z^Z Of the Management and 



more of the Roots muft be uncover'd than 

 the Tops of the old Sets in the firft Year of 

 cutting, and at what Time foever the HiJl is 

 cut down, the Roots are not to be cut *till 

 March. At the firft Drefling all fuch Roots 

 or Sprigs as grew the Year before out of your 

 Sets, are to be cut away within one Inch of 

 the fame 5 and afterwards, yearly, they 

 muft be cut as clofc as can be to the old 

 Root, unlefs it be a weak Hop, when fome 

 principal new Shoots are to be left at Drcf- 

 fing. The old Roots are red, but thofe of 

 thelaft Year are white. The Root being drefs'd, 

 the rubb'd Mould is to be apply 'd ^ and in Dref- 

 fing, as in Planting, the down (hooting Roots 

 are not to be medled withal, nor the Hills to 

 be made too high at firft. When the Hops 

 appear above Ground, you are to begin to 

 pole them, and not before ^ for 'till then you 

 cannot judge where the largeft Poles will be 

 necefTary : In the doing of this, it is good to 

 let the Poles lean outwards 3 and to fet them 

 towards the South, is efteem'd a good Piece of 

 Huft)andry. When the Hops are (hot two 

 or three Foot out of the Ground, the next 

 Bufinefs is to condud and tye them to fuch 

 Poles as are fit for them^^ this muft not be 

 deferred, and in the doing of it, you are to be 

 fure to tye your ftrongeft Shoot to the largeft 

 Pole,and not to faften them fo clofe to the Pole, 

 or with fuch Tackle, as to gaul them, large 

 coarfe Yarn being efteem'd the beft Bandage 

 for that Purpofe. About Midfummer they be- 

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