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quaintcd to change the location of his hop plantation every 

 eight years ; and he assures me that a plantation seeded down 

 after the roots are removed will bear the stoutest grass for 

 twelve years in succession, at the end of which time he culti- 

 vates it in hops again. 



The constituents which are taken from the soil may be seen 

 by the following analysis of the ash of the hop vine, including 

 the blossom : — 



100.00 



The ashes of the dried hops alone, which amount to one- 

 tenth of the whole weight, contain the following constituents, 

 in the percentage attached to each : — 



It is safe to say that hops could be cultivated fifty years in 

 succession, and still leave the land in good heart. It has been 

 for many years one of the most profitable crops, on the whole, 



