The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-30

Ell IN October mature or seed IL June
following, but Mr. Allaire, manager
Of the D-miug factory, tells me that
during seeding time the percentage of
fannie acid seems TO be low, iucreas
ing during the dormant state until at
least the December following If not
for longer period. The management
Of the Deming factory say it can well
afford TO pay - per ton for the green
root delivered az their works, ana l.
willing TO make contracts at that rate.
luasmuch a. from fifteen 10 twenty
tons per acre may be raised 10y irriga-
ton, the opening for small farmers
In that vicinity would seem To be eX-
ceIleHt Upon interviewing some Of
the leading citizens Of Deming / found
that owing To the scarcity OF rain,
less than two inches fell last year,
stock raising had practically been
abandoned, mining was also in
precaTiOus condition and the
towns support came almost en-
tirely from the railroads, TO which
II gave nothing in return. Yet an
ineXhaustible supply OF the purest
wa'er II found at a depth IF from 30 10
80 feet, a. u evidenced by hundred
windmills in successful operation.
. The wind blows continuously and a
the experience of Western Kansas and
. elsewhere has proven that windmill
irrigation can be pIOfitably carried on,
even where the water has TO be
pumped from depth Of 100 feet, il
seems strange that some systematic
attempt has not been made TO open
up small cauaigre farms. Nineteen
acres devoted 10 cauaigre and one acre
20 raising the necessary vegetables
and household supplies, would not
only provide "a living, but enable the
Thrifty hu-baudmau 70 put something
by for "A rainy day. The market il -
tablished, the factory offers a remu-
ueratIve price for the root, success is
assured The capacity OF the mill at
Demiug II twenty tons Of the green
ROOFS per day, which will make some
thing over seven tons of the dried
product or about three and oue-quar-
ter tons extract, worth today in the
New York market five cents per
pound in carload lots, or five and one
half cents per pound IN smaller guam
titles. TIE cOmpany's expense &C
count shows that ton of canaigre
extract can be landed in New York
for So, netting profit of $50 and up
wards per ton. The roots are shred
ded 10y just such a machine "a is used
in grinding apples for the cider mill, .
carted out in wheelbarrOws and spread
on sheets about 10 feet square. From
eight - twelve hours OF New Mexico /.
sunshine is sufficient for drying. The .
roots are spread on tarpaulins for con-
veHieuce ia handling in case or anap- .
preaching shower or sand storm, the
latter being very common occur
renee in that country during certain
seasons Of the year. The only object
in making a condensed extract from
the roots l. to save in transportation
charges. The sliced and dried roots,
being equally desirable for
use, are quite bulky, while
the extract with a much greater con-
tent of fannie acid occupies but COM
par atively little space.
a point that should be borne in
mind is that the demand for cana
igre is not dependant upon a shortage
in the supply of oak or hemlOck bark
While there are a great variety of
taunins, IA few containing Il greater
of fannie acid, canaigre is
such a superior article for cOloring
and filling, as we'll a. tanning, that
when once tried it is AWAY preferred.
One product 1t will tend 10 displace Is
gambler, which, though only contain
Iug 80 per cent. of taunin, finds a
ready market at ) cents to 81 cents per
pound, some 1000 tons being import
sd by the United States alone annu-
ally
The especial value of canaigre is
shown in the preparation of leather
TOR enamelling. Hides tanned by oak
Or hemlOck bark have "A slight shaw
ng taken off the hair surface, which
IS thrown away, being considered
yalueless. The skin i then divided
equally, the upper portion made into
enamel leather and the lower portion
being sold 10y the pound. y canaigre
tanned skin has the first shaving re-
moved a trifle deeper, which, owing
10 its tensile strength, finds Il ready
sale at cents per pOuud-clear gain
instead of dividing the remainder
equally, tue portion for enameling Is
Dut IF the skin, leaving ;, or an in
creased weight TO be sod 10y the
pound. Then again, it ta&-s one less
coating of shellac To enamel cauaigre-
tanned leather.
Regarding competition, Honolulu
has AN immense advantage in posi-
ton, enabling the cauaigre farmers to
place their crop i'm tine markets of
Europe for less than the people of
\ -iZona and New Mexico can reach
the seabOard.
Until such time as local tanueries
and extract factories are In operation
the farmer can, at slight expense,
shred ami dry his root, baling and
same in that form.
C.uaigre l. a poor mans crop, easily
raised. aud bringing quick aud sure
returns.
The statistics of Utah show that
large percentage of her people are
home owners, and, what i more TO
the point, self-supportiug To home
owuer-, Independent of mortgages and
debt Poverty l. unknown and tiuau-
cIa4 disasters uuleari If. You 90 not
see a Mormon farmer coming to town
To purchase his eggs, milk, butter and
No mau.is allowed more
land than he can take care of. \ Ger
tain portion OF his acreage l. devoted
-u raising necessary tOOd supplies, the
balance of the land being planted
with marketable products that enable
Dim to purchase groceries, clothing,
etc, generally affordiug an excess
that, in time, develops into a com
t., r.