The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-10-12


cane, and to continue until the cane
was too large to allow of further
cultivation. One cuItivator would suffice for
sixty acres, rows Eve and half feet apart.
During the season the soil thrown out from
the seed furrOw worked back, leaving the
land about level at the finish the soil
would be loose, and might be freed Of weeds
with very little hoeing. The filling up of
the burrows was only applicable to rainy
regions. This course was pursued the past
year at Kukaiau with gratifying results.
The difference in labor alone between cult
waiting and hoeing was that of one man to
four acres or five men to one acre. This
was difference which no planter was justi-
fed in sighting, not to speak of the benefit
liberal cultivation was to the cane.
The report was accepted and ordered
printed in the &" Planters Monthly"
LIVE STOCK.
Mr.. Dillingham; read an exhaustive report
Oh the live stock of the Kingdom. 1t was
accepted, and ordered printed in the
@ Planters Monthly"
FRUIT CULTURE.
The report of the Committee on Fruit
Culture was read by Mr.. Dole. 1t is signed
by Mr.. J. NJ. Alexander, Chairman of the
Committee. This report is short, but sug
gestive. Experiments prove that nearly
every thing in the shape of fruit produced in
the tropics can be raised here. Much may
be done by the introduction of new fruit,
and the improvement of varieties already
here. The cultivation of the fruits Of the
temperate zone had not yet been fairly
tested. Some of the leading varieties were
planted at Olinda, Maui, at an elevation Of
1000 feet. They have made healthy, but
slow growth. Blackberries there have grown
as we'll and yielded as abundantly as in Cali
fornia. Raspberries have been planted, and
are growing well. English walnut and Japa-
nese chestnuts thrive there, and probably
might be probably raised in the upper
parts of our forests and on the high plains
of Hawaii. Many of our fruits might be Guilt
waited by the square mile, where now they
are barely cultivated at all. The chief
requisite for the promotion of fruit culture
is facility for marketing. Fruit drying by
the Alden process, fruit canning, and the
expectation of fresh fruit in refrigera tors by
steamers should engage attention.
Mr.. Lycan, on being asked to give some
points on fruit culture, said he could not
give any more than the report just read.
His work was experimental. At his Kalihi
ranch he had 100 varieties of fruit from all
parts of the world. He would be glad to
describe them to any of the members Of
the company if they would visit the ranch.
Mr.. Lycan promised to say more about fruit
culture at future meeting.
Mr. Dole thought the alligator pear was
going to be the most profitable fruit to raise
and could be exported to San Francisco
This fruit may be picked some time before
ripe, and would not be affected by trans
portation.
Mr. Lycan stated he had taken the fruit
on seven trees ana snIppe0 IL TO sau Fran
cisco, realizing S113 IS. He had also
shipped pineapples to the same place, and
sold them at So rs and 81 so dozen.
DISCUSSION ON LABOR.
Mr. J. M. Horner wanted to know how
they stood about labor. He would like to
hear some of the members on the subject,
.
with the Japanese.
Mr. Bailey said he had been very fortu-
nate in his experience with Japanese, prob
ably because he had some old men among
them. They were tractable and free from
sickness. They had confidence in him, and
in the evening would come to him with
their fancy ailments. He dosed them, and
ofv oil
right. As irrigators they could not be
beaten, and they were steady and honest.
Leave them alone and they work just
the same as if watched They are little
obstinate in being moved from one work to
another.
Mr.. Lidgate said he did not want any of
them. His brother had fifteen, and Oh a
plan tation close by there were seventy, and
there was not any satisfaction from them.
On one planta ton lie knew they were put to
the same work as the women and children,
not being fit for anything else. No more
Japanese were required in his neighborhOod.
Mr.. Smith said he had got along very
we'll with his Japanese. There was less
trouble on plantations where they work in
small mum bers.
The President stated that his experience
with the Japanese was varied.
Mr.. Bailey said he had had visit from
Inspectors, but he did not consider they
had anything to do with his regulations.
Mr.. Baldwin thought that Portuguese i'm
migration should be encouraged.
Mr.. Lidgate had four different lots of
Chinese planting on shares, and found it re-
munerative.
Mr.. Thurston, speaking of Japanese,
thought the trouble was largely in the diff.
ferent sets of men employed. While on
Maui, the past week, he had conversation
with Captain Clark of Kipahula. The latter
stated that out of sixteen Japanese on his
plantation ten were professional wrestlers.
They gave performances and collected
money. One of the number was an ex-bank
cashier, defaulter, who had to leave his
country. He could do nothing with him
he would not work. Mr.. Thurston also met
Mr.. Kennedy of Waiakea, who said that he
had never had better men than the Japan
ese. Mr.. r. W. Irwin, the Japanese Agent
had not exercised care in his selection of
the men.
Mr.. Bailey did not like the way the immi-
grants were selected. Among his Portu-
guese he had one with broken leg, another
a hunchback, an idiot, and one very old
man They ware M GOOD The men had