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Hop Cultivation. 
shim 1 or horse hoe (fig. 5) is put deeply into the ground, drawn 
by two and in some districts by three horses, to break it up 
Fig. 5. -Hop Shim. 
thoroughly. After this a smaller horse-hoe or nidgett (fig. 6) 
drawn by one horse is held to be sufficient by many planters, 
Fig. 6. — Nidgett. 
and is used at intervals during the season, deeply at first 
and until the middle or the end of July, in order to get a deep 
tilth of triturated soil — “ crumb,” as it is termed. Some planters 
1 A “shim” means in some districts a very strong horse-hoe for two 'or 
more horses, or steam, in deep soils without rock and stones. 
