The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-03 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

ALTON.—Picking has began in most of the gardens
since Monday, and a fair yield is expected. Some of
the plantations will have to remain another week before
the poles are lowered, as the second shoot with burr has
not yet ripened sufficiently to lead the cultivators to
commence gathering till the expiration of a week or ten
days.
FROYLE.—The gardens present an animated appear-
ance ; all are busy picking, having commenced in most
of the gardens on Monday last, and the yield is much
greater than was expected.
ALRESFORD.—The fruit is full four inches each on
branches two feet or more in length, and the poles co-
vered from the top to the bottom.
MILLPORT AND. WINNELL.—There will be more than
an average crop ; such a yield has not been here for
more than twenty years past. Some plantations that
were considered not worth standing two months ago,
will now produce from five to eight cwts. per acre.
FARNUAM.—Such is the profusion of hops, that from
fifteen to thirty cwt. per acre on some favoured spots is
confidently looked far. A great number will be picked,
safely dried, and pocketed before Saturday, should the
weather continue as favourable as it was on Monday and
Tuesday. A few showers fell on Monday night, yet
not to that extent as to stop the gathering.
CrtoNnEm..—Although the bine is not so tall on the
poles, nor the burr so productive as at Farnham, yet the
yield is expected to be much greater than it has been for
many years past.
Some sporting men are betting that this year's duty
for England wilt reach at least 190,0001.
(From the Sussex Advertiser.)
BURWASH, AUGUST 40.—Some of our farmers have
just commenced picking their hops, with what satis-
faction to themselves we hardly know, very small quan-
tities having as yet gone to scale. Rumour, however,
speaks of these few not weighing well ; in one instance
about 80 bushels have, we believe, been required to the
cwt. The pickers, so far, do not seem to be getting on
satisfactorily ; in some cases not picking the quantity in
a full day that they expected ; in others working too
few hours. The bulk of the planters have not yet begun;
by the middle of the coming week, however, picking
will be eeneral.
BREDE, AUGUST 30.—A-s—a-Proof of the excellence of
the crop, it may be stated, that six pockets of hops, the
produce of an acre and forty-five hills from the grounds
of Mr. Edward Lord, were found to weigh exactly 10
cwt. This is at the rate of sixty-eight bushels and a
fraction to the cwt. Throughout this neighbourhood,
that is, Ewhurst, Newenden, Northiam, Udimore, and
Sandhurst, the hops will average this rate. Hop picking
has commenced at a few places in this parish, and will
be pretty general by the first of September. The hops
are very full of condition, bright, and free from mould.
Duty estimated at 180,000/. to 185,000/.
BEXHILL, AUG. 29.—The hops in this and the ad-
joining parishes have improved far beyond our expec-
tations ; still we shall be short of last year's growth.
Picking will be general next week.
GOUDIIURST, AUG. 20.—Picking will be nearly ge-
neral with ua to-morrow, though in many instances
the hops are not all of them ripe ; where they have
begun many complain of their weighing uncommonly
light, in some instances wanting as many as 100 bushels
to the cwt., which will cause us to come short of what
we expected.
GUESTLING, AUG. 30.—The hops in this and the
neighbouring parishes are still improving ; both bine
and hops continue to grow. Picking will not be general
till the end of the week.
HURST GREEN, AUG. 30.—The hop picking in this
parish has become general. In some plantations they
weigh very light, in others rather heavy. The general
complaint is that, they are in two crops. No average
can be given, as they vary as much as from 60 to 100
bushels per cwt.
MAYFIELD, AUG. 30.—Several planters have com-
menced picking, and they fully realise their expecta-
tions ; the samples are good. The last week has been
very favourable for the plantations, and picking will be-
come general by the Ist of September. The produce
will far exceed that of last year.
RYE, AUG. 30.—Hop picking has partially commenced
in this district, and in the course of a few days will be-
come general. From what we have heard, we are in-
clined to believe that the hop growers are perfectly
satisfied with their crops, exceeding, in most instances,
their expectations.

UDIMORE, Auc. 30.—The hop gardens in this parish
have improved very much within the last fortnight ;
some of them are very large, and the branches thickly
set, so that we are in hopes we shall grow more hops
than we did last year.