 Hop
Cultivation by Charles Whitehead - a practical guide
to hop cultivation covering all of the seasonal activities
in detail. Charles Whitehead was born in Kent and for many
years farmed 500 acres of hops, fruit and wheat. He joined
the Royal Agricultural Society in 1857 and was elected first
chairman of the Botanical & Zoological Committee in
1871, a position he retained until 1899. He wrote many papers
for the Society's journal particularly on market gardening,
hop cultivation, fruit farming and potato culture. He was
elected Vice-President of the Royal Agricultural Society
in 1889 and advised the government on a number of subjects,
most notably insect pests and wheat and potato disease.
This booklet, first published in 1898, looks at the hop
growing districts of England and the varieties associated
with them. It details all aspects of growing, earthing up,
manuring and tying. There are also sections on hop pests,
harvesting and drying. Buy
a print copy only £5.95 
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1. The
Hop Plant - Prof. John Percival |
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