The record-union., 1899-07-20
Hop Crops
in England.

The following reports on the growth
OF hops in the English plantations for
the week ending Wednesday, July 5.
1893, are furnished by THE Observer
oi canterbury, Kent, and presented
with the compliments of M. H. burst
or AZ Effra Road, Brixton, S. W., Lon
oon, resident agent in England for the
burst Bear River Hops, of Yuba Coun
", California These reports are fur
nlsned gratuitously, and in the hope
tnat they will be of service in keeping
the growers advised of the crop pros
poets abroad.
(Ashford District)
In most of the gardens of this dis
trlct there has been good progress In
growth during the past week, and the
plne may be said generally to have
pretty well overtaken all arrears. There
are of course some few exceptions to
TINS state of affairs, some gardens be-
ing rather slack of bine owing to the
attacks of the wireworm. and the result
OF the recent dry weather. The rains
that have been received since last
Thursday have done much good, but
nowhere has the quantity been Suff1-
Client; thorough soaking is necessary
to get the roots we'll supplied. On stiff
and poor soils the foliage looks rather
unhealthy, the leaves being yellow and
weakly looking; but on the better soils
there is no Indication of an unfavorable
character. The midsummer shoots are
making good headway and in the best
gardens the cultivation of the soil must
be done quickly, or it will be impossible
to get it done at all. There is no at
tack of vermin worth mentioning, al
though a few fly and lice may be seen
here and there.
(Benenden Weald)
Bine growing very fast and throwing
out laterals in abundance. Very little
vermin. More sunshine is now re-,
quired.
(Bethersden.)
More rain is badly wanted in this
district, as many gardens are turning
yellow from the lack of sufficient mois.
ture and the early privations which the
plant had to undergo.
(Boughton and Neighborhood)
The bine continues to make good
progress. There is not much vermin,
in fact washing has not commenced at
present.
bridge and Neighborhood)
The bine has made a lot of growth
lately, much of it being now well over
the tops of poles. A little fly at places.
Canterbury Parishes.)
The rains have been very beneficial,
and the bine has grown very fast. The
lateral shorts are developing in grand
style, and appear very strong. There
is no increase of vermin. The nights
are rather conducive to mould at places.
(Chilham.)
The rain on Friday was very bene
fetal to the hop plant. There are a few
fly and lice at places. Some growers
have commenced washing and others
are talking about beginning. The bine
generally looks we'll except the young
plantations, which look as if they have
been suffering from the want of mois-
ture.
(Graveney and Throwley.)
There is a sprinkling of fly and some
lice al places, and several growers in
the three parishes have been washing
1t is questionable, however, whether
there was any necessity for the opera
tion with so small an amount of ver-
min.
(Hamstreet.)
There is a good deal of fly in this
locality and the bine is slack and weak
ly. In some gardens it has not got
beyond half way up the poles Grow
ers in the district are losing heart and
declining to go to any expense in the
matter of cultivation.
Q1arbledown.)
The lateral growth still makes prog
ress, but at the expense of the heads
Lice are breeding rapidly which viii
make washing imperative in all well
cultivated grounds during the next
week. Cultivation improved. the genial
showers greatly assisting the midgets
in getting a finer tilth.
Uckham and Wickham)
The hops still grow, and are mostly
over the top of the wire or poles, as
they should be by now. The weak
places are filling up nicely. Fly and
lice are slightly on the increase, ana
no doubt washing will have to be re-
sorted to later on.
Gower Hardres.)
Hops continue in healthy condition.
and make rapid progress. The color
of the foliage is about as we like to
see it. There is still the drawback of
unevenness of bine and the ravages of
wireworm. "A few more fly and lice
than We're visible last week.
CPetham South and Waltham.)
The plant is still making good prog
ress and looking a good color. 1 have
seen more fly this week, and there are
a few lice to be found.
maidstone and District)
The progress of the bife during the
past week has been in every respect
most satisfactory, and prospects gen
orally have improved greatly. Yer
min has increased at places, and wash