, 1880-05-30

active members u Liz dposC AoooC1al1VAs
continued steadily to enlarge their fields and
improve their methods OF cultivation, belteV-
ing that, with revival Of the general business
of the country, this commodity would also
increase in demand. Their wisdom and fore
sight met last fall with remarkable frultlon.
Farmers who had cultivated and housed
their hops in prime condition were abundant
" rewarded with golden gains. and their
faith was more firmly established that, as
specially, the growing OF hops was Il profit
able Investment Those thathad become dis
couraged, and allowed their fields to go to
waste, at once saw their mistake, and re-
solved again to embark i'll an enterprise
which, US rule, Is conSidefeo vastly nioio
remunerative than the system OF mlscellane-
Gus cultivation carried on BY the great ma
iority Of farmers. Fields have been re-
plowed, roots reset, poles placed IN POSITION,
and a more general air OF thrift ana GOOD
cultivation established than has at any time
prevailed since 18Th. The Hop-Growers
its influence and attendance, was revived,
and its officers and members set to WORK TO
gather anew industrial facts relalmg 10 tnelr
trade. aud to compare wants and resources,
eyueriments aud results, till a correct and
scientific basis Of culture could be attalned'
Soon after the harvest OF 1879, and the re-
mnrkable prices began to rule, movement
was put OH foot to gather local stat1stlcai IN
formation; and, at q recent olllclal II reelns,
pelsoni! I!;'oiiu r.s;iants If tho southern
cn,+e, ~ flnnda md the northern portions Of
i)tsegO and Madison Counties, but embracing
very small surface of the hop,groWlng als-
iI1cI apote tt t;,n .raruht and gruh Witch nre-
!eafnf4A A lltas saasau so haye titled large Quan-
tity Of roots, while the open weather OF last
W1ilr om m1; no'l ~ F S;ils sfhe acreage and
equai pl9poIta1.;; ~ h,, tha ~ ornwers in
y!eu Ivy u1Ss 1SS Su,t,s v,s eiven ~ ~ follows: 1S
toao s .si'd 5Sn. nn1,nis 1,ar acre tr,1: total
weieht. IS. les bounds. 1s7oAcres, lbs;
p, pounes pet as1 ra,oe ~ for I'm harvest this year,
pounusi AciEase .1t;ss - ~ +t;a nav Yards ara
l inntad H. nu :; nverv drection. from which
peug p!Astf ef a,,v 49, ..orsennnnce are honed for
unti the harvest - tet ~ ~ "a orrast acrcaee
conldently eSpGGtiu cll.t I.e iot "a 1rhat ;s
ever gfoWni VII n;taa ps eact;on en- far Is enter
true o. r,aS allla mu IL enuanv tr1,e of other
fncsi;ties Ell; m r Is hardly possible, however,
that lne pIacGfs "nG atli,,c fr"n 40 cents for
Septemoer tasL-1'nea ~ e.a 80 ot araoi h",,sNuii1
prime u9wn 70 ~ ~ ce ansni,'g M S t'yn Years: so
ne upi.elu u. ttnt uto an1arna their fills must
exerc}so eas R good id deal Of faith and run large
| risks- ..,..;o 1,os oe+,b,isbad cor-
The Associatlon mas esLap,1smeg ~ fhe f1nitnd
responaents at faitGan frnu whnm St statistical IN
States anu canaat1 ,lv race;vad and the Hon.
forlatlon y 5i S!nteny y,e;tad S},fnS Gnnsni at
James ~. W1lson, oAie1e hae rns,,enSad ua r. an
Nuremourg bava1la, H. ~ 4So ieepu;ti pSn,.;stion ~ III
llVltal'oa i iattar fi,1 ~ itterest tn grow
Iectots " ,ors y IJa ,vrtas n1der date Of
IT. ah ao - een 1nsn hrt the letter was not made
public nnta tne g1o VIZ -. 1 ,snnvdent IS
last week. rom W1lt fia,,i,,n foTe SJ optrnats.
perHitIet 10 Hint t4 l1,t. I,,r.n M
CUNsoAA3aiM A17sE>rn,1nG vr r Ravaria March IS,
1sSo-I2 At. ?. nueae'' aGroc1,e, nsuS.un 1e i -
OF tIle NoTtn,AItcfSH3ceA1 Nnt. ~ ~. your
soctItlo1t, o@hsst, ~, - roc.iyaI and road with
1avors nave oe1h o,1., 1its bv mrsseH hnt by tho
iRIeIsrs Risi, n hops and and brewers Of Nurenlburg.
It belng SO cary II, ,rotet;ons II, can 10 mnie ot,
calculalons - ptSu1i; pna,,;ug saesnn s. The mast
tlle crop lot ano 1oMn nnI sev.srn hit mi fiji
WintGr mas re uee1 innnvered can # he known
,uhathar ,1tn thew have sustained auy injury.
"iIHs "'Ths Extraordinary s depression Of the hop
trade any pdemtE wh;;h y has tu9 IT rnurse
hnnths SUI ~ eoits.; .;nas ,onridarnL7,S n,ora cn
th,neo than For tho t list len wears. Choice hons
pest aaanr1e1s, 1 - n,ar rast i,st as h;o nc r.
III VcIopet alu ~ ,t5h1 ~ dcaI conta pr;ne
cents, are ltoltu ~ ~ .'.,rt tsaI oa,ts "a
qualiteeS, ,neri,t ~ 91t at ~ cents Il must low
now ar pe ba rc'aarkeI that tie first pick iselec
t,oll) Is atWayH s t,1a mora ra,1ariah *
Ihe ereat ueclle - t0 s,d f,rr,ars, an,ls ~.
stoehs III Meei a,,et si,onid hnsjness reyiye anf
Tel9 s.ta, ,!,, a.u, NV, Iemand hnwever small.
tnrz hz ';fi'p for the ' better M may be expected.
From the deDates 1s,,,ar ~ of uo,,r neirGhnr
inner tlsL eacm VI f,i1f1 nranorcs His avn nrnd
hood cures allu toi.5 = - nroen,,a', tbat !,
Many n.r eases the growers facilities and con