The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BOROUGH, JUNE 25.—The accounts continue to come
unfavourable from the hop plantations. The duty, in
consequence, has fallen to 80,0001. We have
.a firm
market, with sc trcely a good lot of hops on sate; cur-
rency for the common run from 40s. to 90s. per cwt.
MAIDSTONE.—Tcere appears to be no diminution of
the blight in this district, the weather of the last few days
having bests favourable to the increase of the insects,
aed unfavourable to the bines, which want rain. The
chance of a crop is becoming daily more precarious.
WATERINGBURY, MEREWORTH, TESTON, AND NET-
TLESTEAD —The vermin in these parishes have increased
within the wetk, and the honey dew is much more
general. The vermin appears to attack the weak bine
the most, and some of the weak grounds appar to be
yielding to the blight. There are exceptions to the
above, as some grounds at the uppear part of Mereworth
are comparatively free from vermin, and the bine looks

healthy.
MALLING.—We have plenty of flea, fly, lice, and
honey dew, which are forerunners of a blight, and should
they not be cleansed by the "nigger," we must not ex-
pect a hop year.
BRENCHLET.—Our hops are getting worse daily, and
the result must ba a blight in a very great portion of our
plantation.
llAwxlictusT.—There is a possibility of a favourable
Midsummer shoot, but no probability at present, and we
quite calculate on a total blight.
HORSMONDEN.—No change for the better is per-
ceptible in our plantations yet. They are literally
swarming with lice. Honey dew also prevails to a great

extent.
GOUDIIIIRST.—In consequence of the favourable
change in the weather, the fly has decreased cansider •
ably, and their eggs do not appear to come to perfection,
but the honey-dew is alarming. In some gardens it is
almost an impossibility of there being any fruit; still
upon the whole they indicate a better appearance than
the preceding week.
Calsinnoox.—There is a very considerable quantity
of fly and lice, and in some places honey-dew on the
plant in this neighbourhood, and yet notwithstanding its
general effect of retarding its growth, the bine is rapidly
furnishing the poles.
YALDING AND lIIINTON.—Our hops in some gardens
look in a progressing state, but below they.look quite the
reverse; fly and lice are in abundance, with honey-dew
in many grounds.
WROTHAM.—The hops here are still in a very unfa-
vourable state; some of them have got what the farmers
call the " flreblast," owing to the great difference in the
temperature at night to what it is in the day; they say
they hardly ever recollect the nights being so cold at
this time of the year. Some of the grounds have the
honey. dew, and the flies and lice are as abundant as ever.
There have been a few fly goldings and " niggers" seen
on the hops this week, and it is hoped they will increase
and destroy the insects.
WILMINGTON.—Tne plantations of Gorge Russell,
Esq., are regularly gone to the blight. They are full of
fly and lice, and honey-dew has made its appearance,
notwithstanding the superior cultivation and manage-
ment. This is poor prospect for the pickers. Last
year upwards of 300 found employment for about a
month. _ .

ORPINGTON.—The fly, lice, and honey-dew, increase
daily. The hops are going into a total blight as fast as
they can. The leaves have all fallen down and curled
under, the bine in at a stand still, and the leaves are
turning black; they are done for entirely.
EDENDRID3E.—The bine in the best grounds is im-
proving, but the Weak bines are nearly done up. Duty,
100,0001 to 120,0001.
CANTERBURY —The fly still prevails to a great ex-
tent, and there has been a large increase of lice, which
mostly have attacked the weak bine. Honey -dew is
also observable. There is little hope of the plant re-
covering to produce any thing of a crop. The duty is
laid at from 83,0001 to 90,0001. General accounts speak
of an increase of vermin and honey-dew, of disease in
the plant, and a blight being anticipated.
IluandnEEN.—We have a great number of lice in-
festing the hops, and much honey-dew. Fly is also still
numerous. There are a tew " niggers" and fly-goldings.
Bunwass.—As on the present state of the bine de-
pends in a great measure the future crop; and as our
large plantation must in some measure influence the
ixtaiket, we have again drawn our information from
various sources, all of them to be firmly relied on. On
Sunday and Monday last the fly seemed to decrease; on
Tuesday and Wednesday they were found in redoubled
numbers, and on Thursday we have the leaves black
with fly, all remarkably active, and (wcrse still) much
honey dew. The exceptions to this report cannot, we
believe, be found in the parish, for all are alike; the only
difference perceptible being (in one or two gardens) a
rather vigorous bine.
FA RN HA DI, ALTON, AND CANTERBURY DISTRICTS'
JUNE 25. We have progressed still further in the
blight, and it is our decided impression that the hops
must go black.—Maidstone Gazette. Juno 26.