The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-12

thousand plants have already been set.
The firm is clearing and preparing
more ground, and intend to go on un-
til they cover the entire tract of land.
They are young men, full of energy,
and will carry out their plans.
In addition to his old pinery of three
acres, surrounding Mr. Russelrs home,
that gentleman has a new place, where
six acres are covered, and where addi-
tons are being made as fast as new
plants can he grown for the purpose.
Mr.. Russell has $4,000 fruiting plants,
besides his nursery Of old roots, which
is producing plants, and thousands of
young plants which are coming on. lie
has single specimens of fruit now par
TALLY grown, which he estimates will
attain a weight of twelve pounds, and
which he expects to sell as high as 81
each He estimates his output of
young plants for the year at 100000.
Many of these are already contracted
for. Many more will be used by him
self in extending his beds
+. y. Price has a four-acre shed on
Lake Fairview. four miles out. He is
in an exceedingly robust frame of
mind at present, with $4,000 to $4,000
fruiting plants and Il greater number
of young plants coming on, which viii
fruit next season. He estimates his
/ young plants, that will attain Il size
suitable for setting out for tn" re
mainder of the year, at $4,000 to l00,
600. These young plants find a ready
number to cover his own grounds,
selling the others to those who are
starting in the business. In looking
over his fruiting beds one is surprised
at the quantity and size of the f:uit.
The Modello Park Pinery OF Mr.
Clarence Van Houston covers six acres
under shed. Outside of this he has az
extensive nursery and propagating
grounds. He has 5000 fruiting plants,
will have from $4,000 to $4,000 young
plants to sell, besides retaining for
his own use in extending his area, and
in replacing old plants, which shall
have served their purpose as fruiting
plants. He is enthusiastic over the
pineapple business, and is devoting his
time and energies to it.
II la
Company organized. a tract of forty
acres just outside of town was pur.
chased Half of this was covered Will
, an orange grove. 1t is intended tC
cover the other half with sheds and
, plant the ground in pineapples. Tw,
acres have already been planted, anc
the work will be pushed. The nel
who are in this company are not pct
, terers. and they are in it for bu 'ineSs
t They are doing their work thoroughly
= as they go. and expect to outstri.
p some of those who started in before
q them.
e Mrs. Talmage, a widow lady, has TIVE
e acres planted. About half of he
e plants are fruiting and all are doing
Y we'll. She has a large lot of young
Y plants coming on with which she in
tends to plant more ground.
+ Mrs Metcalf is another lady who i
:. giving attention to pines and is sue
r ceedng. She is not widow, but he
n husband is busy down town and sh
looks after the home. She has nearl,
E an acre. and her plants are fruitin'
v finely. If she had more room sh
n would make some of her male com
). petitors do some lively work to kee
e up with her.
c There are dozen smaller sheds il
$ and about town. Some only cover tn
: rear end of town lot; others as mus
e as an acre. but the result is about uni
h form. where care and attention ar
devoted to the plants.
D. The three varieties found worthy q
S. cultivation are the Golden Queen, tn
e Abakka and Smooth Cayenne. Tn
q ltlSI Is ItRdIttNl Win IllOSi liNpl' IL
fruit is the finest and largest possibly
n the plant is free from the sharp ray
ii teeth pines which are found on all tn
k. others. 1t fruits freely, but const
1T uuently the increase is not so grea
t.. While producing an apple an Abakk
le plant will produce slips, suckers an
~ crowns to the number of ten to tweI
d, ty-fve. While the Smooth Cayenn
t, will not produce AN average of MOI
st than about five plants in year. Til
ID may account for the difference i
st price, as the Cayenne sell at 20 to
cents per plant, while the other VI
t. rieties sell at 12 to Is cents.
he Mr.. Price thinks the Abal<kas &
a profitable as the Cayennes, as viii
rs the greater production of plants wi