Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-06-07

complishments Of the wahiawa colony
are set forth. II seems to your commit
tee that in matters of this character
what is needed and essential to Great
ing public opinion and interest In any
subject, is to direct attention to It by
extended use OF tables setting forth
the various facts in connection with
the subject.
Such tables should show the cost Of
production, manipulation, preparing for
market and marketing. These should
be made up entirely from actual ex-
periences Of homesteaders in conduct-
ing their agricultural experiments.
These tables II systematically persist.
ed In would from year to year be re.
flex Of the success or failure Of home-
steaders in various enterprises to
which they have given their energies.
Such tables would furnish the legis-
lator with that absolute Information
which is necessary properly to Judge
OF the requirements Of given element
In the community. Your committee has
frequently felt the need Of Just such in
formation as could be obtained from
tables Of this character. as no doubt
have other members of the Legislature.
! II is true that In some departments OF
! the government tabulations are a fea.
.ure of their reports, but even those
that have been made could well be ex-
tended and deductions drawn there.
from, which would be extremely valu-
able to all perusing the same. That
which has been done merely empha-
sizes the necessity of extending this
character Of work to every department
Of the government. As time goes on
statistics covering a period OF years be-
come invaluable as an index to and a
reflex of conditions present and past
and a guide for legislation in the fu.
ture.
We find off-hand expressions in the
report under review on the expert.
ences Of Mr.. Long In the cultivation
OF vegetables and small fruits. Also q
paragraph on the castor bean cultiva.
ton by Mr.. Koelling. which as indi.
eating the general character Of the re.
port we will quote in full
J "At Kaneohe, over the Pail. Mr.. c
Koelling has a castor bean plantation
and a mill fitted up with the best o.
machinery and Is very busy manufac
turing castor oil. said to be very goot
article" We append tn this report {
copy Of communication sent the Com
! mittee on Taxation by this very man
It speaks for itself.
What Is Needed.
What would interest your committe,
would be tables covering possibly til
following points: primarily the amount
paid for the land or the rent paid FOL
next the amount Of taxes as compared
same expenditures in adjoining lands
with adjacent territory: the cost o
, clearing per acre; the cost Of planting
OF cultivation and Of harvesting; tn,
cost Of the plant necessary to the prop
, er expression OF the oil; number OF gal
Ions produced per day; cost Of produc
, ton. of containers. Of marketing and S,
forth. and finally the price realized
These as expenditures and realiza
lions should go with the full informa
ton as to the length Of season between
the planting and harvesting, tht
amount Of beans per acre by weight
and the number OF gallons Of oil pro
duced per ton OF beans. Information
covering the various operations n!
above we submit. would be of great in
terest to all residents Of the Territor!
and Of special advantage to those de
string to engage in similar business
and rs such would form valuable ba
sis for the future. when there would b.
Bureau Not Success.
The report Is taken up in part b!
sub-reports from the Forestry depart
ment, from DR.. Maxwell on lands ad
jacent to Hilo, and from the entomolo
gist. Your committee is constrained
to the view that as bureau the Agri