Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-12-20


eOnsin. The wiscoosia bop picking scene.
greatly resemble those Of Eagland. ss the
young foIks seen 10 make Il kind Of hol-
day bssiBess-
The extrsOrdinary Discrimination Of the
present internal REVENGE laws against spir.
Itnous and IN favor Of malt liquors. BY in
posing an enormous tax (s2 per ga3on)
upon the one. and bat ;riae impost (sI
per barred upon the other. has u,oe M
qnesticnably exercised verv po~crfoi ~
h1ence towards changing the BasiOnal bev-
sr.ge- Previous TO the -sr. When ooilee-
tors Of federal taxes we're unknown. and
no tax was levied uPoa liquors. spirits made
from corn. or Other kinds OF gram. we're %
cheap. thai the great bulk of the liquors
consumed IN this country. were made IN
this way. and brandy. whiskey. rum. gin.
and the various combinsfioss AMI manu-
fNctures Of the sane we're about the only
kind Of liquors consumed to any great en-
tent BY The American people. How far the
genera Use Of alcohol ia this concentrated
form tended to encourage ard Assravase
the evils OF in.emPc-ance. We can easily
judge.
Beer contains about four and a half per
cent Of alcobol. While ether Eqaors-uLis-
key. run.-gin. contains fron CITY 70 SIXTY
per cent. In drinking a eill Of wbiskey. a
man takes into his system more aleohol
than - contained an nearly galloa Of lag
sr beer. The imPosition o. the enormous
tax upon spirits rendered the cost % pare
liquors 80 great that tbey we're PLACID in
q measure. beyond the reach % the mas.
70 those person who had been their larr~.,
Consumer; and. a. nlost % then --rc m
wiling to abandon the consomption ofE-
quors altogether. obey were indsoed TO Use
beer and ale. instead Of brandy and uhiskev.
The result has been : most wonderful in
crease IN the quantity q malt liquors pro
cooed and CONSUMED an the country.
No nan can have failed TO observe the
r.P'd nuliiPlieAiion Of bre-eries and the
steady decrease Of distilleries throurhou;
The eountry; and nalt iiqaors are now The
p-locIpal article OF sale in al our saioo,s
where they were formerly the exception
In IL year is60. three and a quarter mi.
hon barrels Of mAlt Bqsors wsrc made IN .
the OnIted StAses- Tie annual product
nov - nearly ten million barrels.
In $50. three miliinn and hall uosnds
Of hops we're raised in this country. IN
leo. nearly eleven million. and the estiasat
e crop for this year Is t~enty miIron. OF
thls Amount. Wisconsin has raised seven
millions. Sauk coanty. Wisconsin. A. the
largest hop raisins district in TIA; Sac
The farmers depend entirely on The bop
product. and devote ;heir laad, snt.rei, q
a. Mes; Of them have aaEe money. too
Tor the Protts are large one % A. la--
gest farmers reports a prosi upon one yara. /
ooutAining four acres Of - 500. 10 issi. /
oeing The srsi vcAr's product. aad =. 80
Tor The secona year.
Lo~, ~et localities ARE avoided m -
ieeting site for 4 bop yard. The vine t.
sci. uil grO~ n any sol. BAT The Fruit :.
not % liberal. Sandy soil i good. bai
eiay ioam = the best n cultivation. the
ground Is prepared A. il is ior corn. Thr
hills are not less thar eigb, &c, apa-t. m
every direction. The farmers are careful
n Arranging the hills n bop ysrd 20 Yer,
regular lines. - that The ar car have free
passage each ~ay. a bop yarI. once piaa,-
ed. lasts Tor years. anu thc farmers can ~.
iori 20 take care IN laying ii oat good 40
frst.
Hop vines are divided into sexes The
male vine bca-s no fruit. bet l. necc..arv
% the product q The female vins. II rIsnf-
Ing bop roots. every tenth bib y planted
VII a male root. and al The rest vitb IT,
male. These roots. when ordered from a
bop owner. arr distinguished bv separate
paekagcs. The vines d not yield their
sr-t mi crop until fhe soooaa s.ason ar
planting. A drying snI store h,uss f. on,
q tie ooneomitants q bop rai.iog. Vii to
or more klns. and a bop press
FOR rrckrVG
should couiuence az the very earliest mo-
B'eni that the hops are ready ~ "a. AMI
p-'-hed ior-ari ~ith en- possible dispst~b
until completed. From he moment they
hecoue RIPE. tic bors commence 90 shell
frorn thc siae. the leaves become -estbe--
beaier. and the strcnefh a Ore r-oIs-f o.
ev,poriie- in this couuiry tbe bop isrea8v
Tor pioking d1ring ~ frsf ~eck A. sen
temter. b. picking q bop carefully =.
pieces. a - snail seed uiri bs dis-ovr-.l
eloso down 90 The stem When th..e seed.
eomnence 90 turn Black or purple. ara BE-
cone bard. IRE bop j. ready for picking
b. keeping q close vairh fbc hop grover
III know some DAYS in aiVancc vhen be
crop I'll BE- ready Or harvesting. and 60