, 1859-04-29
AgFispIiprs.
Cultivation Of Hops.


hops, not only for home consumption but for
expectation, renders any well considered facts
in regard to their cultivation and subsequent
than passing interest to the American far.
mar.
The hop (Humulus lupulus) is supposed
70 have been native Of England, where il
vas found In hedged rows and waste places.
h has been much improved by cultivation
and the production Of new varieties frUm
seed.
-Ths land best adapted to growing hops is
that which Is naturally dry, deep, and rich,
and which should be made mellow by good
culture. Fields gently sloping to the north
and east are preferable, as the hop is injuri.
euily affected BY the extremes Of tempera-
tpre, and the heat Of the sun ct MONDAY.
Rolling land Is less liable to blight than fats.
holloWs, and valleys.
Il Is the practice in Europe to trench hop
grounds two and . half TO three feet deep
but in this country the plOw, and occasion.
ely the subsOil ploW with the other, is made
% perform the work Of preparation. Old
meadows are good sites for hop;yards, il "a.
vorably located. These should be fall plowed
e deeply as possible, and re-plowcd and
thorolghly worked in the spring. Limo is
often added, not only as an auxiliary to the
crup, but for the destruction Of worms that
somelimes remain in the sod. Hopgrounds
are In no danger Of being made too rich, and
should be highly manured before planting.
Nhs htp.6eld should either be on land 90
dry a. not TO hsavein winter, or else well
drained.
Hopplants are set in rows, for conven.
ience In after-culture. These rows should
be from seven to eight feet apart each way,
that there may be room to cultivate the
ground and allow the vines to grow strong
and bear well. Cuttings from well-estat.
lishcd roots are used for planting, and are
generally taken of in the preparation of the
Aeld for spring growth. These are sold at
from IS cents TO 81 per bushel Of which
four bushels are required to plant an acre.
II = The practice TO put Eve pieces Of root
four or Eve inches long in each hill-one in
the middle, and the other four pieces about
tu0 inches from il, on each side.
The hopplant Is not what Is botanically
termed perfect the staminate and pistillate
flowers being borne on different plants, which
renders Il necessary TO interningle the male
viii he female plants, which beaFihe crop,
h putting out field. They should occur
= o0en . every tenth bill, with the addi-
Zion 81 soma extra hills on the side from
which blow The prevailing winds
The lrst year, the soil between the rows
should be wsll worked, and may be planted
lopolaloes or beans, or even corn; but the
hitter growing taller, shades tho vines and
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wv psfn.h mlHlng n gooo top-oressing
o. some ieltii'Eef. for ihis purpose. &c
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NM q which the growing vines VIII stand
hneed.