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THE HOP. 



seem to have largely ignored the problem of fertilizing 

 the hop. Let us, then, first consider the elements of 

 plant food contained in the vines and hops of an aver- 

 age crop, basing our table on the analyses on Page 71 



FIG. 28. PICKING HOPS. 



and on the average relative weight per acre of 

 vines and hops obtained from a dozen experienced 

 growers in New York state: 



