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removed. This is a valuable indication of judicious 

 drying." 



In a previous chapter we cautioned growers 

 against mixing poor hops, if they have any, with their 

 better ones. If a grower has more than one grade 

 he should keep them in separate bins in the cooling 

 room, and likewise bale them separately, as well as 

 keep them separate afterwards, so that when a buyer 

 samples them he will find the different qualities and 

 offer on them accordingly. To mix a poor grade with 

 a better quality will usually reduce the selling price of 

 the lot to the figure at which the poorer grade alone 

 would sell. Hence, keep the moldy, light-colored or 

 otherwise inferior quality separate from the better 

 grades. But with a nice crop of quite uniform appear- 

 ance, it is generally desirable to carefully mix the entire 

 growth so thoroughly that every bale will be of the 

 same uniform grade and quality. It is often a ques- 

 tion, also, whether it is not best to mix two or more 

 varieties (we do not here mean grades of quality), for 

 very often a careful mixture of hops from red vines 

 with "clusters" is a decided benefit in flavor, as well as 

 in appearance and attractiveness to the dealer or 

 brewer. So, too, of the Humphreys, that are usually 

 very bright, but which if mixed with the main crop 

 help the average color of the whole without losing any 

 market value on the Humphreys. 



All hops are sold by sample or grade and subject 

 to inspection, and it is customary for the buyer to take 

 all the hops that are equal to or better than the sample 

 or grade; while, at the same time, he has the right to 

 reject any and all bales that do not come up to the sell- 

 ing sample or grade. There is no averaging of hops, 

 and the buyer can be compelled to take only 

 those hops that run equal to sample, and even 

 if he secures some that are better, he cannot be 

 compelled to take those that are worse. It can 



