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lever, worked up and down by handles. This is fixed immediately 
over the pocket hole cut in the floor of the cooling room. 
The pocket is 
fastened to a 
movable frame 
or collar, to 
keep it firm to 
the floor while 
it is being 
filled. After it 
is pressed full, 
the collar, is 
taken off and 
the mouth sown 
up. A “ lug,” 
or ear, is left on 
each side of the 
mouth. At the 
lower end two 
corners 
are 
made by put- 
ting a few hops 
in and tying 
them tightly 
with string. 
According to 
Act of Parlia- 
ment (Vic. 29, 
cap. 37), the 
name of the 
parish in which 
the hops are 
grown must be 
legibly marked 
upon each 
pocket, to - 
gether with its 
weight and the 
name of the 
planter. It is 
illegal to mix 
hops of differ- 
ent qualities 
and values. 
Fig. 13. — Hop Presser, 
Pockets are made of coarse, thick sacking, costing about 5 cl. 
