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the remainder of the summer being relatively dry. The 

 summer rainfall measures 407 '8 mm., that for the whole 

 year being 975'86 mm. On the east are the Albany 

 Mountains (Green Mountains). 



Portland (Oregon), on the west coast, is in latitude 

 45-32° N., longitude 122-4° W., and at a height of 62 feet 

 above sea level. The mean summer temperature is 14'9° C. ; 

 yearly mean, ll-44° ; total heat during summer months = 

 2727° G. The cHmate of this hop district is, in general, cool. 

 In June, July, and August the average temperature is over 

 17° C. April and May are in about the same state as in 

 Albany. September is moderately warm (mean, 15"1° C). 

 Of the summer half-year April is the wettest month, whilst 

 the others, with the exception of July, which is dry, are 

 moderately damp. The rainfall from April to 1st October 

 measures 361 "9 mm. ; the winter months being very wet 

 bring the yearly total up to 1363'4 mm. The Cascade range 

 lies in the western part of the State. 



The best hops are produced in the Saaz district. Next 

 in order of the districts cited above are Schwetzingen, Dauba 

 and Eottenburg hops, followed by the American, those from 

 New York State being more highly esteemed than Oregon 

 hops. 



If the climate of Saaz be taken as the one best suited 

 for the requirements of the hop, i.e., that hops of the best 

 quality are produced under these climatic conditions, it fol- 

 lows that, by comparison, the climate of Schwetzingen, 

 though warmer, is too moist. The difference between the 

 mean summer temperatures works out at 0"86° C. in favour 

 of Schwetzingen ; but, on the other hand, the latter has the 

 greater rainfall by 221*9 mm,, to which circumstance — 

 coupled with the greater rainfall in June — the relative in- 

 feriority of the Schwetzingen hops is probably attributable. 

 The difference in quality would undoubtedly be greater were 



