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eeiving the morning sun, by which the chill of the 
night is soonest dissipated. The sets are procured 
from the shoots, or roots of the stocks, at the annual 
time of dressing, the latter end of March, or beginning 
of April. They must have two joints each, the roots 
striking from that in the ground, and the vine shooting 
from that above. Four are planted to a stock, at the 
distance of about four or six inches from each other, 
all inclining or pointing, so as to meet together in the 
centre. 
“ There are two methods observed in planting young 
hop-grounds: the first, and more general, is, to plant 
the sets on the situation in which they are to remain, 
immediately after they are parted from the old stocks. 
In the other, the sets are planted in nurseries, in rows 
about three inches asunder, with about five or six: 
inches between the rows ; here they grow till the 
month of October, when they are transplanted into the 
hop-ground. Under this latter management, if the 
roots are good, one will be sufficient for a stock. In 
removing them, great care must be taken to make the 
opening to receive them so large, as not to confine 
the roots: when planted from the stocks, a hole made 
with a peg, to place them in, is all that is required. 
The nursery has certainly great advantage; besides 
the saving of a considerable expense, where the sets 
are to be purchased, the land may be worked through 
the summer, to prepare it for the plantation. During 
the first year, the grounds are ploughed, or hoed, pro- 
vincially kerfed, three times. They produce no hops ; 
but a good crop of pease, beans, cabbages, or turnips, 
is obtained between the rows. The second year they 
are poled and yield half a crop; the third year, they 
are in perfection. When they have reached tiiis state, 
the 
