,ed, bUI

oolythoC.

~h'

h run horizonully are 10 he cUl. TIc

•Id roou and Ihe young onu may be roily diOioguilb–

ed. iolbal Ihe old

oaCI

are always red,

and

Ih. young

..,hile.

th:re are by Iccid DI any

wild

bops

(ot -

79°

O P

moog Ihe ren, the plam where Ihey grow are 10 he

marhd wilb Oicks, or olherwire,

Ih~

lime of Ihcir

being galhered ¡ and afler Ihis, al Ihe lime

dr~lIing

Ihe ground, Ihal whole hill is 10

deflroyed, and a

nelV one made lIIilh oew plants io Ihe room

l. Wben

Ihe roou are CUI and drelli d, Ihe rieh compofl i, 10

be pUllO Ihem ¡ aod Ihe hills muCl nOI be made 100

high al firO, le!! Ibey hind:r Ihe foung 1b00IJ.

Galhaing andd'Jingof Hops ,

Hops blow in Ihe Iluel

end ofJuly, in Ihe b:ginoing of AuguO Ihey bdl ¡ and

Ihey are romelimes ripe al Ihe begioning or

Sepl~mber,

fomelimes laler.

Wh~n

Ihey begin to change colour,

a,e eafily pulled 10 pieces, ¡od'lheir reeds look brolllo

wilhio Ihem, Ihey are ripe

and Ihey are Ihen10 be

gathmd a, quick

pollible, for the lean blan of wiod

will hurt Ibem at Ihis lime.

TIc manner of galhenng hops, is 10 take dOWD

four hills flaodiog together in Ihe midn of Ihe garden,

and 10 CUI Ihe rooll efea wilh Ihe ground, Ihen lay

lbe ground leve!

aod

wb~o

it is rlllepl clean, il makea

a Boor, on IIIhich Ihe hops may be laid aod picked.

The hop·planll are 6rn uowound from lbe

pOI~I,

aod theo Ihe people GI rouod aod pickoff

th~

hops inlo

b¡fkcu,

Care Ibould be

lik~n

10 dry the hopt

(an

Ihe,

are picked, for in Iyiog undried Ihey are 'PI 10 hm

and change eolour very quiekly. Jf Ibe quantily piek–

ed be ro large, Ihat Ihe kilo in which Ihey are 10 be

dri~d

is orer-Clocked, lbey mu.n be fpread Ihin upon

a Boor, and Ihey will keep 11110 or Ihree days io Ibal

manoer wilhoul Iny harm. Jndeed, whm Ihe quao–

lily il bUI fmall, Ihere i, 00 oeed 10 hae reenurre tO

Ihe kilo al all, for Ihey

1IIi1l

dry much beucr tilan' ay

olher way, by beiag laid thin upoa a Ooor, aod OflCA

turoed, Tbe drying of liops is the moO mmrill

put of Iheir manufaaure

for if Ihey be ill dried,

tbey lore

Iheir agrccable IUvoor ¡ and grUl caullon

fhould be uCed, thlt Ihey be all equally dried.

Bagging

ifHolI, a mm ufed by lhe farmen, wbo eul·

úme haps, (or Ihe lan thing tbey hue 10 do wlth

lIIilb Ihem, in order 10 bríogIbem 10 markel ; Iha! i"

lbe puning Ihem up iDhrge bags or eoarre clolh,

fo~

carriage. Whea Ibe bops bife beco pieked aad dried

iD Ihe oon, or lin Aoor, tbey are fo brinle Ih l Ihey

lIIould break tO pieees aad

(poiled if Ihe,

lIIere

im·

mediale!y 10 be pUl up ¡ theyare lhererore 10 he 10·

gelber

Ibr~e

lIIeeltt, or tbercabouu. thlt Ihey mly

be·

COtn! lough : if

Ih~y

arecomed froOl Ihe aír by blao.

km in Ibe heap,

Ih~y

may be baggtd mucb foom

thao if leCI opea_

TI~

manaer of bagging Ihem il Ihis; ahale i mide

iJl an opper.JI.oor, fo

larg~

Ihal a

rtltO

may ..lily ,O

up aod do.,n il ¡ thm a hoop is 6ucd 10 Ihe moulh of

Ibe bag, lnd fo lirmly fewed on, Ihu il

0001

lorn

off¡ Ibe bag is Ihen lel do.,a

Ihrou~h

the hale, Ind

Ih~

hoop remliniog abo

1I0p' il from being pdlled

quite Ihtough, being 1 rger Ihan

th~

hale : a fe hep'

are 10 be

6rtl

tbro o iplo Ihe

bo ,

and

perfon bdoy

is 10

I ~kcup

a paree! of IheCe

ueh corner of lhe b'l•

lylOg

wnh a plcitbrud ¡ Ihu m.k...

fon of

I.IJ

;·I,

by \lbl h ÚJe bazs re fltr

¡¡dJ

lb.

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