The record-union., 1899-07-20


and there, but nothing to cause the
least anxiety.
paddock WOODY
The bine is growing rapidly and looks
Well There is. however, a good deal
resorted to washing: Some mould has
beensseen at places.
(Rochester and District.)
The heavy rain Wednesday night did
immense good, reinvigorating the bine
and cleansing if of the vermin that
had settled on it.. The grounds have
rarely looked better than they do at
the present time.
Niainham and Newington.)
In all the well farmed grounds in
these parishes the bine is luxurious
and full of vigor, and cultivation is
Well forward. There are some neg
lected gardens in which the bine is
backward and uneven. Vermin does
not appear to increase.
(St. Stephen s. Canterbury
Steady growth has been the charac-
teristic of the past week. The bins
keeps a good healthy color and looks
promising.
(Sturry.)
The hops continue to make good
progress, the bine looking healthy al
though somewhat uneven in most gar
dens. There is ceretainly an increase
in. vermin since 1 last wrote, but even
now not enough to cause planters to
wash. The wind during the past two
days has blown the heads away from
the strings and caused good deal Of
extra labor in training.
(Sittingbourne.)
Since last week we have had a beau
tiful rainfall, and this has improved
the appearance of the plants immense.
ly. The stringed grounds present a
very fine prospect. There has been a
little washing, but the attack of ver-
min is extremely light and not likely
to do harm if it does not extend.
(Tonbridge and District.)
Thanks to the rains and fairly genial
weather the growth of the bine dur,
ing the week has been astonishingly
rapid. Fly is to be found, but there
is very little deposit, and washing is
not necessary The general prospect
is exceedingly good.
(Teynham.)
The hops in this neighborhood have
improved since the rain, and the bine
is now topping the strings. Bramling
bine is still very uneven, but will make
up if we get some warm weather after
the rains. Very little washing has
been done yet, as vermin does not in.
crease.
CThanet)
The hops are now of good color and
growing fast, and the rain of last
haI
them. There are, however, many pieces
very uneven in bine, one or two partic-
ularly SO, and can produce, under fav,
orable circumstances, but small crop.
This unevenness is attributed to wire,
worm. Altogether the bine cannot be
considered up to the average at this
time of year There are the slightest
appearances of yermin, but nothing at
present to cause uneasiness or anxiety.
The cultivation is now fairly good.
(Wye and Boughton Aluph.)
The hop bine has grown fast, but
there are fly and lice to be found.
(Woodnesborough.)
Since the heavy thunderstorm OF
last Thursday, the hops in this parish
have made good progress, and we have
no fly or lice worth mentioning.
(Surrey.)
Farnham.-The bine continues to do
we'll and has not looked better for
years past. 1t is practically clean and
free from mould. A hailstorm broke
over the district of Badshot Lea on
Wednesday and cut off some of the
heads of the bine.
Oxted.1-We have had some soaking
rains; hops growing fast; verrnin in
creasing and washing is being resorted
to.
(South Hereford)
Hops continue to grow very fast and
keep fairly clean. but there is fly to
be found in most places. With the
continued warm days and nights, how
ever, we cannot help getting a fair crop
of hops
Worcester
Business keeps very quiet on the local
market and there is no alteration in
values of the few lots left in mer.
chants hands, while growers stocks
are practically exhausted The we'll
cultivated plantations in this district
made excellent growth during the early
part of the week: but the last two or
three cold nights will perhaps rather
check their progress. The bine is most
ly well over the tops of the poles and
throwing out side shoots. Vermin havG
not appreciably increased so that very
little washing has been necessary, but
some pieces still show the effect of the
attack of flea in the early spring.
H. Meredith &, Co. Worcester Tuly 2d