Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-01-21

tied TO New York but this estimate
Is probably too low.
To show how the culture OF hop,
has increased in this country. | me- y
say that the official reports OF th,
state show the hop product Of Wis
"onsin To have been, in 1865, 500 81
pounds, Of which Sank county pro
| duced 522 2G8 pounds. The estima-
ted crop OF Sank count D 1866 wa,
1900, GOO pounds an his year il
will probably not fall ort OF 4 900,
600 pounds, or 10000 bales while
the whole state will show product
OF at least 30. 600 bales, or 1000, coo
pounds. This years crop was pick
ed from 1913 acres, and next year
this country viii have 3.5S8 acres in
beai ING. 1t took 10000 pickers to
gather this years crop, and it will
require 1000 next year if the yield
is rs good rs this years ana the crop
gathered in the same length OF time
In this country, .he culture Of hops
is the leading business Of the people,
and presume they would not APP
preciate it were | to observe that
hops arc SO generally cultivated, and
SO universally relied upon by the
people as the means OF procuring
money, that, if anything should hap
pen and the crop prove failure, the
whole community would be seriously
embarrassed, if not distressed.
That they have made money at it
in the past few years, there is no mis-,
take; and | doubt whether another
county of equal population can be
found in the country where there are
so many well to do farmers as there
are in Sank county. This years
crop brought over 100000 in
the county
/ might write.many amusing things
relative to the way the people act
and talk up here on the hop ques-
ton > but, as | have q good deal
Of more Importance to write about,
| guess l had better address myself
seriously to my subject by saying
something about
THE PROFITS OF HOP CULTURE.
In order to give the reader Of the
Times some conception Of the profits
which have been realized by hop
growersAI have obtained from Mr..
Howard II. Potter, Of this village,
who is, perhaps, the most successful
hop grower Of Sank county, states
ment Of his receipts and expenditures
on account of one Of his yards (Which
contains four acres) since it COM
menced bearing, from which | con
dense the following statement
CAPITAL INVESTED.
Mr. Potter counts - capital invests
ed, bis drying house, bis press, his
hop poles, and other necessary fix
lures:
1900 tlmarack poles at 800 per $500 on
Drying house 20xiO....... Oh
Stove, pipe, press and l25 90
Total capitol, exclusive Of and...........Sl 1865 09
FIRST YEARS CROP.
The yard came into bearing last
year (1g6f) and the crop was sold 1t
so cents per pound. The following
is the detailed statement Of the cost
Of production, the sum received from
the sale Of the crop, and the profits
realized
Guilt walton setting poles, and tying vines..$S5 o.
Harvesting drying, baling fuel, and sacking767 oo
Man and team ten days drawing m8nure....... 40 %
Fifteen per for depreciation Of capital in
vested in hophouse and other fixtures. .....l6S 90
Total expenses. ............. 1000 %
Received for 1920 lbs hops at 5oc,...... 81 ESQ o.
Deduct expenses. GEO 90
Leaving as profits for crop of 600 %
FIRST CROP OF mop ROOTS,
The next spring following the crop
it was necessary to remove the sur
plus roots, or runners from the yard
(the reason and manner Of which /
will hereafter descrbe) and these
roots being in great demand to set
out new yards, they were sold. some
few at ten dollars per acre" (what
are necessary 10 plant an acre is
meant), some few at fifteen dollars
per acre, but most Of them at twenty
dollars per acre. The roots taken
up from this four acres
y D
Debut for expenses of taking up and market
ing"........ ..................... leo %
Total profits for roots sold. ......,..... 5000 90
Mr. Potter is sanguino that these
figures VIII be increased another year,
as he will have large number Of
roots to dispose of, and the orders
already being received by mail seem
to indicate 3 still stronger demand
than existed last year.
THE SECOND OR THIS YEARS CROP.
This years crop was more bounti-
full than that of last year but the
exact number Of pounds picked cam
not be definitely ascertajned rs the
hops are not all baled, and cannot be
conveniently weighed There were,
however, from this same yard Of four
acres, I,124 boxes" of hops. which,
at the average Of ten and half lbs
per box, would yield 1l,802 lbs OF
hops and, as it is certain that the
"boxes" would average over rather
than under ten and half lbs each,
| except it as a basis, and call the
crop 1882 lbs. This amount
charge at 55c per lb, because that
has been the leading price paid by
dealers here this season. That am
within bounds will be apparent when
| state that 58c has been offered for
them and refused and that, when
sold, owing to their being extrem ely
choice, they will probably bring 60c,
unless there should be some sudden
reaction in the market, which does
not now seem probable. These fig
ures give us the following results
Total expenses. St--llel
lleb- rs hops al 5oc......t. St,4s Ul
Deduct eNpenses Ill Qt
Cultivation 500 %
Harvesting, URN &c si3 q
Fifteen per tor depreciation Of capital. l6s OF
Leaving profits for crop oflSe7...,....... $3.50 %
REHABILITATION
Profit OF crop of g coo %
Profits ON crol of hoproots SOLD in spriugof
500 q
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