Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-09-11
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Mn. \. l.. Ausrfs Of Ononea, Hilo, while in
New york. ,ubp,f,,co so,n. ..,,ts. ~ all
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from Onomea 10 Prof iiarb.shaw ri New
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iofk' ior analysis. Inc result was lately sent
10 Prof. Hilgafd Of the University ofCslifornia.
.,J III. .d.i,a ..L.d q. 10 IL. ,,s.,u., r.
""u NV ao"ee "sse" ~ 70 she treatment OF
such "oil Tor sugar cane We are permitted to
p"Dhsh tne reply ot rfo' hi'gafa' I" wen ~
a note In reply to n question as 10 whether hs
mich. M, visit tho I.,,,d. understandable
Prof. HiIgard was formerly connected with tho
tf.i,a..t,. .tr.,,i.t - d ii,
that visit from him and report on the soils
NJ an, y.t.,u,. ..s,,tJ J.. =, Il,
pa' '''a" ',, so"'' % not o"'y o. s''a. ao
t.t,..s. -, -.
'ohsi oehent, IN pfohouhoing on the nature Of
-, T., a.. r.. '.'', ,s
suggestion meet. the views Of planter. who
PIT ut,.a,d n, g s,.,. 81, IT,. ~
p. ~. H. nv ~. . - nn VI
D''"'' @ 20 may DC addressed on INC 'aelo.''
Hos. II. A. Canrxn-Dx.n s,e inelos1 a re-.
port on the three seils Of which Won sent The anal
yses ~, that yu NAV ma h. suoh further
tss Of ii ma YOU NAV think protsr m the eanelu.
siDns 10 which they lead shoud be found OF gene
raj application they are Of considerable practical
Importance should be- Glad t,, learn the results
Of any ezparfnents that NAV In, made in accord
| snce WITH nv suppeations The oyrn,,,sition 81
these soils ia 40 sfiomaioua. that their snbordins
ton To the general principles found 10 DO tire AZ
regards ordinary VOLTA yould be Of some scientfGo
| interest
| ha regards tho making Of soii anajyses bcre
while have moi time 10 carry them out psrsonalv
! can have them done under my Immediate gursr.
vision, and guarantee as 70 correctness, by young
| men In my laboratory Tho charges would vary.
according 10 this degree of detail reauirsd In tbs
examination, from fl5 70 az or tbsresbouta The
| ides being that after spns sr tsrisrec with Ger
| s... II. I..ft.
be needed.
Az TO visiting your Islands with yisv 10 ami.
cultural examinations Il would Of courps b. mac
| ticabIe only during nov VACATION from NAV 10
| August, the greater part Of which hss during the
last years been given 10 Mine "expersing' I am
not Unwilling 10 sui,s.itute A voyage To ySur balmv
| cline 10 those 10 Oregon and AYizrna Shonla ths
matter take any definite shape AZ regards the com.
ing year, IT would be desirable 70 arrange Il
placed under engagements TO devote my next vaca-
ton to Oregon Very Sincerely Your,
O' w. i'AA"'
ByHxyrxY Auuust a. 1890
Hox. II. A. p. CAnrEn-DYAn Srn Your favor Of
July 81 VAS received a few DAYS ago I have ar
reaneated by Won. examined cayefnily tho anaiyses
of Hawaiian a1iIs iucIf~ed They differ widely
sr,rn any cnjtivatcd sn hsretl,fo,e snsivzsd ~.
nearest approaeb in cnmrnsi.ian isinu a. he csis
brated black soil OF Central Russia Tsherno-
gem-but vet ante materially distinct in sorns
am at a ioss To Conjecture how suci a soil could
be formed outside III sxarnra aaye under circnrn
stances of climate and locality not realized ess-
where. have no reason 10 dfmbt The ancuracy "a
Mr. Hsrtishay's work earecialiy as Ali three anal
vses aoree en- closeIy az regards te General
Ter Of fhe soiI but have written 70 him 10 ascsr
tain the method OF anaIysis rnrsued. in order 10
gain more accurate idea ~ ia oh vsicaI character
than the chemical figures can alone furnish. II,
Az must presurne tbese fQnrcs reuresent The true
soil and not largely merely the inert rock powder
that NAV he uresent the soils wants and yiYtuea
; NAV no s;mniy stated tina.
Il il soi OF unusual fertility and. durability o.
yeoayds tbe two rnost iny,nyisnt and in ysoIsre
ment. most e1nensiye indrsdients. win nIoapha.es
and nitrogen. Guano OF any OF the ordinary kinda
! vouid he thrown away unon Il "a vouid hone
dust snnernbosnbates dc'
The one 6iohly irnportant ingredient in which Il
il 80 notably deficient as to be wholly without e1
ample in cutiyateabie noiIs elsewheYe is pesa,h.
The usual percentage OF this substancs in spjls Of
fair productjyeness in from ten TO twenty tmes an
GREAT n banneus that the cuIture ~ snoay cane
a. nsnaly return Of thc Ia on ~
10 the fe;d-is pecuiiariy exhaustiye of potash /
should therefore exuect that after bearing few
nerha ps very fulI crtyrs the land vouId suddenly
4 and very decidediy. refuse 70 produce yemnnsra
tive crops The fallow would under the circnn-
s,ances nroduce lint a vsry abort lived imnrnye.
ment
n The fact that the potash rerceutaoe OF the viz.
y Gin soils il no little above that of TIE cultivated
does not in any manner inyaldste this Conclusion
The loss sustained by a few years' croppino can.
not. aa a rule be detected 6y the uost delicats