The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-18
FULLY ONE HUNDRED TONS
WILL he THE COFFEE OUTPUT or
OLNA DISTRICT.
More Age ou the Trees and Diaa win
Make a Worlds Record for phcnom-
email Bearing Trees.

An Olaa coffee planter signing him
self "Statrian," mas written the tol-
lowing interesting article ON Olaas
coffee output this year to the llilu
Tribune:
During your recent trip through
this section YOU inquired for the prob
able coffee output for this section,
and it set me to thinking, and from
thinking ! began figuring. SO ! have
made few visits here and there, cut
off % per cent, and think my esti-
mate can be relied upon.
"'rherc are a number of places That
| did not visit owing to lack of time.
for we Olaa people are busy up To our
elbows just at present Among these
were the Capital c. d c. Co., Ben
Browns. Nailima's. Baldwin's, kiiau-
ca Coffee Co.'S. FurneauN's. \. NJ vii
sons, Gus Items, and number of
others. all of which | understand are
exceeding expectations looked for
earlier in the season. At those places
| visited we took an average tree. and
counted the berries. deducted one
quarter of the actual count. and al
lowing 1000 cherries to the pound. as
it only takes from 1850 to 1860 beans
to make pound of Olaa coffee in the
parchment you will readily see we
have an allowance of $50 beans in y
pound to make up deficiency in the
count caused by peaberries, etc.
IL first visited Mr.. Rhenhart's place
and he has fifteen tons if he has II
pound
"Mr. Sisson will take off nine acres
fully five tons.
"Mr. Zimmerman has ten tons to
sack for this years crop.
"A. Anderson at a low estimate will
I have two tons.
Henry Item has $4,000 trees that av-
erage three-quarters of pound to
the tree, maiden crop.
"H. Eldart. at IS mile, will have five
tons. He has 5000 trees only three
years and two months old, bearing
from one to three pounds to the tree.
and some fine trees better than that.
"AIr. Sumter, 10 miles, will gather
| about five tons. He is not topping his
| trees and may have much more than
we expect. He deserves it. for he is
! the most inveterate worker in this
section. and his work shows well IN
the growth of his fine plantation.
"Hoshima. 18th mile, has ESQ
| trees that will turn off three pounds
to tree. This Japanese has the real
| show place of this section. The care
has been most excellent.
NEARLY all the trees mentioned are
| between the ages of three and four
| years. some younger and few older.
approaching the fifth year.
1--WE will send into Hlo fully 10"
tons of coffee before the end of the
year, and | think twenty-five IONS
more may creep in from places ! have
not visited.
81 have seen individual trees topp.
ed at five feet bearing from six tc
eight pounds of coffee. These tree,
are exceptional. of course, but they
certain conditions. which are at tn,
command of the planters if they ear
| solve ,.hc" hoy are
This year, bevond any preadvent
ure of doubt. settles the much discuss
ed question as to the elevation. ant
where, if any, the limit is within
which coffee will flourish. The eN
pert that will come as far as 81 miie
will be instructed as to this point. ant
his Ceylon education will be scattered
as guidance. The coffee trees at 2
miles are. bearing as prolificly as thos
at Is miles. Koran d. Bashaw hav,
trees at the 21St mile with fully on
to three pounds of coffee now ripen
ing. Only LET us put little more az
on these trees and we feel certain
that Olaa will make worlds recor,
for phenomenal bearing trees"