The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-19
TO AID THE
SMALL FARM.
AgrlcuIt 'raI Society Is
Revived.
PLANS MADE LAST NIGHT
President Dole, Allan Herbert and
Other Prominent Husbandmen
Lead the Movement.

W '"o ii'bh oSnOOl building for !
the purpose OF reviving the old ROYAL
Hawaiian Agricultural Society. aron-
ing the Royal" in the title. The meet
ing was presided over by Allan Herbert,
who has been largely instrumental in
having the society revived, and who has
done much to advance agriculture I'm
Hawaii. The members present were:
President Dole, Allan Herbert, Lucy nj.
Adams, +. p. Dole, VIII Il. Fisher. Da-
vid Haughs, Stearns Buck, Christian
Andrews, III. X. Hanna, Edgar Wood,
James Dole. II. w. Schmidt. Byron o.
Clark, T. II. Gibson and J. e. Higgins.
Mr.. Higgins, of the Normal School, as
secretary Of the meeting, has begun his
labors with the society by taking Co
pious notes OF the proceedings, which
will be useful for future reference, as
have been the records OF the old Royal
society To the present one just organ
ized. The first one YVES organized in
1850, and held regular meetings for q
number OF years, but finally the organ
izatiOn collapsed largely due to the in
terest being directed to cane growing,
% that very little time was given to
small farming.
The committee appointed to draft by
laws and rules OF order reported giving
the outlines of the proposed constitu-
ton. which was to the effect that the
bylaws and rules of the old society be
adopted. with the changes that the pres
emit conditions demanded.
II was proposed further that all for
mer members OF the Royal Society be
made honorary members, and the an
nual fee was placed at 81 for member
/ ship. and for the life membership $50.
Will Il. Fisher awaited himself OF the
last measure and became n life member
before leaving the meeting. The report
OF the Committee was adopted upon mo-
ton OF President Dole.
/ Mr.. Bryan of the Bishop Museum then
delivered n discourse upon the birds OF
the Islands and their relation to agri-
culture. He said that the native birds
are for the most part honeysuckers, and
their natural habitat Is some 5000 feet
above sea level. For this reason they
| play a very unimportant part in Ha-
waiian agriculture. IL Is therefore the
| birds which have been introduced that
are the most important from an agricul-
tural standpoint. Mr.. Bryan mentioned
various birds. such as the rice bird,
the mynah bird and the English spar
row. stating that Il is yet an open ques-
ton whether these birds do as much In
n Jury TO us as we have been accustomed
TO suppose. Tie called for assistance on
the part of any interested in the collect
ing OF birds for an examination OF their
crops I'm order TO ascertain what their
real feeding habits are, and to what ex-
tent they should be pronounced bene-
fetal and 20 what extent injurious.
Miss Lucy Adams OF the Kamehameha
Girls School read paper upon INDUS
trial Schools. She recommended very
strongly the agricultural idea OF school
for girls as well as boys. She mention
J ed various schools where girls and
young ladies are pursuing practical ed
ucation In agriculture and horticulture
She proposed various things in the way
OF industrial work, such AZ the coilect
, ing OF glue flowers" which are wortf
J about 60 cents a pound for sachet pow,
der in New York. She recommended
, that a competent agricuhurlst wht
,, thoroughly understands tho business
, should be given charge OF the WORK z
the Industrial school OF the girls.
VIII r. Fisher expressed himself ~
, glad he had left political meeting =
, come TO the Agricultural Society. RI
!, stated he had travelled extensively II
, these Islands, and pronounced many Q
\ the soils superior TO those OF Caiiio,
\ mia. lie saw no reason why the norIl
n cultural products OF the ISLANDS shouI'
y NOT be equal In all respects to those
EIGhnr
n pested that the society put into euec
: the man IN have a room for an exhi
n hilton 10 be opened where the soils an
: products OF the different districts mign
n be seen by residents and tourists. II
n tbis wav he believed desirable type o
q immigration might be established.
< Bvron o. Clark. OF the Wahiawa Col
Z onv made some remarks OF the success
q OF the colony. But one year ago tn
y work was commenced there, and
3 finds the soils are promising and ar
o being subdued by cultivation. IN
% most troublesome aspect there was per
g bnns the insect pests, but these Will Q
% overcome by constant and scienhhc Ell
. fort A.
10 Christian Andrews spoke OF the ae
- struction of the .1oolau forests by III
70 and cattle. RE recommended the reno
~ ing I'm OF .srtain sections ana the aI
% poinament OF an inspector.
% Much interest in the preventing :
% these depredations was expressed
% Mr.. Herbert. Mr.. Clark and others. vi
70 Herbert stated that more forests ma
been destroyed In these Islands durll
the last few months than tne uove =,
ment had planted In the iast tw,n =, 40
voors M an expense OF thousands OF ITO
lars. -, ~
Mr.. Hanna. also OF the Wahiawa 70
onv. smoke Of his observations ana E.
perience with artesian wells, shown Ns
the great damage that has followeu >,
other countries by the neglect ol =,
wells and allowing the water TO run
~ waste. He recommended that ave- +,
nv made TO control the TOW OF ar'e'''
n water. ,s-oes
president Dole made an address
Att a . .xoraoaod deem interest III "