The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-22 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

WORCESTER, June 18.—The blight continues to
increase in the greater part of our plan—tat:ions, but
in some districts the attack is but partiaL There is
a very general complaint of deficient bine—some
very bad, not a foot up the pole. Duty £15,000.
MAIDSTONE, June 16..—Since Saturday .last a
marked improvement is seen in our hop plantations.
The bine in many places reaches to the / top of
the poles, although the a bsence of the hot sunny
rays may have in some grofinds produced- fly and
lice. Generally speaking, the bine in this neighbour-
hood is less foul at this period than we have seen
it for some years past. In the Weald of Kent we
learn that fly is plentiful and the lice abundant ;
bit, with the exception of these annual visitants,
the hops grow well, and they will, should the warm
weather continue, gain strength. The golding
sorts, at places, have somewhat fallen off. The bine
is deficient, and there is a great quantity of Pea.
We hear that in Worcestershire the bine does not
look so well as it does in this neighbourhoOd. It
is not nearly so strong. The old' College ground"
here is really looking beautiful, and the bine
appears entirely clear of flea. Our local reports
are as follows :
ALLINGTON.—The hop-bine has grown very fast
indeed within the last few days, and is clean. and of
good colour. •
AYLESFORD.—The bine has improved in growth
during the last few days, but Tuesday and Wed-
nesday nights have produced flea and lice.
ADDINGTON.—The hop plantations in this parish
are looking well. The bine is very clean.
BARBING.--The hops are looking very healthy,
and the bine is strong, They are, at places, getting
a few fly, but nothing to speak of at present.
'hop-bine grows fast, and is at
present free from vermin. The golding sort look
more weakly than they did.
BEARSTED."—The bine is strong and grows well,
but we have a little fly.
DITTON.—Our hop plantations are looking well,
but the weather during the last two or three days
has engendered lice and a tolerable, quantity of
flea is found.

WATERTNGBURY AND NETTLESTEAD.--MC hop-
bine grows very fast indeed, there being.o, great
improvement since the recent storms and . rains.
Vermin is found in numbers at places.
EAST AND WEST FARLEIGH.—The hops hare
grown wonderfully fast during the last week, and
they look remarkably well. They are tolerably
clear, of vermin.

TOWN MALLING.—In some grounds we find a
slight bine, but it has grown very much within the
last few. days. .There is a little flea, but nothing
to speak of.
EAST MALLING.—The bine is very healthy, it is
somewhat infested with vermin, but nothing to
hurt at present.
LOOSE.—Our bops are doing well ; the bine is
growing fast. Vermin is found in many grounds.
NEwHiTnE.--The bine grows strong, but during
the last few days there has been an increase of flea.
YALDING AKD HIINTON.--Our hop grounds look
remarkably well. The bine grows rapidly, and the
Plantis generally healthy and pretty clean.
SNODLAND.—The hops here look strong and
healthy, 'the" bine grows fast. We have a little fly.
.THE SUTTONS.—The hops are improving ; the
weather has been very favourable ; vermin, how-
ever, increases. ,

H PLARDEN.-wUr ~hops grow, well, but' there is a
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good; of .slaek bine. .The-for Ward sorts look
healthy.
..We fiiid a good many flea. •
STATLE/jtiRST.-WC have noticed •an improve-
.ment,'but the, bine is generally foul.
Htitp,,TGLY, June 16.—The hop bine, generally
speaking, is making good progress up the, poles ;
but we have been; warming with, lice. and fly, which
folleWed most rapidly all the young shoots. No
doubt, the, thunder storm .laSt Monday will tend to
greatly improve the appearanCe.of our plantations.
BRIGHTLING, June 16.—The plaiA, has, not: pro-
gressed so rapidly since _our last report, owing partly
to the late cold nights, and partly, to:, the vermin,
which begin to tell upon us. We have not quite so
many fly, but we can find 40 on a, leaf. Plenty
some years to send us . into a: total blight.--4ussez
E;press. •
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