The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-03 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGT.':".qCE.
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MAIDSTONE, JUNE 3(1.--tier district reports vary little •
from chose or the last three or kur weeks. The fly seems
as strong as ever, and continual accessions supply the
'Ace of those whose brief term of existence has expired.
The biro still looks luxuriant, and the weather is all in
favour of the crop, but it seems next to impossible for
the plantations to escape such a visitation as the present
without serious injury.
BARMING.—Our bite has grown this week ; some of
our plantations are tolerably clean at present, others
have plenty of vermin. We consider we are not safe by
any means all the time we continue to have fresh fly.
FARLEIGH AND YALDING.—The hot weather is clear-
ing some of the grounds which were slightly attacked by
the aphides. Others more severely attacked are now
shining with honey dew, and have but little chance of
recovery. Many pieces, particularly grape hops, are
clinging clews to the poles, and fast approaching fire
blast. It is not too lase, however, for great alterations,
though the chance of a crop of hops is very small.
LOOSE —Our strong lamas have made great progress
the week past ; the poles are now topped by the bine,
and to a casual observer look like growing a full crop,
but on inspection there is quite enough vermin with
certain weather to do the mischief. A few pieces of
short bLe are still as thick of fly, lice, and fleas as ever,
and cannot advance except backwards.
LINTON.—Our bine has grown fast, and there was a
decrease of vermin ou Friday; we have had an easterly
wind, and we have fresh fly this morning (Monday),
with honey dew; while this is the case we are in danger.
AYLESFoRD.—Where the ground has been well ma-
naged the bine continues to grow rapidly, but we have
no apparent diminution of fly and lice. Honey dew is
covering the leaves. A continuation of hot weather for
another week will, we think, give the strong grounds a
better chance of getting clear of vermin.
WATERINGBURr.—We have still a great supply of
fiy, which seems to be increasing.
TONBRIDGE.—We cannot report any improvement in
our hop plantations; although the fly has to a certain
extent disappeared, the lice are numerous, and the honey
dew unabated. The vermin now attacks the summer
shoot of the strong bine, and places the best grounds in a
more uncertain state than heretofore.
OTrORD AND SHoREHAM.—The vermin are disap-
pearing in some of the plantations, but there are plenty
left to prevent our growing any hops.
WRoTHA.M (Tower DISTRICT).—The strong Mines
have grown very much this last week, throwing 'but
their lateral shoots very fast, which are followed by
fresh fleas and lice; the weak bines are very foul, and
daily get worse, and make but little progress up the
poles, notwithstanding the hot weather.
SWANSCOMB.—We have still a great number of flies,
which have been exceedingly productive. A general en-
gagement has taken place with the fly goldiog, ably sup-
ported by the niggers; the two latter comeatants will
have much to do to beat their adversaries; it need not be
said as at Waterloo, "go round the hill and meet them"
as they have attacked every hill, and are making rapid
march from pole to pole; notwithstanding, the hops are
growing fast and looking better, considering their foal
state, than could possibly be expected; a little honey dew
has appeared.
lJecomn.—We have rather less fly than last week, but
there is new quite sufficient to cause a total blight, with-
out the numerous deposit of lice, and the boney-dew is
dripping from the leaves in all the low grounds.
BROOMFIELD.—Our hops are still growing, and we
have less vermin than many other parishes; we are not
clear from fly and lice, but with favourable weather may
get a tolerable crop: rain is much wanted.
HARDEN —The hops have grown considerable during
the Fat we-k, but continues much infested with vermin.
STAPLEHURST.—During the past week there has been
a great decrease in the number of fly, but an almost
proportionate increase in that of vermin, to destroy which
the " n Geer" i, now much r,quired.
WoODCHEIRCH, EGERT,,N (IN THE WEALD), SMARDEN,
AND t;ETHERSDEN.—I visited the above district last
week, and find the hops as foul as possible, and many of
the grounds in such a state of hardness that Cultivation
is impossible till we get rain; it seems at present almost
impossible to grow half a crop.
WILMINGToN.—Iu the hop grounds of Mr. George
Russell, the bine is looking well and over the tops of
the poles ; the vermin continues to increase daily.
Great credit is due to the superior management and
cultivation of these grounds.
TICEHURST.—The hop bines have grown quite as
well as could be expected of them during the past
week ; we are much infested with fly and lice, and in
some grounds the honey-dew has made its appearance.