98 PRODUCTION ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. 



the bale, which was beyond the average of previous years by 

 6000 to 8000 bales. In 1860 the produce of hops, according 

 to the census, was 5844 tons, and the value of the beer used 

 in the States, 3,754,400Z. At the previous census, 1294 tons 

 of hops were returned, and 1,777,924 barrels of beer made. 



Little or no hops were grown in the Southern States. The 

 climate is unfavourable to the growth of the plant ; attempts 

 have been recently made to grow it in the mountainous 

 region of South Carolina and Tenessee, but the results have 

 been insignificant. In the State of Kentucky five or six 

 bales were produced in 1873, in the more Northern States, as 

 Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa, a small quantity has been grown. 

 The only States where there is any important production are 

 New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, and California. 



The production of hops in the United States, according to 

 the last census of 1870, was 25,456,669 Ibs., the principal 

 producing States being the following : 



Lbs. 



New York 17,558,681 



Wisconsin 4,630,155 



California 625,064 



Michigan 828,269 



Vermont 527,927 



Minnesota 222,065 



Maine 296,850 



^lowa 171,113 



New Hampshire, Ohio, and Pennsylvania produce about 

 100,000 Ibs. each. 



The crop for the Union in 1874 was estimated as follows : 



Bales. 



New York 50,000 



Wisconsin 22,000 



California 5,000 



Michigan 5,000 



Other States 15,000 



Total 97,000 



