The Arizona sentinel., 1886-02-06
BANANA CULTURE.
Written for the SENTINEL by s. s. Southworth. O
 Sacramento, Cala.l

Written for the SENTINEL by s. S. southworth, C Sacramento, Gala. , EDITOR OF SENTINEL:
 Having some property interests ii "Mohawk Valley" have very nat urally turned my attention toward some profitable industry for it's uiil. ization as soon as the canal is com. pleted. Early last spring a Yum. friend reported that the raising o bananas had been proved te be a sue cess In that quarter, and I immed. lately settled upon this product a, my speciality, knowing that it re- auired but a small piece of land tc secure large income. An early re. view of the signal service record. for several years, raised doubt oi the so called success being of satis- factory financial nature, owing tC the low tempature Of some of the winter months. knew that banan- as had been grown in Los Angeles. but one might as we'll eat a cucum- Der as one Of these. In the latter case it was the lack .,of such arise from absence Of heat in daytime, and cool nights; while in the former, doubts arose as 10 the ability of the plant to withstand the low temper ature of the winter and secure per. feet fruition before fall. Correspon- dence with parties in Yuma led me 10 believe that my premises were not wholly inaccurate, and I after wards entered into correspOn- dence with growers aud editors, in localities where the experimental period has been passed. Thinking the points secured may he of value to your readers, 1 present them through the columns of the SENrI. MEL:
 Kohala, Hawaii, Aug, 28, 1885 DEAR SIR:-I am sorry 1 cannot give you much information regard> tug banana culture, but I refer 10 those who Can. Bananas at this place grow wild, and the people do not cultivate them. Where they do cul- tiyate it the stock is planted and let grow free from suckers until the fruit makes it's appearance, when two or more suckers are allO Ned tu grow. When the fruit is ripe it is cut off. and afterwards the bearing stalk. It only bears once.
 Respectfully, c. A. Chapin.
 Honolulu, Sept. 26. 1885. DEAR SIR:-Suckers Gas we cali them) of the best shipping varieties are worth here Sl00 per thousand, without packing. To properly pack and deliver om board steamer would Do worth S50 per thousand. Freight to San Francisco is S5 per ton. 1,0O0 suckers would measure about two and half or three tons. The ciear- ance and consul fees would be S4. 50, making total of S170 Ter 600, enough for one acre the way We plant them. One hundred plants would cost $20.
 We plant Chinese variety prin- cipally as it will stand long ship ment, but if was intending to plant within from 24 to 72 hours iron mar ket, there are other varieties very much better. Here when we can hardly give away the Chinese varie- ties, (Canendicia) one kind bring. from 50 cents to Sl per bunch, that IS during July. August and Septem> ter. Suckers of thls variety are scarce and cannot be, furnished in. large quantities. By the hundred they are one dollar each. We have 19 varieties and at teast six of them are better than the Chinese, if near market.
 l have 30,000 plants in bearing. Be assured that no other farming pays so well if you can find mark ct, as the yield is enormous. came from Chicago and have been here only five years. We get from 50 cents to $l.25 cents per bunch for the Chinese kind, and pay 75 cents freight to San Francisco. l will have 20, 900 punches to sell rom now till January l5, 1886.
 have collected pineappies from all over the world, and have twelve varieties.
 1 can give you all the necessary information to make it a success, il you have tEe climate. etc.
 Honolulu, Oct. 30, 1885.
 I certain ly would not advise the cultivation of either pineapples or bananas, where the range of temperature is so great, ll6 To p, as shown by your tables. We have "ne variety of bt- mana that You could raise where he occasionally goes down to freezing point, but il is poor shipper. IL might do fairly we'll in Arizona as it grows where thsy have frost three or four times year, bu