The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-11-29

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and other commodities. From tn
tone Of expressions made, it is eviden
the association intends to work in cal
nest and for the common good OF al
concerned.
As the Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association, the new name Of th,
body, much broader results are hopet
to be obtained In all branches OF tn,
work carried on by the old associa.
tion. The change has been under con
siderstion for some tine, but it has
taken much labor to go perfect its
organization that beneficial work may
be carried out. The bylaws Of the
new association are lengthy and em.
brace all that is requisite for success
full operation. Full reports OF the
meeting will be published later in the
Planters Monthly, official organ of
the association. These will be read
with interest by all those engaged in
the production OF sugar, and other
adjuDcts necessary TO carry out that
work.
The second and final days session OF
the Plsnters' Lsbor aud Supply Com.
pany opened at $3.50 Q. M, Tuesday,
with President Schaefer in the chair.
J. M Horner read Q report on plan
tstion transportation. OF late years
mills, fumes, rails and tramways had
been vastly improved over the prod.
ucts OF previous years. This, of course,
Increased marvelously the yearly out.
put OF sugar. A wrought iron wagon
was recommended for use In mount
ain districts. The report WAS accepted
and recommended published in the
Planters Monthly.
Secretary Bolte read bylaws under
which the reorganization of the com
paDy was asked Under these IL is
hoped to make the work more effac-
tive and broader than il was possible
TO do heretofore. The Organization
viii hereafter be known as the Ha-
wsiisn Sugar Planters Association,
new officials having been named to
carry out the provisions OF the work
Ii was unanimously voted to elect
the old board OF Trustees Then fol
lowed !, ngthy aud interesting paper
on the effect. OF fer, r,iiization, prepared
Sud read by Mr. Morrison.
Professor Maxwell also read treatise
on the same subject, from which the
appended are excerpts.
Fertilization, in its broadest and |
plaiDest meaning, includes the pro-
vidiDg OF the chemical elements of |
food by which plants live and grow.
and OF those mechanical conditions OF
the soil In which vegetation most |
easily thrivss.
All soils contain materially smaller
or greater amounts OF all the elements
upon which plants feed Some soils
possess these elements in such abun-
dauce and relative balance of propor-
lion, and with measure OF availabil-
lty, which at once constitutes them
good lands" These lsuds may be
cropped for considerable leugth of
lime, aud without giving to them any
plant food, before it is observed with
certainty that they are losing
strength. Again, other soils NAV
possess the abunhance o. all neces-
'ary food constituents, but not in a
tate that the plants Can u-e; or
here may be no even ralauce in the
'elstive amounts OF the elements pres
mt, certain beIug in excess and others
u actual want. Moreover, there can
'e we'll balanced supply of all suo- ,
taDces required, and Ia q sufficient
Measure of chemical availability. but ,
'ad physical conditions, such as too
oarse or too close nature of the soil.
nd the excess or dearth OF moisture. ,
ender the food supply inert Now,
There any OF these conditions insult ,
d to fertility combine we find "poor
ands." !
Those lands, however, which oriRi. q
ally possess all the elements which .
make crops In ample abundance, must I
i've out with time. The most vital r
mineral elements Of plant food are