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English Hops: A History of Cultivation and Preparation for the Market from the Earliest Times
By George Clinch

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Publisher: McCorquodale & Co., London, 1919.
Hard Cover, 120 pages, 5.75 x 9.00.
Item #1504

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In 1919, author George Clinch assembled this rather scarce history of the English hop culture and market. Illustrated with about 30 images, the author tells of the earliest civilizations to cultivate hops, their early use in brewing, Parliamentary regulation of hops, prices and duties on hops, etc. Features a presentation bookplate from the hop firm of W.H. & H. Le May dated August, 1919.

CONTENTS:

List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter I
    Description of the Hop Plant
    Botany
    Chemistry
    Medicinal Properties
    Uses of the Hop-bine
    Varieties
Chapter 2
    Propagation
    Soils
    Cultivation and Preparation for Market
    Ho-Growing Districts
Chapter 3
    The Hop Market
    Prices
    Duties on Hops
    Hop Control
    Statutes of the Realm
Chapter 4
    History of Hop Growing
    Early Pictures
    Hops in Ancient Times
    Books Relating to Hop Growing
    Small Growers
Bibliography
    Books
    Index to the Journal of the South Eastern Agricultural College, Wye, Vols. I-XXII
    List of Parliamentary Papers Relating to Hops, 1800-1908
Index

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