The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-14 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDOTONI, Aug. 14.—When the grounds are Fro^d the 124
Dines seem to be improving, but the bad grounds are getting worse. 23
The mould is also more men than talked of, and in nouty nines is ia-
creasieg. We have ...eon branches of hope, but in some districts they gi
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appear to have ripened prematurely, and not to possess that powerful gC
odour which instigates strength and condition. 10
Tzuros„ WATERINO/IUkY, &c,—lhe hops in than pa- R.
riches have grown considet ably within the week, but it is question- ge,
able whether they have improved, an regards the ultimate crop, equal at. I
t their growth. Where the bine is strong and vigorous, the mould go
has generally attacked them, and where the bine is weak there they go
have not thrown out any branches, and those that are blackened by 3
the vermin have shown their incapacity to produce any crop at aIL
There is not, taking the appearance collectively, any better aceountto I
be as given to the probable produce than there wailed week.
YALDINO.—Our hops in the fair grounds during the late
turn nights hare done wonders, but the others remain incurable.
ilokattOgrottl.— In some grounds no improvement can he 20
noticed, anti they appear to be irrecoverable ;in others a great change 20
has been effected by the late thunder nheme.• ; the binen are growing 15
away Insuriantiv, and the burr is coming out fast. We have gardens 24
in the pAriab that are likely to grow from 12 to 13 cwt. per acre, but 7.
of tiese there are but tem. 131
WEST DIALLING —Snow pounds are put &lag any- "
thing, and ethers want favourable weather to grow even a few. The 1:
mould is aypearlag in those which looked must promising.
EAST DIALLING —There is but little or no improvement 10
In the blighted grounds, in the lower part of this weigh. The upper 20
grounds look somewhat better, with a slight improvement. One 10
large garden of Mr. Bmwoinges, on the rock., of nearly forty acres, is du
looting exceeldngly well, last coming out into hop, and promisee • 20
good troll. lo
- have devoted a aoraidtrable ;tree= es
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CUANDitOOK.—We
of our leisure during the past week in watching the 1 re;tiers td i:
the biro, and in r ndelivouring to ascertain what probability there 331
eaists in this locality of rowing a crop. The plantation seems to 52
have 'ruined three different positions; the good bine, which 331
hes been comparatively clean during the summer, end which, perhaps, 50
constitutes one-fourth of the cultivation; the indifferent, which was 10
black till midsummer, but which has duce thrown out a few green lo
shouts, anti may comprise half ; and the very hid pieces, which the 30
most &wearable weathee can never rally. and which may be mid to 20
constitula Se remainder of the plantation. The first of these have 26
made raga progress; the poles are covered with thick to:iage in
many pMege, the pendant dowers already appearing as light festoons. 20
and wM rimy prospect of a luxuriant crop. The next bare improved 30
considerably; the late showers, accompanied with thunder and 26
lightmag, and succeeded by very genial weather, are manifesting 23
their filiM'y effecta on the bine. The last, as we have before 50
stated haws become black, and, instead of holding out any hope of
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ineprovalieg, are becoming not less nauseous to the =ell than they sts
me umpleanstat to the view and unprofitable to the grower. tench is 55
skid asseent of the state of the plant in thia parish, and them per-
area vi us low experience justly entitle. their manikins to Mae ga,
awl readers them competent to judge of the amount of duty 03
fit, awl
ha eaellimed, are most sanguine in their expectation that about
60,00 W. may, with a continuance of propitious weather, be obtained.
00VDSIttinT.—The few girder • that have been going on
a little favourebty, as might be anticipated, in consequence of the few 5.
warm nights, are consieg very fast into hop. The whole of the
bligho d grounds are in one sad medicament ; their time is gone. fe
HAWILIIVUST. —The fair to. k place on Friday las,. This se
fair is celebrated for the traneattions of the hop trade, and it wax Ira KI
usual well attended by mercantile gentlemen from London. The :o
general report wan that the preterit duty is thoueht to be this
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rated in the borough. There la no improvement in the whole in this 6
so
wish.
BieBUINCIILIY.—Ws moot quote any general improve- 20
mart, although there is a little habeas visible in some grounds. 20
The season is too far advanced for us to expect any benefit from the 20
young shoots, particularly as the lice follow so closely.
1011TMANI AND SEAL.—Although the weather of the past 20
week has been Very favourable, the hope have imoroved but very 20
little, excepting those grounds which have bat partially blighted, and 20

viry ;came. -
Ourixoros.—Four-fifths of the hop grounds about bare
will not grow a bop; what few good hills are left will just be worth

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EDEMBRIDOE--There is an improvement in the best
grounds, but the blighted are nearly at a stand.
HVRsTOREEN.—Tae h Ifs in this locality are a little im-
proved in some places, while others are worse and past all hope.
There are some healtby.looking branches stretching serves the alleys,
but they do not show much alma of fruit.
F , AkTON, AND CoVierity DisTRICTe. Aug. 13.
—The best plantations see improving, but the blighted grounds have
• very sombre appearance, and renridu to stets quo.— Maidttufse
Casette (of this day).
0111• W acres of hop• in this parish will not have
a bin put into them ; the test grounds that are tolerably clean pre ad.
'arcing and beginning to come into hope, but the mould bus made its
apps' . among some of them. Jnileing from present appearance,
di pariah may grow from 4to 5 cwt. per acre.
ATLEIYOnD.There has be. tt 1101114. B. ight improvement in 1
the best /rounds during the last few d .3s, but thew will not produce
mush—p-large portion of thehope in this parish will be scarcely worth
picking.
MISCWORTIL—The hops are in a had state. Some
grounds in our parish look meddling, and there is a little improve.
meet in general, but the mould seems to increase very much. The
crop will be very hove.
TUNTRIDOM—We shall grow but II very fewhops: some
plantations that were let at 10 cwt. per acre a fortnight back are now
set at 7 cwt; others that were expected to grow 5 cwt. won't grow
cwt. Wee:isnot get one.foarth of last year.
BTAPLINVIWT.—The fine le ether thin week ha. VW-
what tmnroved the better grounds; the weak grounds ore in a bed
sate—without hope.
ROLVaNDEN.—The heavy rain we received on Wednesday
morning, and tremendous thunder-storm, have rather improved the
gr undo which were clearing before, but the greatest proportion is
past all recovery.
Hone re oNDOX.-14 any plantations in this parish are totally
blighted. In some a e hid improvement an be seen since the flue
shosers we have lately had, but from thew a very small crop la the
utmost that can ie eisected. We have • few groune's that ere pro-
growing very favourably and are showing bu:r fast; from thew 10
or 12 get. per acre maven some trounces be realised.
CANTaiticUaY.—We are sled to find a little improvement
in the hope in the past week, though the burr still does not some oat
well. It is to be hoped that the thund, r storm of Wednesday more.
leg will have accelerated this improvement, yet we ern lewdly see
bow It can, as It la the burr that wants developing. Omani grewants
amok of the burr "hanging fire," the main bine looking black, the
mould making rapid advances, and the weather altogether too add at
night to allow much program to be made. The duty is laid at 00,0001.
and 45,0001.
ficyaux —A c^rr-nrnderit at Rye states that the plants-
tether there are unstinting • more favourable appearance, though the
lops are slow in coming out.
Twent he lint few hot days and nights have
carved the beat plantations in this parish to improve, but in the Infe-
rior garden, wedo I.ot oh-erre any change for the better.—Noidstone
Journal (of din day).