 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 £4.95  Download
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• Chapter
I: Botany, Chemistry, Varieties |
1. The
Hop Plant - Prof. John Percival |
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