New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-10
HOPS-OTSEGO COUNTY
Year

According 20 the last Patent Office Report the
HoP extensively cultivated in the field for brew.
cries, az so veil known to every house-keeper, for
culinary use was unknown to the sncients. II was
raised Holland prior to 1855 and is properties and
uses well uoderstood. 1t was introduced into En-
land from Flanders, in 1894, but its strobiles were
not used to preserve English beer before the latter
part Of the reign OF Heary Wiz and aceatury afser.
Parliament was pettoued by Londoners to prohibit
their
The Hop plant was introducedinto the British North
American Colories soon after the first European set
temenis and cultivated in New Netherlands in 1929,
and in Virginia "a early az l6is.
The amount of Hops raised in the United States 10
the year ls49 SIS By The retarns is $4,000
pounds; of which New-Eugland raised 7o7,743
pounds; New York raised 2,596 99s pounds, and all
other States Only 2529-7 pounds. Vermont New
Hampsbiro and Massachusetts the principal New
Eneloud Hop-grosipg States. The first named raised
in ls49 sss O23 pounds the second, 257, ia pounds,
ard the third lei 500 pounds Vermont increasing
800 ESQ pounds in ten years; Hampshire, 1912
hounds and Mas achufets diminished 1873 200 pounds;
while New.York increased in ten yean 9,Oss,oT
poup6s-the who product in 1889 being oaly $50
mounds THUS in the year 1899, New-York alone
rased $50 os9 pounds and all other States in the
Union only goo 100 pounds.
The Hop product of Oisego County is now much
larger than tina Of any other county in the State or in
the United States In s3y the annual amount raised
was OILY Az $50 pounds and in 1919 it was 2o32
pouuds-beng an Increase of GA, SOP pounds in ten
years The Hop product Of this county, in 1884 &C
cordipg 10 the X. port of the County Agricultural So
cety is 2 600 600 pounds-belng an increase OF s67,
o4s pounds in five years and i,552,73o pounds in IS
years.
The other principal hop-growing counties in the
State are Madison. Oneida, Cortland, Herkimer, and
st. characterization raising, in is49, 52o,o7e
rounds; Oneida 29i ga pounds; Herkimer, 1863, 400
POUNDS, and ST. LaSreuce lOl ,s55 pounds while OF.
fego County ra,ed nearly one half Of the whole Hop
product Of the State.
BY the census Of 1850, there are in Otsego County
376 SOS acres of improved land and III 1874 Of
unInproved land aued with the improvements
and implemet Is, at sl3, ,OO5.
BY TIE Report Of the Agricultural Society, Of this
county there were estimated, $500 acres Of Hops
in Oiseeo County, in 1884, yielding 500 pounds per
acre making an aggreea ate Of 900 600 pounds which,
at 30 cents per pound realized to the Hopplanters
5000 co., The production is stated at 10 cents
pouDd which makes tie actual profit Of the Otsego
Hop.cIop the past year $500 900, and each acre OF
Hope producing product Of the value Of e2to.
The price of Hops IL, probably, more huctasting
than any other agricultural production, yet an in
crease Of Hop-culure is recommended for the reason
that the average price Of Hops for the last foryeght
years, in New-Engl and-being about 10 cents per
pound-hss paid greater profit than any Other sgh-
cultural crop during ,he same period. In Osego
County within the lat two yesrs the price Of Hops
ruling high, have known many farms Of hundred
acres, it'll good buildings, offered for sale at LEES
cum Than was received by the owner for his Hopcrop
upon five acres Of land. so you see it is strictly true
that The Hep up in Otsego is great institution"
Ofihe 100 parts Of inorganic matter contained In the
a,h Of the Hop plant and blossom, more than % paris
are hme and 81 pars potash, which explains the req
.on Of u Otsego lime stone soil producing 80 sbund'
sntly Hops Of the best quality.
The population Of Otseso County In 1850 was 1888.
being ess by 0ss than in 1910. The number OF fam
e, BY the last cet sus s,s26; pupils In the pub
lie schools, 1855 number Of persons over 20 years
Of age who can neither read write, 72l sad
churches TO accommodate -, 365 penons.
Be.id.s Hops, this county produces annually sbost
500 900 pounds Of butter and cheese 800 pounds
Of wool 100 600 tuns Of hay, and other Agricultural
products Of the aggregate annual value Of about az
s,lions fre hundred thousard doQars; and her msn-
ufscturing establishments produce over million OF
dollars The result Of al this 10, tha: the inhabitants
Of this inland rural district, are comparatively inds-
peIden They have comfortable fsrm'houses we'll
fenced farms good roads, good schools, wagons and
carriages to ride to church. and plenty 70 cot sn1
drink and where siihal cothe themselves and sss,
happily, free from the pecuuisry embarrassment ed
pinehing want which sflict % many communities
elsewhere. or'I"~'