The record-union., 1899-07-10
Eh6LIsH HOPS DOIN6 WELL.
REPORTS ur TO THE LATTER
PART OF JUNE.
Rain 4 Badly Needed In, Many Dis
tricts, and Growers Are
Anxious.

Anxious.
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The following reports on the growth
OF hops in the English plantations for
the week ending Wednesday, June Fl,
1888, are furnished by 1.-The Kentish
Observer" of Canterbury, Kent, and
presented with the compliments OF. NJ.
II. burst of Al Effra Road, Brixton,
>. W., London, resident agent in Eng
land for the burst Bear River Hops of
Yuba County, California. These reports
are furnished gratuitously, and In the
hope that they will be of service in
Keeping the growers advised of the crop
prospects abroad.
(Bearsted and Hollingbourne)
| The bine in these parishes, particu-
larly Bearsted, is making excellent
progress, having already topped the
poles in some grounds The color is
good, and there is hardly any vermin
to be found.
Canterbury Parishes)
There has been marked progress of
the bine since the change to more genial
weather conditions, which set in on
Sunday, the refreshing rain that night
being of great assistance. The plants
| continue to keep remarkably clear of
vermin, and the prospect generally is
very promising.
(Chilham)
The hops have not grown very fast
the last week past. There is a little fly,
but nothing to be alarmed about at
present. Rain is very much wanted for
the young hops, which are doing moth
irnO IaN III,
| in growth:
(Hernhill.)
| The bine has made. great strides Of
late, but owing to the cold winds and
low night temperature the color is not
so good as 1t was last week. Most
gardens are looking we'll where they are
free from wire worm. A little fly is
/ visible.
| (Horsmonden.)
Bine beginning to make headway at
last, and assuming more healthy col.
| or. Rain much wanted.
| (Hunton)
Prospects are improving under the in
| fluence of the more genial weather. Fly
| is prevalent, but only to very small
extent.
| QclSham and Wickham.)
1 The bines still grow more or less ac'
cording to the temperature. Fly and
lice may be found, but I have not heard
of anyone washing yet. The adverse
winds blow the heads back where
string is used. 1sgs,gfg,..r
dOwer Hardres.) zs2o1
The hops are looking fairly we'll, bu
there is much uneveness of bine, Sc
many of the bramlings have been dam
aged by wireworms and many of thu
roots have died from some unknown
cause. Very few fly as yet.
paddock Wood, etc.)
The slight rain that had fallen dowr
to Tuesday did little good, but in thi!
district lot Of heavy rain is wanted
many Of the grounds being in 6
parched condition, and the bine on tn,
low lands more or less shriveled from
4 want of moisture. On well farmei
plantations. such as those at and round
Paddock Wood, the bine looks well ant
has made up for the backwardness tina
| was previously so noticeable. 1t is alst
keeping remarkably clean, though II
4 one or two instances a few fly having
4 been seen, growers have commenced te
| wash.
(Petham Valley)
The bine continues to grow and Is
looking good color. A few fly and
lice are to be found at places.
(Petham South and Waltham.
The plant continues to make very
| favorable progress in spite of the
! changeable weather, but as usual the
best cultivated gardens are the most
promising. No lice to be found and to.
day (Monday) we do not average a fly
Ito hill.
| (Rainham and Newington)
| The warmer weather with change
to kindlier wind has been of great
benefit to the hop grounds in this fa-
vored- district, while the showers dur
ing the last few days have been most
refreshing to the bine. 2 There is no
increase of vermin, and washing is not
yet a necessity, though most growers
are prepared to begin the moment they
see any large development of lice.
which it is feared will be the case now
| that the weather has come close and
| the air is humid.
Colchester and Chatham Districts.)
There has been good progress in
these districts since last week, and the
bine is now a capital color, besides
which it has very strong and healthy
appearance. Vermin is slightly on the
| increase. but there is still very little.
Rain would be helpful just now-the
little we have had has made scarcely
any impression.
heldwich-Faversham.)
We have few fly, otherwise consid-
ering the changeable weather the hops
| look well for time of year.
tSt. Stephens Canterbury
The bine has certainly grown ahead
this week, but the easterly winds. have
given a lot of work to the ladder tyers,
| as the heads could not be kept on the
strings. On an average the bine is half
way between the middle and top wires
and looks healthy. One cannot help
noticing the frequency of weak spots
l