Management of Hops. 
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oaslhouscs, .ind four years since have had one built for mc on 
the same plan — dries the hops very even and well. 
Eait. 
The ahove plan is on a scale of 20 feet to an inch, and is laid 
down here to show how the kilns may be situated in rep^ard to 
each olher, so as to assist and not impede a regular circulation of 
air to either. 
A is a room under the stowage or cooling-room, 40 feet long 
by 20 feet wide^ which might be larger or less, as might be re- 
quired, and used for stowing and weighing hops in piching-time : 
it might be open on one side to be used as a cart and waggon 
lodge, or enclosed for any other purpose, having doors or 
windows where required ; the stowage for cooling hops above 
would be of the same dimensions. 
B, C, and D are ground-plans of three circular kilns, in which 
may be placed any of the before-mentioned descriptions of fires, 
either open or cockles. 
E, a passage 8 feet wide. 
1, 2, and 3, openings for entrance of persons, and also for ad- 
mission of air into the space within the circle, either through the 
fires or not, as before described. 
4, b, 6, and 7 are outer doors, opening into the passage E, for 
the admission of air ; and here it may be observed that neither of 
the doors opens directly on the opening either of 1, 2, or 3, so as 
to cause tco fierce a rush of air or the wind to blow directly to the 
fires, but to keep a constant supply of cold air in the passage to 
flow regularly in the opening 1, 2, and 3. Only two out of the 
four doors would or should be open at the same time, or the 
current of air coming in at one door would pass out at the op- 
posite one ; and should the wind blow hard, cither from cast or 
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