The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-21 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Maidstone Journal.) ,
MAIDETONE, AUGUST 17.—The most surprisinbto
provemer.t has taken place within the last week—g"
:hat were, so much blighted that they did not look 8.0
they would grow one pocket per acre a fortnighto7,ls
may now produce six to eight cwt., and the good grod.
promise to do as much this year as ever theyin •
There is fresh burr, and the hops are growing WO.
much larger size than usual—three grape hops well:
ing a foot. Picking will be general the first wee'
September. _

PARLEIGIL—The hops continue to go on well.
AYLESFORD, BOXLEY, BUREIAM.—The hops have very
much improved, and we expect to grow half a croP'n"d it
MEREWORTH.—Our hops continue to improve, s-a•
is calculated that this neighbourhood will average ha
ton per acre.
WROTHAN, PLA.XTOL, IMITHAM, SHlPmavntc...
the upper and lower part of Wrotham, the plantet":vg
are in an improving state. In the middle, incledi re
Ciajate's-cross, Crouce, Windfield, and Plaxtol, they ea
very good indeed, and promise quite as much, and e%,,.1(1
more, than previous to the blight. Some little 0313'10
has been observed, but not of any consequence. •
Ightham and Shipbourne the plantations are genera I
an improving state.
SEVENOAKS.—The hops on the sandstone rit!ge
generally looking as beautiful as the most saogn,l-0
planter could desire ; the improvement since one ',3h•
report has been the moat rapid we recollect ; in "of
Weald portion of the parish, owing to the slackness r,
bine, few or any at all can be picked. From the arl'e,!,o
twee of this and the adjoining parishes, we call it only
two-thirds crop.
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CRIDDINGSTONE.—Improving, but the bine slack, .ft
not likely to recover the devastating ravages of the
sect ; a very slight crop only can be expec,ed.
WESTERHAM, BRASTED, SUNDRIDGE, AND
ING.—The uplands, or great sandstone ridge, spleol1(
o
the north parts tolerable, but the low gate " very f 4,
and far between ; still the plant is improved very 011
'tenthly, and there may be a slight top crop.
Sre
SEAL AND THE UNDERRIVERs —The Seal tiop- ,„
looking well, the Underrivers are in places very Pr',t;',/i;
bat several places we have seen do not justify the "P'e
eulogiums passed upon them ; there is, as we beorh
stated, a great slackness of bine at places ; and althong.•
the late warm weather and genial showers have de',
much, the plant was too far exhausted to recover -
healthy tone.
TICEIIURST.—The hops are still improving is
and adjoining parishes. We have not had the hops gr°ll4
so large for many years tt's they have this, and there re-
ao doubt we shall grow in this parish as many per 11°4
as we did last year. It has been remarked by some
our oldest farmers that they never knew the hops:"
grow taster than they have for the last three weest
flop picking will be general with us about the 24
instant.
GOODHURST.—The hops here still bear the superic;
rity over the neighbouring parishes, and many of
ci s./ Old
farmers purpose commencing the picking on this
week.. llops measuring 34 inches long are not mienin.
mon here.

From the other districts our letters report no alter
tion. For the most part the hops are going on to ar
vourably as could have been expected after the viniss"
tudes of the season.