Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-30

Of Makaha for variety and excellence OF
fruit production have been amply tested,
and the next two years will find Makaha
fruits In the markets Of Honolulu and else
where.
In 1895 ground was cleared and broken.
and the first lot Of coffee trees was plant.
ed In August, 1896 and the second acreage
In August, 1897.
At the present time the company have 1875
acres In bearing coffee trees from four to
six years OF age, which Is divided into five
fields ranging from an elevation Of 100 to
1000 feet.
In 1900 the former superintendent took
on small crop, which increased this year
very materially.
The area devoted to coffee has been plant
ed 1000 trees to the acre. and figuring the
average product at two pounds Of coffee
to the tree when in full bearing. gives the
prospective yield of 1000 pounds to the acre.
or l25 tons for the entire area.
This amount Of coffee cannot be expected
Tor at least two years yet, but the crop for
1902 Will be heavy. OF the total area about
twenty acres 10 Guatemala, the remainder
being Hawaiian.raised coffee from imported
seed. In connection with the plantation 1t
might be stated that the average price re-
ceived for all coffee produced on the Maka.
ma valley lands when sold In the markets
OF the Mainland was 16 cents pound.
As this figure is largely in excess of the
present market quotations, It justifies the
view that the berry must have been thor
oughly cleaned properly graded and placed
upon the market In a presentable and ad.
vantageous form.
Passing from one field to another, one
becomes Immediately impressed with the
healthv appearance of the trees with their
dark'green foliage. laden with the cof-
Zee berry In all stages OF ripening
Upon the plantation has been erected a
large pulping and drying house in which
nave been installed large Marcus Mason
cuban pulDer. fermenting watts. washing ma.
chine' Eureka dryer capacity five tons
IN twenty-four hours, with heater and blow.
er attached. and local-made huller and
assorter all driven from a mainline shaft
In addition to all this Is a large drying.
room supplied with trays. with this mill
the entire coffee product from the homer
to the driving travs is performed nv mecbsn.
icai oDeration. power being supplied by a
25,horsepower engine and boiler All the
pulp or residue 1T the coffee berry IA led
away from the mill bv a system Of flushing
and laherly convened to the fields for fer.
tilization purposes.
In addition to the area devoted to coffee
culture the company has gone very exten.
sively into planting a large area to lines
and pineappIes.
Some four years ago 10000 lime trees
were set out, the majority OF which is show.
ing vigorous growth and will in all prob.
ability produce some fruit during next year
In addition to this there was set out, some
four or i've months ago. 10000 pineapple
plants. from which a large crop will he
gathered In 1902. A feature. and one of con.
siderable value to the plantation, Is the fact
That owing to the altitude the pineapple
crop VIII not mature until November and
december, when there are no pineapples In
the market which practically gives the com.
pany monopoly Of the product
In connection with the plantation Is a