The record-union., 1899-07-27
Hop Crops
in England.

The following reports on the growth
OF nops in the English plantations 1or
the week ending Wednesday, July l.,
1893, are furnished by "The Kentish
observer" of Canterbury, Kent, and
presented with the compliments OF NJ.
n. Durst of AZ Effra Road, Brixton, ,.
W. London, resident agent in England
Ior the burst Bear River Hops, of 4uba
county, California. These reports are
Iurnlshed gratuitously, and in the nope
that they will be of service in keep
ing the growers advised of the crop
prospects abroad
Benenden Weald)
Blne continues to grow fast and 10
keep a good color. Some think there is
an increase of vermin and have there
fore started washing.
(Biddenden Weald)
The bine has made good progress
during the past week, and looks very
healthy. Mould is to be found more or
less in most places. Sulphuring going
on. Vermin about the same. No wash
ing yet done.
(Capel and Paddock Wood)
The progress of the bne since last
week has been excellent, and even the
most. backward pieces have put on
growth to a considerable extent Wash
ing is being carried on at Paddock
Wood, where the celebrated "Spimo
wash is found to be most effective in
getting rid of vermin. There are COM
plants of mould from the neighbor-
hood.
(Cranbrook Weald.)
While tho cenaraI condition of the
gardens here is favorable, with every
promise of a full average crop, there
are a few instances here and there of
aphis attack and mould, and both
washing and sulphuring have been
done on limited scale.
(Chilham)
The hops are doing we'll. There are
fly and lice to be found in most gar
dens and washing has began with some
growers, while others are talking of
beginning. The storm on Saturday
missed our parish, consequently no
damage was done to the hops.
Canterbury Parishes)
The prospects of the hops in and
around Canterbury, so far as concerns
the plantations situated to the south
and east have been seriously discount
which, as will be seen from our re-
port, caused an enormous amount OF
damage among the bine, particularly
at Stuppington and Wincheap, also at
Harrington and Nackington and in the
Old Dover Road. To the west and
north of the city no damage was done,
the storm area not extending to the hop
grounds in those directions. The
weather during the week has been
highly favorable for the development
of the laterals, and the progress in ev-
cry respect has been perfectly salts
factory. There is no increase of YER
min and no one has started washing
The low lying plantation at Gutter
ridge Bottom near Renville, was flood
ed by the torrential rain on Saturday
and will not be workable for many
days.
(Chilham and Chartham)
There are more lice than a week ago
and 1 fancy fresh attack of fly. The
bine has grown very much.
(Goodnestone- Next-Wingham.)
The hops are going on well, and are
much benefited by the cleansing and
soaking rains of last week. The hail
did a little bruising, but nothing to
speak of.
(Graveney, Goodnestone and Throwley)
The laterals have come out well and
there is already a show for burr on
the "earHes.'' Prospects generally have
greatly improved during the past week.
CHernhill.)
The bine has grown very much this
week and looks healthier. No increase
of vermin. Owing to the showery
weather mould has made its appear
ance is some grounds.
Gittlebourne and Bekesbourne)
Heavy rain fell over these parishes
on Saturday, but fortunately they es-
capped the hailstorm. The hops have
been much benefited by the moisture
and are looking wonderfully well. Fros-
poets have not been brighter for sew
eral years.
maidstone and District)
The district in and around Maidstone
was visited on Thursday last by heavy
showers, which have been of consider
able benefit to the hop bine, giving it
a fresh and reinvigorated appearance
and cleansing it of fly and lice, of
which there was only slight vista
tion. The lateral shoots look exceed
ingly strong and bold, and there is
enough bine generally speaking TO
carry a very large crop. Some plant
ers have been washing at Aylesford,
Arlington, Barming and East Farleigh,
but at Boxley it is not considered nee
essary to go to the expense of wash
ing for so little an amount of vermin.
There is mould at places, but there