Management of Hops. 
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to the distance of two stations, IS or 20 hills, as the case may be, 
proceed to set out the hills all over the ground, keeping the line 
(which should be well stretched before it is marked) sufficiently 
tight to reach exactly the length of two stations, putting down a 
stick to every mark on the line, setting it out in rows of two sta- 
tions' distance first, and then stretch the line across between the 
sticks in the rows, putting down a stick to every mark as before, 
which will finish as proceeded with. This method will set them 
out perfectly correct if care be taken with the chains ; for as the 
chains will not err, neither can the line err when made to reach 
the station-sticks set out with the chains ; small sticks or reed, cut 
about 1^ feet long, are what is required. A man, with an assistant 
and two boys, will set out complete 3 acres per day. For a man 
who understands the work, 'ds. per day ; assistant, 2s. per day ; 
two boys at 6(/. each, Is. per day; making 6s., which would be 
2s. per acre. 
Planting. 
Before I begin to describe the method of planting, although I 
have, in describing the soils calculated for growing hops, shown 
in some degree the soils adapted for different varieties of hops, it 
would be well to place here more immediately under the view of 
the reader the varieties of hops most generally planted, and the 
soils best adapted for each. 
Golding's, which are reputed to have taken that name several 
generations back, from a gentleman of the name of Golding, who 
first raised them, and whose descendants, some of them, are now 
hop-planters in the county of Kent. — This variety is undoubtedly 
the finest, richest, and most valuable of any grown, varying in 
quality, like all other varieties, according to the soil on which 
they are grown; the soils best adapted for their growth are deep 
rich soils, on calcareous subsoils; require poles when in full plant 
from 14 to 18 feet long. 
Canterburys partake somewhat of the nature of Golding's, not 
so thick or so strong a hop when dried, but equally fine if not 
more so in flavour; are well adapted for brewing fine ales for keep- 
ing; they require the same description of soil to be grown on as 
Golding's, run rather more to bine, the hops smaller, require poles 
from 14 to 20 feet long. 1 should suppose the name to be 
taken from being first grown at or in the neighbourhood of 
Canterbury. 
Grape, which take their name from growing in clusters like 
grapes, are a more hardy variety ; will grow on the same soils as 
the two above sorts, also on clayey soils with retentive clayey sub- 
soils, and upon almost all varieties of soils ; do not produce so 
much bine as the two first, but more productive in hops; require 
