The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-11
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The Hop rop.
/ from the Boston DAILY Advertiser
Having frequent inquiries IA relation to the grow.
/ ing crop Of hops throughout the various hop dis.
tricts in the New England States, allow me the
pleasure of answering through the columns Of gosr
yaluable paper.
| The number OF hills under cultivation in Masaa-
chusetts viii compare very favorably with last
son, and in sections the vine bids fair YIELD
in Others, the vine IL Of inferior growth in an
unhealthy state, and very general complaint has
| leen made that it has been with great difficulty
that 1t 1.-THE vine) could be inclined to the poes
seauently we cannot under the unfavcrable appear
ances estimate the crop at Uore than three fourths
Of that Of last year, and OF an inferior quality.
In the State OF Maine large portion Of the gar
deDs promise good yield, while others will but par
| tally ssmunerate the cultvator fer harvesting.
few days since a severe hail ST )rm visited the
most productive portion Of the hop dst'ist, which
completely destroyed entire fields, and the damage
| sustained by this cause alone will exceed any sur
plus that might accrue by reason Of the excess Of
bills under cultivation, over that Of last year there
| fore the estimate mus. fal! below an average crop.
In New Hampshire, the crop must necessarily fall
far sfo,t OF that of last year In some sections in
which the writer passed though be saT few good
gardens, but the la ger portion were unhealthy. the
rich coored verdure which the ogricuturist 80
much cherishes in the traits OF his iabors Oftea
was It remarked to the writer, that the farmers had
expended double the labor in their hop garden, this
season than they bad for many years past and
many have abandoned the idea Of doing anythng
more II appearing frutless to waste more time upon
tnefl, anu 4ulLe number OF the gArCenS Will not
! bf harvested at all The estimate, independent o.
| the increase OF new gaIdeus cannot be over fifty
Per cant OF the quantity produced In the State last
| war.
In The extreme southern portion of the hop dis.
tricts in Vermont, the crop locks well, but N an
other sections ii is inferior 70 that of many years
and the gardens that looked the noss promising
early in the season the fl has more generally seized
| upon, than those of puny growth indicating their
preference for the robust and vigorous stalks
! ana Notwithstanding the large increase OF new gar
cels the Yield must necessarily De estimated at leas.
oneourth less than that Of the past season aud al
| ibonpn part-ss protesting 70 be judges bave yari
oDsy estimated the crop 70 range between fifty and
sixty per cent Of that Of last year. the obscrv atom o
the writer Lead him TO believe, that IL wit ne arly
! or quite, reach his estinate-uness new attack o.
the fly, or blight, should ares, or enfeetle il.
growth, other than what was noticeable ten days
stree.
Many gardens are completely strpt Of both blows
and leaves by the verinin, resembling more vine
yard Invested of it, foliage than any other objest
we can describe. In some sections cl this STATE \
worm has shown itself among The new gardens. as
also in The extreme northwestery part OF New
Hampshire, ard has in some instances caused sad
havoe 10 the entire portion Of the distrc' where Il
showed itself. rayaeing whole gardens by pene-
t'ating the rec. o. stalk OF the plant.
i II IAN New York state the General aspect OF the
essentially affect the yield; and in the extreme west
ern district complaint is made Of the insect injecting
the most promising gardens, which, heretofore Were
conn arafively free and clear and gave promise of
a. average yield an should the fy follow the worm
IN regular succession, which is frequently the case.
we shall have to record the iightest crop for many
years In this Stae--but ia instance have the "a.
wages OF the fy been marked to any verv great ex.
tent and should the weather continue favorable for
the plant we may anticipate harvesting nearly, OF
quite three-fourths Of the quantity Of last year.
In some sections here, the "a ne difficulty was
manifested Of the vine not readily adhsrng 10 the
poles early II the season. as was the case In New
Hampshire which evidently evinces the fact that tie
plant was not in that healthy state which warrants
! fruitful Weld.
The farmers in New Hampshire are quite unari-
nous In their declarations shat there will not be more
than onefourth OF the quantity Of hops harvested in
that State this season there was last.
| But the CRY Of short crops is too often hcraldei
when there is but little foundation for tand the pre-
sent advance In prices serves 10 strengthen the be
lief that the imagination i quite a. much diseased
| ~ many II the hop gardens and when the specu.
atiye fire Ia raging at home as weiNas abroad, no
farmer, however cool and collected on other subjects.
can look upon bis growing crops other than through
The a6yaace in prices from 81 to ~ cents per
! pound. serves to impart stmula1t, rather 70
cherish aud foster visionary views, than alay them
| --htrce We laust base cur estimates upon . more
] solid fouBcation than he opinions Of prejudieed sn5
interested paItiCs-snd again the jubtable state OF
| the weather, and the unpromsine condition Of the
crops in the va ous parts of Eurore, lends thcr IN
huence t. afect not only the price but the estimate
Of the growing crops ane shoad the ny aad
blight damage the crops IN Germany and on the
Continen: 70 the extent which Is now apprehended,
prices must necessarily advance considerably both
there and here.
The present estimate duty. by the la,es, int ELI
pence, shows q deficit OF f35 600 or t45 900 below
average crop, which, according 70 the present in
dicatohs, win doubtless receje at least f25 600 ster
ling more, making The estimate fall short Of
age crop from 1000 or f70, 900, Notwithstanding
The adyance duty Las. war at tiss time. tire est
| mate duty was something Ike f32o,000 sterling;
this showed an excess OF $4,000 ever al average
crop. hut mary gardens turned out an inferior art.
| Gle while others were abandoned as worthless.
! which csusei the crop 70 eventually fall much below
tie estimate while the increase In the consumption
| woud more than equal that a the crop, and from
! tie tenor OF our adyces we are led TO believe the
stock OF hops Ia foreign markets does not Of the pre-
sent time compare with the stock this day year
| ago.
crepancy for false rumors, or efforts to make them
appear worse than they actually cannot he con.
sistntly estimated at moro than three fcu hs OF that
Of last season which. without any foreign demand or
speculative movement, viii cause the price OF new
hops TO open at high fpues, shy from 20 20 e cent
ptr H. which will necessarily advance the price Of
the previous years growth from 10 TO Il cents pee ID
uIrg the travels q The Writer b ,arcogn ,ns ne
parties contIactns toSdel1er the growing crop. a.
low as lOc aud l2c per h. while others, more "a.
gacous than their ntish would not bargain
cruceJna 10 prices which viii not pay them for the
oaltue IL ttc Article while the latter prefer taking
their cbance Of obtaining full remuneration for
their labors Had the parties thus contracting
raiher,d their hops early, and forwarded them TO
market ~ the earliest practicable moment ninety
chances to The hundred. flet prices rule however
low they might afterwsrds) they would have receiv-
ed o handsome equivalent for the sweat Of their
brow, instead OF throwing their mite into the Golfers
! Of the Spectator.
Since writing the above we arc advised that the
drought IL affecting the growing crop unfavoraby
In 0tsego county, aud that the y has attacked the
vine in several sections eectualy destroy ing the en-
tire crop which serves 10 alarm the operators more
than any previous information, as this county ID
considered the grand hop garden Of the States
On the TIN Of July the Hcspodar Of waacha addressed
proclamation 70 the Administrative Council OF he i'm