, 1863-03-26
9hs turner's eEarasr.
Hop Culture.


be planted upon q warm. deep, loamy soil,
on . dry bottom, which is best found upon
a sandy. rrayelly. or stony. porous subsoil,
.A1,ra,ne 5r.;r:,. ~ ws,er from ofF and
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a"oe' '"e 'OO'S VI 'ne P'~"' ""''Hg .uF '~'"y
ana Tuzen seasons OF the year. 1he usual
mode Of planting is 10 lay out the ground
In rows by A line seven or eight feet asun.
A., wh;oh l. e.c;Ii,.,.d hv a,.1;n, . n,oo.
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y, O"'OIeu sAru oF c'o'n 'u Tue '.ne '"e ols'
tance Of the rows apart and placing q stake
at zach mark in the line as you proceed,
v6Ile The line Il ~. of a. each end the dis.
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Fianslns = oone oy selecting tne roo's oi
the previous year's growth, called runners,
which are cut into pieces, with two sets oi
eyes 10 each section, and inserted with
dibble In the aruund. with Eve sets in hill,
setting one At each corner Of square Of
six inches. and the fifth in the center Of the
square. ali In an upright position, with the top
Of each root inclininT to the center, with the
eye buds pointing upwards, and ali beneath
tie surface o. the earth At least an inch.
The first seasons planting is usually done
with corn, p6tAtoes or beans, taking care
not 10 encumhsr The q bop hili'' With that uf
its neirhbur from the other crup. As alter.
mated by the planter 10 the rows; the, after
cnIinre he silne a for the accompauvinr
crop of c6fn Of potatoes, as tie case may
be. Il Il usual. in The succeeiing moDth Of
Ooloher q nlace over Zach Mn of hons Al last
one or mors rood shovelsfal If well rotted
manure for winter protection. aud to enrich
Ire ground G,r he benefit II he plant.
The succ, edinQ season's culture REQUIRES
more care and ws,chfaIuess. a 4 aood crOp
Of haps MY 81 antIciputed " al has been
we'll attended 70 the previous season. After
the ground has been pIowed between he
hop rows. and q the plant makes rs appear
nnce above ground. he poles are introduced.
with two Al each kIll. and inserted In The
around in perfectly straIqht line upon each
row. An inci.ion hel, made with lie horn
bar n n mound a IN dluth rnnuifatl AZ
firmly hiding ne DOLE. ls SOON a tbe
plants have grown ffum one % three feet
n hsirht. thsv Are lied Win wIthered rushes
fof he prsviou. years growthl 10 the poIes.
ana suhseououtl, aonin tIed mail s,ficient
strength L lSo1'rIi h ~ vi6s sto Iof6e n.
sslf . Iis serial summit Coz the production
l. perfhrmsd with the horse cultivator and
hoe. by keepinr the ground clean. Mo-,
grover .ra'.r Sul 1wo yIuU- = 'rruwr uDI1l
each pols, which q dnubflsss preferable 70 !
rreulsr number.
Pickina usually co,nmuicos about The first
uork IN Sen,rnbrr. A. the aowera becoms
hard. and show A. occasiunal tint Of brown
unun he ohlar r,d6 Tho onnlitv az nm,
/; s.lim1,ed bv tha Abundance or ecnreits
of nn unriuou. elalumE powder which al.
heres % them and bv their bright yellow
color. A whioh ner,od ,hev emit mir rank.
=, oior. And ~ .a,,n.il,lI'rsd rssie far har-
vet Tho picking a mostly poriormed bv
uomrn. wi,h the sid Of msn,s heln u A..
trnctlhs psl,s hon, ne eFoona sIler sever.
lne TIE vines. and placing them t.son frame
over : bnx. which i enbdivlded inlo iour
npal,meul,. and accommodnfo1 =. nnnv
DIcker.. wiih 80 : hor t6r,, ~ lono. two
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m Intern ,lnr. IL ||tirr Sni ron, ~hieh "a.
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Tbs corrrri'i q uf drvinr hoo- 4 ~, ma.
l,r|nIIr t;1-rsni fnom sh1f M drvio~ ~,
ma lls EiIt1 -. bl'noI 1ellv ~ X ~ w.
cohslrbeI'l1hI oiik stoves and pIps srr.nos5
IN 4 r.om. and ~ M. lsid .,r srnre.S ns',,
4 s|n.h 6nor abave r1s,;ng ~ nnon ~ rir,b. flor,
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