Management of Hops. 
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Balance against an acre of hop-gi-ound the second year, and the 
expense of furnishinc^ an acre of new poles being shown to be 55/., 
the amount of which, with interest thereon, should be equally 
divided over the number of years the ground is continued in plant ; 
but as that is always uncertain, it will be better in an annual cal- 
culation to charge the average annual cost to keep up a supply of 
poles as in a former calculation, which was 71. per acre, charging 
interest on the cost of poles with the expense above the produce 
of the two first years, supposing the poles to be kept in the same 
state with that annual supply, or if not, there is a depreciation in 
the value of the poles equal to the omission of such supply. 
Annual expense of cultivating an acre of hops of 1200 hills. 
.€. s. d. 
jVI.miiiing every year, and occasionally twice a year . . . 7 0 0 
])i,L,'ging the ground 1/., cutting or dressing Gs. . . . . 16 0 
Poling 15s., carrying in new poles \$. Qtl. . . . • . 0 10 6 
Annual supply of poles . . . . . . . .700 
Tying lOs., digging around hills at C(/. per 100, Gi-. . . . . 0 10 0 
Nidgeting during tiie summer, as sliown under the head of summer cul- 
tivation ........... 1 4 0 
Hoeing at times 5s., ladder-tying Is., earlliing 3s. . . . . 0 9 0 
Putting up |)ole3 blown and broke down during the summer and sundries 0 5 0 
Stacl;ing poles, binding quarters and bines . . . » . 0 5 0 
Rent 2/., ordinary tithe and taxes 16s., extraordinary titlie 1/. . . 3 10 0 
Rent and taxes, and repairs on oast and buildings required for drying, &c., 
the annual expense of which is the same wheliier there are many hops 
grown or few . . . . . . . • . . 100 
Interest on money sunk in raising a plantation, and the first cost of poles, 
55/. as before stated 2 14 0 
Tlie 13/. Vis. sunk in raising a plantation the first two years, as only in- 
terest on it is yet charged, we will extend it, say over 14 years, about 10 0 
As manure and labour is paid for some considerable time before anything 
is receive<l for produce, I will put that at 20/; and charge it at half a 
year's interest . . . . . . . . . 0 10 0 
Total £28 1 0 
On high rented hop-grounds it will of course be more, accord- 
ing to the rent given; also, when larger and better sorts of poles 
are used, the interest on the capital employed will be more ; and 
where hand-cultivation only is adopted, the annual expense would 
be more. 
The above is the lowest calculation that can be made consistent 
with good management ; if done at a less expense, the planter is 
not likely to be so well remunerated. 
A calculation of picking and every subsequent expense on a ton weight 
of hops until they are sold, supposing half a ton per acre to be grown, 
averaging 1300 bushels of green hops to a ton when dried, and 1*. 
given for picking 8 bushels : — 
£. s. d. 
Picking 1300 busliels, at 8 bushels for a shilling , . , .826 
It will require 10 bins' companies of 8 pickers each to jjick 1300 bushels 
in a day, consequently 10 biumen 1 day eacli at 2s. 3tl, . . .12 6 
Carried over . .£950 
