Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-01-12
frc-s ~ Nsi.s Far~~~.
Hop Growers Corrention.

" - ~ ~" fta>on- r-sti- Na-
ehosen eh.sr-s.. and y Il. TIVE. scersta.
~. The o~ssing proved unusually inter
ssiing. great many valuable hinss we're
gisen. more than ~ have been abb 20 ~
port. ~hich ~iil. Ne dsubs not. give an an
Palss to lie hop crossing inter.t IN sAis VI
einisy.
Mr.. Milton Grover being called upOn.
sad that he bad raised hop. three wears
Prepared the ground the same a. iOr corn.
seser feet apart each ~sy. thr~e bushels Of
roots 10 the acre Planted the 6rst year
With corn and posstOcs. Could sc no iif-
frrenos Lst-esn cOrr and potasO-s. though
would prefer potatoes. Ia takes between
so or 500 balls TO the ACRE. Prsc~s have
ranged here aboat thrce crnts spisce for
poles. Msnure them 18th one or two SHOW
els fan IN the fall The s~coad year I run
The plOugh ard csisiSaior each ~av. anG
unaie bill. bit ibink made a mis-. IN the
billing As tl'e sroand dirir.i too msrh
The Chairman .ail thar IN Nsw York ihev
Doe OF tn bill and cuf 81 the main .to-k
~hirh cOnfaifs t~o ryrs. th~y take II too
Of them AMI cave a u,~siiau ard sto~k 20
grOs. lie said that he run hi. snanBrv i,rk
through BIS hills. farming sh-@ up. and
fosnd IN th-ns hes h-st hos The hop
worm - . ~hite worm 9TH a blark had
>>gnks arr cSc-llsut fsr disgi.,g oct ths
worm. They se-n % kuo~ ~h~rc % fna
tAso- lie a. Tor digging uPile hiils IN has
Nay. The trrsi shoots that cosBe oct are
large anu hollow sEd crs,k oysn. and all
not - 80 vaiasble as those now SLENDER.
iasects Ike dr. coil AMI DRY wsafher The
thickur The hops arr set. Ihe -0rs~ the vines.
Two vines TO a pole arr suEicicnt. The
krst notice Of licc in Bethel w.s IN Ausu.s.
ls6s.
DR. True inquired abOas tie planting q
the barren vines IL .. neoes-ary 20 have
HbOui one male vine 20 hondr,l hills. a.
the ~eigbt Is iacruasrd Ihrosgh the frr1ili-
zaflcn Of the seeds. The Scratch bor. 80
called. aPPsars 20 lie BY brid and j. Of no
NAloe. Tbe S--s length for poi~s der,nd.
mach On the quality Of the ,oii On the
best inssrs.ies enc eighte-a :esi y not too
long. ~hiie on upland fourteen feet !. long
enough There Is danger q uaAnuriur too
highly a. -vH a. not enough. Mr.. Mason
had ziOo hills tLe fTss > ear. AMI tais..s Ss.l
pounds. the second year had $50 pounds
and The third year 2OOs pounds.
Mr.. A. 7 Holt Of Nor~sv. inquired in
rrsArd 10 the diEerrni Kinds Of poles Bar
toa Lyon said that cr,lar -as the cheapest
A. it wpult lasi ten years White bi-rh Is
good fOr The hops. let Of short daraiioa
One dry hous- ~iih one kiln t~vniy ieet
SPAR. . sofhcicnt. One kila = snosrh
Tor 4Soo pounds. II i better % rake OF
the bOPs after bring drird. into a bie. and
lst them cool They nil thrn Be tough.
Be eArcfsl not 90 lct them h..t before dr,-
ing (Nr. Thomas STRAINS The Lop
houses are gvn-rslly built on the side %
ball 80 a. 70 facilitate the "a r., M in tie
bop. Keep a steady fre IN dr,mg. ard
Keep ihen DRYING tiii th-y are DRY. Thev
oil IN ihis ~ay dry iu Ten bours. 80 pounds
20 kiin. Thy should never b. sto-rd
nor trod IN the boxes. nor b. scorcLed. In
regard 10 the quality Of hops. no t-o men
would Judge aike. Mr. Lyon took a ea.k
Of plaster. AMI ten bsshels II AsLes and pui
a handful 90 q hill. ADD "a aided tbe srowth
very ssnsibly. The hep louse D. our great
est danger. Mr. Lewis S4nborus crop
va the largest in to~n and hss becn atri-
b4tsd 20 th~ sns0ke % the steam nil -.
ting dosr,uTcn a. On Fehs4b.s AM
below The mil ~crc bs.ilv ufv.ted D. -
CARL 70 he Ard ofhop. th- EneIsh Chester
h0p. % Grape bop - th- h,st &C. vsrioa.
rca-ons. Th- crrsfc-i failure IN bop rsis-
Ing ,h~s b-en IN having them TOO thiek.
Geo. Grvrrr - ~ pol-- sfef Collins "a.
i~ui. snd estimated b.. crop a. one-thirl
usorr thsn ~h~n h. Used lons pie. TIE
hrv did not work 80 ba.iis SD fhs bop.
~erc hrgrr snd betfer 4 oHin.' Psf.rt
consists q poies ighi sect ioas vrL f~ins
fastened iross Top o. cor Four sirr. a.,
faisri % q sake AL thea t,rasI earh -av
upon tie i-ins rh- i.op ho,f-- rns, be
useiai Tor def'osifirg iie sgri u.fursi ,ool..
Mighil Mssoa nsses ib- i.,..f bop presses
u - letter % t-i.t the suT.lus siae. aud
bury tbsm rafhcr han cui tLrm. Tbey -iH
20 n 80 days. Hop sbouid b. planted
eafiy sud covered sell. ani not 80 800
voong roofs Care - netesssry be- s.tsin-
tbe roots - a. 10 shoot % IN ti.s right D.
reci'on. The uaia root ofs hap vii r.n
do~n t~o o. thfee feet in good sol Tbe
runners a. sot more than to inches dep.
A Prong be- - excsiienf % d. round che
roots.
Ibe meeting voted 70 sajogra TO rees.