, 1869-07-26
HOPS,


ln Michigan and Wisconsin,
Frvna The Iktroit Free P,k.s, JUL ~
~, ~ J: =; 4. Morton. . prominent hop dealer q
the hop.groalnQ regions Of Michigan and VII
conB,n. lie 10 himself a hoy. grower, snA well
quhllGed 10 iorm au estimate Of the prospects
sdyice io growers who have had llstie e1pe-
nenSe, which they VIII hnd profitable The fol-
loH!ng ls Nj. Aor1on's statement:
"Hcfofc going 10 NtstonsIn visited the hop
districts Of Michigan. ana a. near a. j could
.a Of ts ya II tns s,e
pared with Wlsconstn amt New YORK. 1t Is not
likely that the market Will be much affected b.
Michigan look well, and aru toletahly freo from
vctmtn,
IN Wisconsin ny tour extended through
Saua s ano .dlolning counties Which "a the great
the information gathered, II would seem that
iwo thirds or u1rec-quMtera OF the ,anls were
been much n.geetsd: In ' such pgsu ysl1. niue 1pe
3tel1 VII he light Tie svefage size OF yafAs 10
Sauk c:unt, t. tro9 Two 2 ~ actea. The lar9eAt
guen1lJ hear ai,sar1l reports Of yards Of nfty and
ioo Acref. and 10 ao,oe tnttaDces where fnrtners
have converted their whols farms Into q hop
yard. sueh farms deserve The name Of gar
denA, for Il Is obvious 10 every practical mop
grower inst II would not be feasible 10 harTest
such a. enormous crop ss would bo p'odueed
tr1cts remote I'm cities. 1t takes ltom two
buIdred 10 three hundred xOEncn TO pick .
pui poles - aid DO DO other her ' sort during ] peI,ns
tine. Few farmers arp mile 70 bo2rd one-lhrd of
Or ,hta nutnlxt. One yatd Of .syeni! -tiss acres
:" "lop1 IN Wisconsin look well. except those
their appearance ii many yards, but WHITTIER
Is too soon 10 rredseL few days OF warn,
IA Nn
good crop IN Wisconsin aud Sew York there
icta, and without a foreign te,nanI nop. VIII
ny b. 'n aey 70 70 Is5y s:t hsn III ~, -" weI
i.tlure tn England aud othrr pul1A OF Europe,
1t Ia Frubatls 1t4t gro~crs will realize fnr
prices for ,he eotning cror. aud as - much
pains thoull be taken tu curu the crop NO : 10
have the hots In all Ee,pects 4 pFtuu Ut Chulce
uItlcle. Tie color bctt sultc! tor the Eastern.
aud more especially for the English and other
.,raw coloE: III order 10 give the hops .hla
coiur, the trfnssoue should IL Applied while
slould Ic wei dried; slack driving may make
!henI weigh iii rr, hut there l. danger OF their
S~s Ill., eSa nsa tIe ~. veal ,sar .aa q
any gror ln the En!tcd stAses: but, Us RenrEnl
thing. thiy were not well currd. 80 ils 10 he con-
4 L.'cFct choice crop, ..
"Dnr,ug the rasl season many OF Tho hop -grow-
css Lavc hent thtlr htrs 10 nsArket. anpPoAlng
tEfm 10 bo yer, choice, Ail h1yc manifested great
surprise wilcn Informed th.t they would mi pass
~ such. The GroneE would remark that ho
thought hls hops WE'RE Tho beat In tho
country. Tho nan who dried them was All
experienced bhnd, sud sld they wrro Thu bcst
lie rnh rrcu TINT Rrason. euch nas bcen the cx-
pcr1tncc OF mau} HOW hol.VE5wrrs Anl they
have teen ,nlairn by CHIN Of rrtss.lonai dryers
who Y" ssouh curing h"Ts for thrlr nrlGhborH
And know J, VI Enough 70 ilrJ The hops ~ u
keep them lron pronv. hut havu no lticA IN 10
the PROPER 1uclAod of curing. ur The proper color
to VNr-
f" Kccrnlly many Western hrrwcra hnvn called
for y green Top; this may nc explained fEln
The fsct ihAt haVs Are sometimes iNjurri by the
hrtnIAtonr, Or ilracheu .puEvoRrIy TO llsKulau
thcif inferior quality. In kIltIg hops, 1t N
well 10 uke n bunru 10 tEraA upon 30 ~ not 10
hTrAk tLriu up. Thtfe II no fchson why Mcht-
gan lnES should t.uI atli ~ well ~ any grown
in tho l;nlir't stairs. II growers ~M only get n
choice u,trle, mud ~ gpod American hops have
COME III very Rrcui insor III the Envsh market,
growers Who have N desirable shipping grais
can ul~uya realize tho hest rr1ces."
ME. Sl"r3un khOxA u{An what lt hascl h1s cst!.
tnutts "t lie comparative prolurtion al tls yeAr
aNa lu4t In Wisconsin, Nv UthnininH Ihr Nh1Fnhnfs
tF the laht crop 1!O1n vnrloLs places Shipments
ifcm the POINTS nhtlcds Ou The Mi nnuYee Il
CFNnse lIui!toad:
k,!Lousnc CITY, ns,uua bales: Mausson, s,tlo
bales; Linden, 1,t-U haIrH: LIst,nn. s,o,M bales;
1on.nl,, eWA bales: Sparta, o,Ua, i'a!ea: Water
fUNI. l1,NU haltH- The h4ipnents hT thc ITAtEc
fiji nm 1,.,llfJ1H Hrr vtYfu.