The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-04

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of this area one-tenth, or say one hundred and
twenty thousand acres, is best adapted for sugar.
cane is rich, and can be irrigated. There is an
equal area OF good sugar land, not so well situa-
ted for an overflow, and dependent upon rain for
a crop. There is no doubt but that with obnp-
dant labor and capital. fully two hundred and
fifty thousand acres of the area of the islands
could be advantageously employed in the growth
of the sugar-cane.
So you will perceive that the Sandwich Islands
will be well able to supply the Pacific states of
America with all the sugar, molasses and rum
they may need, let them increase as fast as they
please.
There are not less than fifty thousand acres
well adapted for the growth of coffee and these
coffee lands are well situated have the elevation.
shelter, moisture and temperature, to produce
from the original Abyssinian plants the richest
favored bean in the world. The 80 Kona coffee -
grown on Hawaii has attained celebrity, and is
now much sought for by coffee epicures.
COTTON
is successfully cultivated and only 90 sea island. ,,
from Georgia, is planted. The soil Of all the
islands is well adapted for cotton but there NAV
not be found more than fifty thousand acres
sufficiently well-sheltered from the prevalent trade
winds to produce cotton very adyantageously.
GRAINS
of all kinds grow well at an elevation of over
one thousand feet. Oats grow unusually tall, six
and n half feet high, and grains very large and
heavy. Corn produces large cars and very sweet
grain. Wheat is plump, and full of saechaIine
matter; Barley grows finely but it is not much
OF an object to produce grain crops when sugar
and other tropical products arc no much more
profitable. Flour is imported into Honolulu from
California and Oregon very cheap; the quarter
sack of fifty pounds usually sells Mt Honolulu,
Lahaina and other places in the islands for 80 80.
and sometimes as low as 50 90.
POTATOES
grow well sweet ones in all parts; but common
ones, or Irish, require an elevation Of at least
one thousand feet-and the higher above this the
better. There is u large area of table lands
adapted to the cultivation of the common potato.
Potatoes can be imported from the Pacific coast
sometimes, than they can De PRODUCED
in the islands but the whaleships always prefer
the island potatoes to take to sea. They are
usually worth IS per barrel, oftentimes more.
Enormous sweet potatoes are produced, weighing
usually about ten pounds; but very commonly
twelve and fifteen pounds; and the writer pro-
duced one ON lanai that weighed Twenty-Five
pounds, and was n rich favored, good eating
potato.
Fine crops Of not only tropical products, but
OF all such as are peculiar to temperate regions,
can be produced in the islands.
THE SOIL
is easily worked. In some parts a little stiff:
but usually a span Of horses, with an eagle A or
" liOW Will " up any OI the l1nQ. liz IL |
light work for q man TO break up one acre per
day. In the valleys there are no rocks and
cultiyators and reapers can run along smoothly.
The rich, brown chocolate-colored soil, like gar
den mould, turns over beautifully. And il is
we'll that it is easily worked, because grass grows
very fast in such a mild Innate.
GRASSES.
All American and other foreign grasses are
common, and have almost eaten out the native
grasses. Captain Cook and his people would
Iardly now recognize the Hawaiian landscape.
They would see various ~trefoils, clovers, blue
,rass, crop grasses, dandelions, parsley, pigweed,
mint, burdock, wild turnips, mustard, peppers,
quarter, savory, salvias, polyanthuses,
onyolvuluses, and n great variety Of other com
non American and English grasses and plants
nd they would have to look high up in the
for the ancient native heritage they
'eheld in the days Of Tereeoboo.
They would look in vain for the animals they
eheld the old stock Of
DOGS AND HOGS.
The sharp nosed ours, like our Indian dogs,
ave disappeared before the hounds, -mastifs,
erriers, and poodles of the foreigners and the
ig-boned, long-nosed, f~athom-long hogs of the
avs of Cook have given place to the plump, east
lied Berkshire and Chinese pigs. Perhaps only
, the interior of the large island Hawaii could q
ozen hogs of the olden time be found.
Many animals were left by Captain Cook, but
ere brought by Vancouver and sheep were
,troduced at n later day. All these animals
bound.
{ medium size and good appearance are plentiful
nd cheap They are good sizes for carriage !
nd saddle, and a few heavy-draught animals ola =
ydney and American breed can be found. 4
ne young colt, two years old. may be bought
II S25, and $50 in town at Honolulu is a fair ,
rice for n weil-broken young horse. Good horses :