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Tonbridge, Hop Washing 1890
Photo ref:
T1015009
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A team of farm-workers undertakes the laborious task of spraying a field of hops with liquid soap, or possibly a copper solution, to ward off insects and fungal disease as the crop nears harvesting. The process, using hand pumps attached to the horse-drawn reservoirs, was not very efficient. It was interspersed with dusting the growing vines with sulphur and nicotine compounds, but was essential. It was not unknown for entire crops to be laid waste if this work was not undertaken at regular intervals during the growing season.
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