Hopping (1843)

Post date: Apr 06, 2012 7:26:14 PM

Extract from Hampshire Advertiser, 20th May 1843:

Hops around Wateringbury, Mereworth, and Teston. — The bines are looking very well, and appear strong in some places. In others they are very much eaten by the flea, to such extent, indeed, that in many grounds there is not one hill in ten that has bines fit to tie. Speaking generally, It may be called a slack year.— " Maidstone Gazette,"

Extract from Morning Post , 16th August 1843:

Wateringbury. — The hops generally are not spoken so well of as they were a week ago. The produce from the slack bine will be very little, and the strong grounds are blacker than they were. There are a few exceptions to this, but they are very few, and we do not know of any ground that has been bad, and has become good, or anything like it, although a correspondent of the Sussex Express says that he does. We can venture to say the owner would be glad to be told which it is.