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Hops in the United States. 



made for continuing this trade by the erection of export 

 slaughter houses at Esbjerg, Kolding, and several other 

 places. The largest portion of the meat exported in 1898 

 went to Germany, from which country the profits have been 

 larger than those from England. 



Whether this export of meat will continue to grow, or 

 whether the export of live cattle to Germany will again 

 be revived depends, of course, upon the future import 

 regulations of that country. 



During the last two years a large trade has sprung 

 up in sausage-making. The various bacon factories have 

 also taken up this industry. 



In 1S94 the Danish Government passed a law that all 

 exported meat was to be subjected to a sanitary inspection, 

 and it has further appointed a Commission to carry out a 

 system of State- controlled examination of all exported meat 

 products. 



{Foreign Office Report, Annual Series, No. 2301. Price 2-|-d.) 



Production of Hops in the United States. 



The Board have received from Mr. John Hyde, Statistician 

 to the United States Department of Agriculture, a copy of a 

 circular containing estimates of the production of hops in 

 that country. The latest official estimate as to the acreage 

 yield and value of the hop crop is that of the last census, and 

 the following table shows these particulars for the year 1890 

 (all amounts of hops are given in bales of i8olbs.). 



States 



Acres. 



Bales. 



Value. 



New York- 

 Washington - - 

 California - - - - 

 Oregon - 

 Wisconsin - 

 Other States 



35.5S 2 

 5,282 



3,796 

 3,223 

 871 

 238 



■ 



99,229 

 49,348 



21,174 

 2,556 

 780 



£ 



1,264,200 

 476,032 

 317,052 

 218,172 

 29,625 

 8,549 



Total 



48,962 



204,848 



2,313 630 



