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

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RECEIPTS.
Assessments on Stock. S3,213 90
Rent from Stock Board. ......... 120 90
Office table sold ...... 80 90
s3,363 90
Balance cash on hand October 20,
1884. .-...-..-. 1,3Io 90
s4,7a8 So
Balance from old account, cash on
hand -..'.....----.. ..-....-.' $Sz4 oO
On motion of Mr.. Rowell, the report was
referred to the Auditor.
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES.
The President said the election of TruS-
tees was next in order.
Mr.. J. NJ. Horner thought the election
ought to stand over until Monday, when
there would be larger attendance.
The President said there was considerably
more than quorum present, and the cleo
ton was the regular business in order.
Mr.. H. P. Baldwin asked for the Presi-
dents report, and was informed it was en-
bodied in the Secretary's.
The President and w. II. Bailey tated
that they would not be candidates as Trus-
tees.
The President thought that business
would be better done if more names of
residents in the city were placed in the Trus-
tees.
Mr.. H. P. Baldwin did not object to that.
He would like to know why the planters
had not been notified of the quarterly meet
ings. He would have attended if notifica-
cation had reached him.
Mr.. Bailey thought the notification ought
to be kept up. As Trustee, he felt very
awkward when not able to answer questions
that had been put to him.
The President said that the confusion in
the change of Score taries might be the
reason of the notification being omitted.
There was no intention of keeping any one
out.
Mr.. Schaefer moved that the old Board of
Trustees be reelected.
Mr.. Dole submitted list of thirteen
names for election.
Mr.. Davies suggested that the Trustees be
elected by ballot in the usual way.
Messrs. Dole and Rowen were appointed
tellers, and the balloting proceeded with.
The tellers retired, and at half-past II, on
their return, on motion, the meeting adj
journed until half-past 1.
At the afternoon sitting, the Secretary
read the result of the ballot, the following
being elected Trustees S. B. Dole, H. p.
Baldwin, W. E. RowelI,. G. n. Wilcox, R.
Halstead, II. F. Glade, r. A. Macfie, j. B.
Atherton, P. c.. Jones, l.. A. Thurs ton, w.
Y. Horner, J. NJ. HOrner and w. r. Castle.
RAAIIE CULTIVATION.
Mr.. E. Lycan stated that the Hawaiian
Ramie Company had purchased the rights Of
the Coleman ramie machine. Many i'm
made, and he would like to demonstrate its
value to the association. He would ask
that a committee be appointed to inspect it
in working order.
On motion of Mr.. Smith the President
appointed the following Committee for that
purpose w. E. Rowell, W. Y. Horner H.
P. Baldwin, J. b. Atherton, J. II. Lidgate
and A. II. Smith. The Committee will in
spect it at half-past II o'clock to-day at the
shop of Robert More & Co., King street.
CANE CULTIVATION.
Mr. J. NJ. Horner, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Cane Cultivation, read the report
of the Committee. 1t enforces the necessity
for improved cultivation, and attention
being paid to the selection of seed, pro-
ceeding which had resulted in such marked
increase in the yield of beet sugar in Ger
many. Twice blowing and twice narrowing,
if well done, was a sufficient preparation
for the furrow pillow to follow. If, however,
a grass sod or trash was turned under at
first blowing, sufficient time should elapse
to allow the trash to decay before the second
blowing, which should be done just before
planting, thus getting rid of all weeds while
planting was going on. The furrow pillow
was recommended for making seed burrows
and bitches. Cane rows should be between
five and six feet apart. This admits of the
free use of the cultivator without injuring
bitches, ETC. 1t had been found advan-
tageous to run a one-horse subsoil pillow in
the bottom of the furrow just ahead of the
planters, loosening the soil from two to six
inches, making a nice, fresh seed bed,
the seed to be planted under the bottom of
the furrow in the mellow soil. July was the
best month to plant below an elevation of
700 feet; at an elevation of 1900 feet or
walton, the report strongly urges the use of
the cultivator, which nearly dispenses with
the less effective and more expensive hoeing
An example of this is given in the case of
the Spreckelsville plantation when raising
the first crop. The cultivator was used
with great success on one part of it. The
soil was lCOsened, weeds killed, and drains
scraped at So an acre, while it cost another
overseer $50 to have his section scraped
with a hoe. The weeds got the better of
him, and the cane was stunted. The cane
treated by the cultivator yielded one ton an
acre more than the cane under the hoeing
process. Never let weeds grow put the
cultivator through as soon as the cane
begins to make it's appearance above the
ground Keeping the soil loose and fine on
top by cultivation was, in a measure, both |
food and water to the crop, as it prevented !