are given in the following table, together with the figures relating to 

 the whole hop : 



Analyses showing the fertilising constituents contained in hops and 

 seeds, stated in parts per 100 of the air-dried materials as taken from 

 the pocket. 



It will be seen that the seeds are the richer in nitrogen, and 

 phosphoric acid. In view, however, of the liberal manner in which 

 hops are manured, it is hardly likely that increased seed production 

 will either exhaust the soil or weaken the plant. 



Reviewing the whole question it would appear that the 

 advantages are distinctly in favour of seed hops. 



The opinions of several leading Kentish hop-growers were now 

 sought on this question of the value of male plants. The views 

 obtained differed widely. Many regard the males as useless and 

 have them grubbed after picking time. Others, especially in East 

 and Mid Kent, consider that a few males are useful, and improve 

 the general welfare of the gardens. 



Mr. W. H. HAMMOND, of Canterbury, in a very interesting 

 letter dated Oct. 17, 1904, sums up his experiences as follows : 



" With regard to male hops in our gardens in East Kent, I 

 have all my life understood from growers that they thought it an 

 advantage to have a few male plants scattered about. My father, 

 who was a large planter in the Petham Valley for 60 years or more, 

 always grew a few males. 



" The perfect seeds for one thing help to make weight, and our 

 English brewers do not object to them, but apart from that many 

 men seem, in the past, to have had an idea that it was better for the 

 general welfare of the gardens if there were a few males present. 



