308 HOPS. 



May gives the acreage under hops in 1894 as about 5,660 

 desjatin (15,000 acres), divided as follows : — 



3,550 (9,600) 



The other 2,000 desjatin apply to small gardens where 

 hops are grown for local consumption only, in Guszlizy, 

 Minsk, Grodno and Central Eussia. 



Eussian hops are generally deficient in quality. Accord- 

 ing to private advices from Zelinka all varieties are grown, 

 though for the most part cuttings are obtained from Bohemia 

 (Saaz, Auscha, Dauba) and in many places Bavarian and 

 English (Goldings) hops are grown. 



Belgium. — The area under hops is about 11,750 acres 

 (4,700 hectares) and is concentrated in two main districts : 

 that of Alost, north-west of Brussels, and that of Poperinghe, 

 in the extreme west of the kingdom. The hops are of poor 

 quality. In 1897 the consumption amounted to 72,562 cwt., 

 which is covered by an average crop, estimated at 80,000 

 cwt. The industry is in a retrograde condition. 



France. — Hop-growing is carried on in 13 departments, 

 the acreage being about 8,000 acres (3,214 hectares), and the 

 crop averaging 33,000 to 36,000 cwt. The chief centres are 

 in Cote-d'Or, 1,110 hectares (2,775 acres) ; Nord, 915 hectares 

 (2,285 acres) ; Meurthe-et-Moselle, 814 hectares (2,035 acres). 



In 1897 the consumption amounted to 61,720 cwt., and is 

 therefore only about half covered by an average crop, the 

 balance being imported from Germany, Belgium, etc. 



The Netherlands.- — Here only a few hops are grown, the 

 acreage being reported as 200 hectares (500 acres), and the crop 



