The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-31
RAnie

The following aecoGat Of the interest taken II
Ranaie L from Brrftstrsst.. The cultivation Of
rzie plant IN the UaiseJ States Is receiving great
zttEution- and the 0ptzi1u ms been expressed b.
rauJ familiar With the subject tina. the raising Of
TINS plant and The mauzfacturs OF textile gods
fruu tie 6her Is destined 10 take h IN rank II the
future arouZ American Industries. In the last i
sue Of the y 7. Dry Goods Bsffisffs the editor, Mr.
Jzzerhzbsr, eIaHluss the suolecs AZ length and
Ewes L Is his opinion that this Plant vii furnish
tie cheap fiber producing material Of the future
According % M. JaSsrh1ber the raEis- which
belongs 20 the usttie family Can be made 10 pro
1zce two crUPs per year II j temperate ctI1zte
AID four crops II the tropics Experiments have
shown that this plEut Gan be cultivated With sue
cess zuth OF thz IL Of latitude and lccurdInG %
Mr.. JaZsrhz1sr i has been raised with s1ccess on
s=sup Lands % New Jersey. Ths pruft on ran1is
Is sad 70 Be FROM % to so per acre thus O6sr
~ - the tIrZers CT the section south OF this
degree Of Latitude better crop than haI on which
tie pru6t Z said 10 Be bat 50 per acrp- That the
calLITztiou q rsis Is rsceIvns attention outside
Of tbs epGrtrJ L evident frpu the fat that plant
ati1cs Of L ara scattered through Fra1ce- spain
I'D P0Cr7Eal, and extensive areas have been
planted with Il IL EeypS, M-iers and Ceyi0u, the
FrJ6t fru11 WHICH Il L said. amounts 10 as much
as 800 per arr
The New O.leauz TI,-.ss-Dsiaocsst also takes Up
the question and gives scus I1foCmatiol relative
to the planting Of Raris- IN view Of the interest
taken n Razzie here the information vii Be veil
timed The Democrat says
Fru1 SsE York WHARF very deep and syste-
matte iutzrsss n rzzie culture seems to pzETzil,
ws have received sOue practical information as 20
the proper EzttOd Of pr0paS1tnz tins mast val7-
able plant Il seems that the rzEis cannot be
eouEe1isutiy raised from the seed On tie average
plantation The seed i sIeeedingfy minute, and
requires EeEy czrsfal prutection from tie suu in
Futving nsth0ds and appliances nnt aIEZys at the
disposal q the ordinary farmer. lie rIZht Eay,
therefore, Is to obtain and plant the roots- The
| grU1uds sho1ld Be prepared By thorough plDE-
| ing and hzrr1EIuz. good pdlEsriZIng machine
| beIrz css5rabie- This m1sE Be dine both =sgs-
| % a. 10 leave TIE ground fat Then marx Of the
squares II drills tnrHs feet apart and three fOaE
inches deep. N which SIT cut the roots TErT thick.
This plant seems 10 Be Ike care II the respect Of
In tie e1se Of s1gar-cans, the plant gr0Es faster
and becomes heavier II proportion AZ the stand y
thick and n TIE ease q rzEies the stalks arr
| strzightsr and the fiber finer and mote 7zlzabla.
| Il void appear that the best =ay 70 starr =
rz1zls Esld l. 10 prepare one o. tEo acEss II t1e
/ Ezuzsr nentio1ed- aid after procuring and
/ planting the Eootz. % propagate from that start
| CAR Be detached and Used to increase the ARA
] of TIE zEis pizrtztio1- During grD-th- and
/ =keu the plant has attained the height Of about
o1s foot. Il i better to pass light dO1blezhOEei
/ czlEFltor between the rows, throwing the dirt
lightly to the drill Il Is also advisable II ease Of
| prntrzetsd dry weather. 20 Tats- tie ssaIks Mt
| tie,
| Rzrzis L hardy perennial, and sftsr being
EelI established ZTD=s continuously. gITIrg three
q fDzr crDps year N this climate and requiring
b1t Little atseuti0a and yielding zrgs rst1ruz II
O1lE rs11zins 70 ses-1rE-a favorable and reliable
market fox the pEodzet IN oEdeE to make the indus
try az once popGlaE AID profitable. al least II
z6zPted % ia Successful psosec9tiOu.-Sse o.
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