Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-02-14
Hop Culture

pose 20 give 10 the iarning inttr~si T"
b. ief ,j.ss. 80 chat thsss $40 srs apse
qasin,ed ~ah n noe, sssi-x i-en
proper and jaisioss cstDss a TIA. is-s
crop. nav. iithsy Oh. b. seness'sd ss'e'''
by. In so doing. nv ehi~ct 10 TO sross'
isrnc. 70 a srass q their daiy AL intsr
est. Believing that tn i.,eliig-n,s q 40.
Agricultural community !. such. thai q 81
not be unwilling TO esp-rimsni nth any
thing uew and sseial. or 20 r-c~ise ,ounse
andinforns,ion from espei iDeuts al srsund
them. rMmers canno, snord a, thi. ace
TO be sccpsica, aali wesisicd 60 oii 20 is-
Dies. The time has come. OF sSss ssii.
when our lAndholci.rs wsli VI. -sh cach
other in eulriya,ing the bop. B.-snss. When
properly managed. IL ~ m1re ptohtsbls.
one wear with another. than asy root or
cereal crop that land wall proAsc.. "a,
mere observation, ne can bui see. thai IN
every locality whcr, the bop has beea calsi
vared, great bsarat has been clsiusssi
from its cultivation. and farmers IN ihoss
localities have come to kno- its value IN
buying and paving Zoe their farms. lands
and debts. aud hence. find ,hem~else.. rs Il
werc. in wear or too. in easy and sfho-nt
circumstances. Our farmers only have TO
triH u and Ike benefit -ould result 90
them. all over the state. and bop culture
would become ,hereby grea, source Of
wealth 20 Tue state, far more than 10 strip
our timber land. OF their valuable spruce
aud pine for foreign markets.
1t may he con;cnded that general in
crease OF hi. crop in the state OF country.
wopld render the article slmos, valurlc.s.
rs the nlrkc, would become glu,iei; that
over supply an wan, OF demand would pro
duce this result Pas, observation shows
the contrary. The cultivation OF the hop
has advanced rapidly in the United States
since 1910. IT, that yvar PISS 5o2 pound,
were pro Iuced IN 1862 1900. 600 pounds
aud b, fair estimate not less than Is CO... .
600 pounds in 1867. commanding so to 65
cent, per pound The s,sfi.iirs OF the
Agricultural Department. OF wa,hing'oo,
show, ''thal the average yield per acre TO-
several years past has been about 500 lbs ="
That FROM 1850 10 1867 The price per pound
varied lro u 3 to 65 c,-uis The following
table sho~, ih, variation in p,ic,s for Is
years viz :--lsSo - to GO cent, per pound i.
1851. Il TO 81. 1852. u to 40. isSS. - 10
46. 1854. 5 to SO. 1855 ito 10. 1886. TO
-. 1857. I to 10. 1883. $ to II. 1889. 6 to
IS. 1860. G to b, 1861. IS to -. 1853. -
TO 81. 1861. 20 to So 1867. 50 10 65.
From 1915 % 1857 inclusive. period Of
sixty one years. tho average price OF hop.
IN y. England nas been a fraction over Is
cent per pound. In 1912 hey werc 4. low
a cents per poand' From 1860 to
1864 inclusive, the average Importation Of
hops, ~ Grca, Brilian. was RISING u .OOd =.
OoO Ponnds, IN oricr 70 supply It's own de-
mand, misunderstanding it i, one Of the best
hop growing cognir,s. The average ex.
PortatIon for the same tinc by the Unite a
States exceeded s.oo0.ocO pounds. The
consumption OF hops in Grca; Britain nd
Europe is usually greater than their pro.
doctiou OF them. In all count ics the hop
crop is regarded uncertain Ia the Cnitc.i
States not more so than other Kind. Of crops
As the annual prohlct in fore ign countries
is irrgalar. this creates an irrrgul n foreign
dcm,nl, AMI this IL attended <iih corrrs
pointing difference 10 price,; thu, must ron
Time To b- ti,r case. because the annual
produc; Is Irregular, with very regular
consumption. The irmsnd for The hop il
cnntinuall, increasing IL j. used ia brew
ing for preserving anil hiv rim: malt liq
uors, the use OF which j. on the increase.
The bigh taxes on alcoholic liquors in Iuccs
agreaier use OF NAL, liquors on thi. &C.
count there is a growing laste for NAH iiG.
uors IN all countries. even among Americans.
hence the increasing demand tor Dor. A
product so constantly in demand. so uncer.
tain in It's yield, especially in foreign coun.
tries. and which can be KEEP; ONLY for 4
short time. gives rise 10 speculative pur.
chss"s thus another element creltin, hp,t.
uatins pricc. The foregoing causes create
the extreme range Of prices Of this proIue,
The bop groscr must expect encouraging
and discourasing prices, 90 in relation 10
other Prodac's Of the iArm BY good culri
vaiiou be can coun;eract. 10 some extern,
this annual nnccrtaintv OF the hop crop. and
avail himself Of these high prices created b,
foreign demand He. who will take dill
gent care Of his bop field regardless ~ ,b,
prices per pound viii he well paid for hi,
trouble ard expense From f~o % tout
acres OF we'll managed hop ground. one YEA
with another, will give the isrmer NOR,
dollars than twenty Eve acre. ~ arab,
land. with the same or lees expen.e p,
rpers n old OvT,rI a., o.. .......