CULTURE AND PRODUCTION 



eyes of all who know how short 

 everywhere, and how very many bushels weflTrequired for 

 a pocket, not only at the commencement but throughout 

 the picking season. 



" Considering all the drawbacks of the year, drought, 

 mould, and exhaustion, it must be said that the return of 

 6 cwt. per acre all round is wonderful, and it is certain that 

 it has not been exceeded by a pound. 



" Throughout the whole of the Continent the hop crop has 

 been short. With the exception of Belgium, no continental 

 district has produced anything like an average return. In 

 Bavaria, Wurtemberg, Baden, Alsace, Galicia, Lorraine, and 

 Burgundy, not half of an average quantity was grown ; 

 and in Bohemia, in the celebrated provinces of Saatz, Auscha, 

 and Dauba, nothing like this quantity was obtained. 



" Black blight, red spider, and drought made sad havoc in 

 Austria, Germany, and France; the bine came away weak 

 and unkindly, and could not grow away from its numerous 

 foes. Prices are very high at all the German and French 

 markets, and higher still in those of Austria. From 13Z. 10s. 

 to 167. 15s. are the prices now current at Nuremberg, and 

 from 111 to 251 at Saatz. 



" German merchants are already in" the English and 

 American markets, endeavouring to make good the defi- 

 ciencies of their home supply. 



" The Belgian growth is the same as that of the English, 

 about 6 cwt. per acre. There was a general attack of aphis 

 blight in the early summer, but it cleared away in time to 

 allow the plant to recover, and grew a moderate quantity. 

 Prices run from 6Z. to 8?. for Belgian hops. 



