Excerpt from The Hops Industry of the United Kingdom With a fairly high degree of mechanization and relatively large acreage per grower, the cost of production of hops is lower in England than on the continent but not as low as in America. This indicates a competitive advantage in favor of English over other European growers but in favor of American growers over English. Actually, because of the wide differences in types of hops produced and because of the controlled market, this is largely academic in terms of actual competition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This volume contains a detailed and informative guide to the cultivation of hops in England, Europe, America, Australasia and India. Full of invaluable information and useful tips, this book is highly recommended for those with a practical interest in brewing, and it would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents Include: “Systems of Cultivation”, “Cultivation and Management of the Hop”, “Quality and Keeping of Hops”, “Statistics of Culture and Production in England”, “Cultivation and Production on the Continent of Europe”, “Production on the American Continent”, “Hope Culture in Australasia”, and “Cultivation in India”. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.