The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-11-01
IN AGRICULTURAL SHOW
PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH MUCH
NEEDED SOCIETY.
w. Vredenberg Gives His Ideas on
What Should be Done Toward Ex-
hibiting Products.

their history, think it not out of the
way to make some suggestions which
your readers may take for what they
are worth.
Agriculture in all its branches, is
our only source of wealth, and any
new ideas for the development of this
industry, if good, should as far as is
practicable, be followed up.
Farmers, generally, take a personal
pride in showing to others, specimens
| of their industry, which, in their opin-
ion, are superior to those of their i'm
mediate neighbors, and | believe that
a yearly agricultural show should take
place at some convenient spot on the
Islands, where prizes and diplomas,
for industry and produce, should be
awarded.
Everything raised in these Islands
should he represented, including live
stock, sugars, field crops, grains, tu-
! bers, vegetables, fruits and dairy pro-
/ duce.
Surely with nominal subscription
per capita, the planters, farmers, ran
chers and dairymen, could raise
sum sufficient to meet the initial eX-
pense of our first Agricultural Expo
sition. AS plan always facilitates
action, | will suggest one.
Some influential gentleman of Hon
olulu may kindly allow the use of
some of his property for a site, and
his name as president or promoter of
the Exposition. Some other could be
chosen to act as secretary, invite sub
! scriptions. entrance fee for exhibitors
| and do the clerical work.
Ul,.z. f,,ro unr, 1at,, OF, r,iubt nnnoint
a committee to chose the judges, etc,
and the frame of the edifice is built
1t rests with these parties to fix the
dates, localities, quantity of exhibits,
regulations governing the exhibits,
and exhibitors, nature of prizes, etc,
including building of paddoclls for
live stock and buildings for the pro-
duce in general. These buildings can
be utilized as in other countries. for
many purposes. Rome was not built
in a day and certainly our first Ha-
waiian Agricultural Exposition will
not be a fact for a long time. AS I
have given the idea. I thank that 9TH
ers. better able than J. may do the
rest, though l am willing to stand my
share on the subscription list.
Hawaii's Agricultural Exposition
would include some of the following
articles:
Sugars-Raw, washed and refined,
sugar cane, all varieties known. any
thing new in the way Of machinery
invented and patented here for the
growing, handling and manufacture
of sugar.
Rice-Samples of produce and ma
chinery to handle same, invented and
patented here.
Coffee-Samples in all stages of the
manufacture, in the pulp, parchment
sorted, etc, and any machinery tC
handle the same invented here.
Live Stock-Horses, mules. donkeys
beef cattle, steers, bulls, COWS, heifers
of each breed.
Dairy Stock-Bulls, cows and heif-
ers.
Dairy Produce-Butter. cheese fresh
and salt, and appliances and machine.
ry to manufacture same, invented and
patented in this country.
Farm Crops-Potatoes corn. wheat
hay, etc, hogs, poultry and sheep
wool goats.
Fisheries EXhibition-Salt, fresh.
Industrial arts, such as wood turn.
ing, in native woods only; mats, hats
ropes of native fiber, tobacco.
Fruits of every description. Flow
ers in pots.
Jams, jellies and preserves, in glas.
and in tins.
Exhibitors of live stock feed anC
care for their exhibits at their OWL
, cost, as in other countries.
Entrance to exhibition ground,
should be charged for at a small figure
to enable all classes to enter.
Refreshment stands ought to pay
fees by the day.
Exhibitors of produce would pay
small fee for each variety of produc,
exhibited, and be allowed only one eX
hibit of each variety.
Exhibitors of live stock would be al
lowed to exhibit singly or in pairs
with single or double fee. All sales o
stock made on the exhibition grounds
should be subject to one-half or on,
per cent fee ad valorem.
The following is "a suggestion fol
fees: Entrance fee of any exhibitor
/; fees for each exhibit of farm pro
: duce, occupying one square foot of ia
! BILE, 25c; for each head of live stock
So; for each article occupying on {
table more than four square feet and
less than four square feet, soc; fol
each square foot of table space, Csc
: floor space per square foot, 10c Elk
hibits to be not more than one foo
high on tables. Money prizes, med
ais, diplomas, might be given accord
: ing to funds on hand and to the opin
ion of judges.
The above means a good deal, an,
there may be many COMMISSIONS. A
! first glance, the slleptical will sa' tina
it will be impossible to get people t.
exhibit as it is too much trouble
There is trouble in anything on
, undertakes and sometimes it is yer,
troublesome to exist, but most us u
have to put up with it. What make
J me think that an agricultural shoN
would be a success, is the fact tina
, there are as smart men and as pro
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