his state
but may, with ease, raise from one quarter of an acre, to as much as
three or four acres, the advantage of which would, in a few years, be
most sensibly felt both by the individual concerned, and the state at
large. In the city of New-York there are, at present, a number of large
and respectable breweries, and new ones, from time to time, may
reasonably be expected to be added to their number. All these
establishments are now supplied with hops from Massachusetts and
Connecticut; these considerations should certainly stimulate a few
spirited cultivators to lead the way, and raise hops; their laudable
example would soon be followed by others; so that in a few years we
should have prime hops of our own in abundance, for home consumption or
exportation. This subject will, I hope, appear sufficiently important
to recommend itself; to say more is therefore unnecessary.

[5] Of the different kinds of hops, the long white is the most
esteemed; it yields the greatest quantity, and is the most
beautiful. The beauty of hops consists of their being of a pale
bright green color. Care should be taken to obtain all of one
sort; but if different sorts are used, they must be kept separate
in the field, for there is a material difference in their time of
ripening; and if mixed in the field, will occasion extra trouble
at the time of gathering them in.

[6] Hops must be dressed every year, as soon as the frost will
permit; on this being well done depends, in a great measure, the
success of the crop. It is thought by many to be the best method
to manure the hop yard in the fall, and cover the hills entirely
with the manure, asserting, with other advantages, that this
prevents the frost from injuring plants during the winter. Hops
had better be gathered before they are full ripe than remain till
they are over ripe, for then they will lose their seed by the
wind, or on being handled. The seed is the strongest part of the
hop, and when they get too ripe will lose their green colour,
which is very necessary to preserve as the most valuable part of
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[7] Kilns covered with the splinters of walnut, or ash, will
answer the purpose, and come cheaper than hair cloth.

_Barley Cultivation._

However unconnected this subject may appear with a treatise on brewing