TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Chapter I.— Orioix and Spread of Hop Culture: 



K.iily History of the Croj)— I)cvf'loj)in<'iii. of tlie Industry — 

 Clianj^t's it liiis uinlergone— Its Present Condition and Fu- 

 ture I'rospects. 



Chapter II.— Peculiarities of the Industry: 



Sppei.il Ch.'inicteri^iics mid rncertainties of the Hf»p Crop 

 tliHt make it riiifiue— Klfeet of Sutjst itutes, Adidteration, 

 Tax.d ion, Consumption. » Innate, Inse«Ms, Funtri, Wide Flne- 

 t^iaiions in I'rices, etc.— Use of the Hop (strobile;, tlio Vine 

 and Root. 



Chapter III.— Characteristics of the Plant: 



IJijtanical Cliaracterisiies— Different iatioii— Confusion of 

 Varieties— .Male and Female Hops— The I'rincipal Kinds — 

 Seedless Hops, Varieties— What CoTistitutes Quality in Hops. 



Chapter IV. — Composition of the Hop Plant and its Fruit. 



Charaoteristies of Lupulin— Varieties in Composition— Tlje 

 Chemistiy of Hops. 



Chapter V.— The Climate and Soil for Hops: 



Preparation of Soil— Peculiar Climatic Conditions Required 

 — Neeessity of Proper Soil— The Kinds that Cive Best Re 

 suits, and Why— How to I'lepare tlie Land for a new Planta- 

 tion— Amerieau and Forei;^n .Methods. 



Chapter VI.— Feeding the Hop Plant: 



Special Recptirements— What Hops take from the Soil- 

 Effect of Different Elemeids of Plant Food on Quantity and 

 Quality— Various Manures and Mantirial Substanoes— Com- 

 mercial Fertilizers and A^Mieuli ural Chemieals— Formulas 

 for Hop Mixtures— When aid Ih.w to Ai)ply Fertilization. 



Chapter VII.— Laying Out a Hop Yard— Training the 

 Vines: 



Direction of Rows— Distance Apart— Training on Poles, 

 Vines, Sfrin<2:s, etc—American vs. English, Frencli and 

 German Systems. 



Chapter VIII.— Planting and Culture: 



starting Plants— Select ion and Care of Pvoots— How to Plant 

 Them— ("arf! of New I'laidations I lie First Year— Treatment 

 of Old Yards— Plowing, Grubbing, Cultivating, Hoeing, 

 Laying Hy, etc. 



Chapter IX.— Methods of the Pleasanton Hop Company: 



Full Details of the .Uorlns Operandi Practiced by one of the 

 Largest Hop Growers in the World. 



Chapter X— Pests of the Crop: 



Its Insect Knrnnes Ftdlv Treated by L. O. Howard— Blights, 

 Ru'^ts anij other Fungi — Hail, Wind, Frost, etc.— Practical 

 Directions f(n- Coml)ating all these Pests. 



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