The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-01 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE.—Since last week the hops have generally
much improved, and, if the warm weather continues, will
probably improve much more before picking, which is ex-
pected to commence in 10 or It! days. The mould does
not appear to have increased so roidly as was anticipated.
The old crack
and has excited much
grounds exhibit some improvement. The
young grounds, in the third year of polling, are generally,
plants were "bedded.
however, superior to most of the favourite old ones•—parti-
cularly one plantation at Boughton, which has been visited
the present andof the touch
year
cognropuoilleds,
having grown on small sticks the first year—the se-
sleytsni,an, admiration. personsltis
its third
h i
rad
tear.distance r h e
from 1:1 to 14 feet high. It is now laid at from eight to
nine bags per acre. The Lines are beautifully " feathered"
fcroonind
top
year rt
to
on
bottomsli ot ; poles,some
and the festoons between the rows present the most grace-
ful, and, to the farmer, gratifying appearance. The land lies
low—nearly adjoining, the river at Stilebridge, mid is the
property of Mr. T. Rider. It was formerly meadow land,
and was first broken up for these hops. Mr. Beaching
has a nine-acre piece of three-year-old hops, which has
been similarly treated, and promises to be nearly as
productive.
At Stockbury the hops are short of bine, with some
mould ; the crop will prove shorter than last year. At
Newington the crop will not prove so heavy as last year,
some mould, At Bobbing, about last year's crop. At
orden a trifle better than last year. At Sittingbourne
B
and Milsted they are inferior to the last growth, with the
exception of one piece belonging to Mr. T. Reason. At
Goudhurst, Horsmonden, Hawkhurst, Salehurst, Sand-
hurst, and Beckley, the hops have within the last fortnight
considerably improved, awl, if the weather
~ceburst and
continues warm,
there will be more than was expected. • In 'I i
st coming to maturity.
adjoining parishes the hops are I: abouti
The picking will partially commence it, .ten days or a
fortnight. Two days of strong winds ha), • been injurious
in exposed grounds. At, Limbcrhurst the nops are doing
well, quite free from mould.
ESSEN Hors.—Mr. Ellis, the hop-grower, of Baroing,
Kent, is likely to be well repaid for the spirited manner
in which he has introduced that valuable plant on his farm
at Havering-park. These firms are part of the manor of
Havering-atte-Bower, which was purchased by Mr. Hugh
M'lntosh, of Marshalls, a fe.v years since, from the Crown,
and are consequently tithe-free, which is a considerable ad-
vantage to Mr. Ellis (at least five guineas an acre, it is
said, on an average) ; above 60 acres are now planted, and
in a high state of cultivation, which gives employment to
a number of the neighbouring poor. The hines are look-
ing well, and are fast coming into hop ; and, should the
weather prove propitious a short time longer, a fair return
may be expected by the enterprising proprietor for the large
outlay that has taken place. The cast winds and cold
nights have had a very unfavourable effect on many of the
hop-grounds in various parts of the kingdom. Some plan-
tations will be much short of what was expected: the duty
uently laid considerably lower.—Es,sex Herald.