The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-03-22
Coooanut Plantations.

t1e7e along our coasts, at present, serves
40 more useful purpose than 10 adorn oul
landscapes, and 10 crafty the eye with
rs slender trunk and tufts Of graceful foil.
age II l. not cultivated or cared for
though rs products may be made to serve
many purposes. and are both valuable and
sa-oable. It. propagation Is so lightly es
teemed and So neglected, that II Is unusu-
al % see anywhere Young trees growing,
while the groves in many places are thin
uiuE ont and disappearing through the de-
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the temporary need Of owners for a sub
st-ute for lumber We believe the trees
on these islands are decreasing in number
SIMPLY because bat few feel interested
sn11ch in them 10 plant anew, and no
one has taken them mp As a business ven
ture or pursuit The numerous groves that
fringe CIR shores. and the scattered trees
sllcl maintain vigorous growth in our
ralsys. or far up the mountain side. de
n1n~trate tiiat any one who may be desir-
ous % make cocoanut plantation, can
hardly 60 aniss as TO locality.
There are some large and very thrifty
groves along the east coast Of Hawaii. in
Puma and Haa, and a person riding
tlro1gb tls3se districts can hardly fail to
notice the aiaptedness Of the soil. climate
aud rams % the growth of the tree. The
simple dropping OF the nut into the
ground, and Is protection for time
against animals j. sufficient care. in that
locality. % insure the growth Of the tree
-- maturity. Nature, all along that coast.
. favorable 70 the multiplication Of the
oyasuai- - that with but little care at the
hand 1f man, millions Of trees could be
made 10 cover the ground. and millions
~ dollars, Eith but little toll. NAV be
drawn from the sol by the patient and
prudent agriculturalist. We have often
wondered shy the cultivation of this tree.
81 Q business. has not attracted the atten-
Ron especially Of men Of small means.
E-ia must earn their bread and vet are
ambitious Of securing wealth: Of those
who are seeking for employment.-so
tr- 20 do-s1methiug within the scope
&c -tEr means, OF possibly within the
mach Of their bare hands
II such a class, unable to cope with F..
thl enormous expense Of q sugar plauta- f.
ri11. 5r sla- oat from farming in a small .
v-aE by mason Of the small demand for.
or Elu-1ftatleness Of such crops as they /
can T1oiuee, the raising Of a product /
such as c1coauut oil. which, ike sugar. Is I
i1 ia--a foreign demand 1t profitable
rates. and uulike sugar, Is not subject to .
11-lut and rsinogs fluctuations of price. .
lat meets with a ready sale at all times;
surely offers q promising field for their
ambition and enterprise. The time. from
e0lmEcement until returns begin to
come ln. Is somewhat long, but the success
IN profits. and the sureness of ample
gains f1r certainty, may be compared to
ttat - the rising Of the sun tomorrow
morning The c0coauut Is not a short
lived tree; It Is hardy. has but few en-
euies. and VIII Yield It's fruit every six or
eight months Tor hundred years. Start
81. then In it. work. It will neither fail
nor disapPoiut rs cultivator in its annual
Weld but Tor years upon years it viii
continue the source Of steady and reliable
income % rs owner
In India, these plantations are common,
and are considered, when the trees are
-uI grown. - the most valuable invest
menis IN agriculture that can be made
One plantation. near Singapore, owned
y DR. Lyttle, makes q speciality of the
ruauutacture Of rope from the husk of
the nut Hardly any part Of the tree or
sui : ralueless, though Of course the
e-oatost commercial value. and that most
easily realized, CONES from the oil, Of
which the nat Is prolific. a tourist lately
IN Tahiti SAYS, the coeoa-palm Is always
v-0-th rs annual dollar The nut Is
used there also to feed to hogs, with great
benefit, F-obably, 70 the favor Of the pork.
- .a-Aa-as-A 4AllA OAE Own renee
tisus on the sabject, and the opinions of
others uhe have had experience in the
uazuufactzre and sale Of cocoanut oil, that
thore IS money In the tree, and that It can
- cultivated successfully on these Islands,
70 she great profs Of the grower.
While speaking of the culture of the
ooooauut tree. and the manufacture of the
oil from she INK, which might in time be
oo-ne an important brSaoh of industry in
shis kingdom. We would not lose sight of
the numerous other Industries which might
u made profitable, and which we have
fron tine 10 tine pointed out. With the
variety q climate which the Islands en-
iov. there Is hardly = production of the
tropics OF the temperate zones, but what
might K produced IN some other To-
c4EsF. ne do 10; say that all might be
made profitable, OF indeed but a small I
u-cpo-siou q them; still 3 sufficient num-
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