Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-07
IN THE HOP WORLD.

LIE Mays Annual Report of the Hop Crop
of the World.
The following circ1la has been issued by
W. n. and H. LIE May, English hop factors,
under date of London, September 18th. 1t
NAV prove of interest to those engaged in
hop-growipg here;
We have delayed issuing our report this sea-
son about fourteen days beyond our usual time,
that we might be in position to say what effect
the hot weather that set in about that time
would have upon the crop. We have now
fioished most careful personal survey of the
hop growing districts of England, and we are
sorry to have to report the extreme heat has
not on the whole. been beneficial, it has GER
tainly to a limited extent helped the Colgates
and late Goldings, but has done great harm to
many of the early hops, especial those on dry
soils, almost all of which have gone off with
"red mold NemiD has also made its ap.
pearance in the cones in many gardens, and we
fear many will not be fit to pick that are left
over until next week; fresh fly can be found in
them (this is bad, as it foretells an attack of
aphis next spring.. In making an estimate of
the growth on as liberal a scale as possible, we
should say that 1000 acres will not produce
hop, 10000 acres may produce three cwts. per
acre. 1000 may produce six cwts. per acre.
5000 acres may produce eight cwts. per acre,
5000 acres may produce ten cwts. per acre, and
1900 acres may produce fifteen cwts per acre.
We ars pleased TO say that the best growths
splendid quality that have hardly. if ever, been
surpassed. We should think these hops will pro
duce something like 10000 cwts. There viii also
be shout 100000 cwts. Of fair copper hops picked
and the remainder will be OF very Indifferent
quality, which in ordinary seasons would not
tempt brewers. but this season will all be taken
for mixing with good sound old hops, and will
lie very useful for this purpose. Even at this
late period OF the picking it is not quite safe to
say that 80 900 cwts. of hops will be picked, as
it Is probable that many of the gardens that are
left unpicked this week may be completely de-
stroyed by red mold and vermin. The Weald
of Kent and Sussex Fuggles have withstood the
ravages of vermin and mold best this season,
and some of the best growths will be found
amongst these hops.
The continent wiz not produce more than
half of last year, when every bale went into
consumption. America will grow about as
many on the Pacific slope as last year, but the
New York State crop will fall short by at least
one third; last year, a though America imported
nearly as many hops as she exported, every
bale of their 1889 crop had gone when this
season opened. This year it is not likely she
Will import bale, as Germany viii have none
TO spare. consequently America cannot really
spare bale of hops for England.
The position OF affairs is unique. America
and the Continent produce just enough for their
own consumption, and no more England with
all annual consumption of 200, ZOO cwts. may, If
every hop that is hanging on the poles be
| iciency there may be 7o0o0 pockets of sound
| old English hops, which If reckoned as equal
| to one pocket of new hops, will add 5000 cwts.
| to the 10000 grown in England lthe Continent
| has already commenced preparing old hops for
| the English brewer, and several thousand bales
| have arrived marked 1888, which are nothing
| but worthless hops of the years lsS5, 1886 and
| 1887 growths. that have all beea mixed up aud
manipulated and repacked. The attention of
| the Government should be drawn to the pack
ages The same trickery was practiced in 1882.
when worthless hops of ten years of age were
| repacked and sold as 1s79s. Brewers would do
| well to refuse to buy any repaeked Continental
| hons
| Long before the 1891 crop can be secured there
will be the greatest famine in hops all over the
| world ever known, and lucky indeed will be
| those consumers who secure their twelve
months consumption while there are some hops
on the market. as 1t is now certain that even
/ the old beds of Germany will be turned out to
keep the brewers going until the next crop can
| be secured.
The consumption of beer in England is in
| creasing