200 THE HOP. 



alleged to keep much better during the often long 

 interim before they reach market. In some cases, they 

 lie in the bin twenty-four hours, and are then put into 

 another store room for ten days to sweat. The 

 dried hops remain in the bin until they commence to 

 toughen or "come in case/' which takes from three to 



FIG. 112. CAR AT KILN TO RECEIVE HOPS (Pleasanton). 



A, Upward sliding doors of kilns, through which hops are pushed fr- in floor; 

 B, wooden apron down which hops slide (to prevent their breaking), with 

 the car, c, ready to receive the dried hops to be carried to the coolers. 



.seven days, depending upon the temperature and den- 

 sity of the atmosphere. But if allowed to he too long, 

 they again become very brittle and break badly in 

 pressing; if left until they again show moisture, they 

 pack in the press hard and solid, and samples taken 



