The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-02
uNDevELoeED RESOURCES.

experimental station IN this Terrific
y is 70 demonstrate that Hawaii IS
capable OF producing diversified agri-
cultural crops. In case Of war be
tween the United States and any sor-
eign power. Hawaii would at once be-
come a great strategical point and
one subject TO attack Of the enemy.
II would also be subject to blockade.
and even should the capture Of The
chief port OF the Islands not be pos
sibIe. its blockade for considerable
period might be possible. Such .
blockade would be most disastrous to
the people. 1t would take but a very
short time to starTe out the inha0i-
tants Of this city We produce prac-
ticallys no meats, fruits or vegetables
and a reduction to canned goods would
be a matter Of but, a few days. None
OF the other Islands could afford any
relief for the reason that they too.
produce no fruits or vegetables and
but very little meat II they did
produce these articles il would be
hard to make any blockade sufficiently
effective 70 prevent small boats bring
ing provisions to the Island of Oahu.
That practically every fruit and
vegetable that can be produced IN
the tropics and in the semi-tropical
valleys OF Southern California and
Arizona can be grown here is assured.
It is known that wheat does well in
Hawaii as thousands of bushels OF
wheat were shipped from Hawaii 10
California in the days of the gold ex-
element in that State half century
ago. There are thousands of acres
of land on the Island of Hawaii today,
above the line for producing good
sugar cane, that is capable of pro-
ducing wheat and that too of the best
/ quality Even IL the wheat were not
allowed to mature for the grain It
would still yield a good profit If sold
as hay. Wheat hay is worth $500
per ton in the Honolulu market all
of it being shipped from California.
The Republican has repeatedly call
ed attention to the growing of alfalfa
and its value as food product. The
best beef in the western markets 20
day comes from alfalfa fed cattle,
while for dairy cows it is superior
even to red clover A number of per-
sons have said to the writer that
alfalfa would not grow here but they
evidently were speaking without full
knowledge of the subject. Mr.. Fred.
Waldron, Manager of the Volcano
House, on the Island of Hawaii. has
been making a number of experiments
with grain, fruits and vegetables of
| nearly all kinds in the last three years
and has demonstrated beyond doubt
that the land of Hawaii between 81
500 and $500 feet altitude is capable
OF producing many crops not hither-
to grown on these Islands. The writer
saw a fine field of wheat near tie
Volcano House a few weeks ago which
fully proved that land about there
was good for the production Of
grain. Mr. Waldron planted alfalfa
on some new land but did not get
good stand at first. He turned il
over and sowed the seed again getting
a good stand the second time. he
has one small lot of about a half AT
acre on which he raised a crop o.
wheat and which is now covered with
stand of red clover as heavy and q:
luxuriant as ever was grown in tbs
Ohio Valley. Mr.. waldron sowet
the clover with the wheat leaving n,
clover to come on after the wheat va!
cut and his fondest hopes for a crol
~were more than realized. Potatoe
did not do well for him for tn
reason that he is in<the edge of III
rain belt and there is too much rail
for potatoes. Corn, which he ha
raised in small quantities, has don
remarkably well, demonstrating tina
: it would be good crop on the land
in that vicinity
But il is in the raising Of gardel
truck that Mr.. waldron has partieu
: larry demonstrated that anyone VIII
undertakes truck farming can NEE
with success At the present tim
he has growing in his garden, celery
lettuce, radishes, cabbage. asparagus
parsley. turnips. cauliffower. parsnipl
2 peas. beans. carrots. beets, rhnbarl
: endive. kale. onions, pumpkins
3 squash. eucnmbers. horseradish. min
= brussels sprouts, kohlrabbi and
Z number Of varieties OF Chinese veget.
E bles. And best Of all his vegetable
r raised at that altitude are much 81
D peTior to those raised near the SCI
o shore. His caulifiower is superior I
i that brought to the Honolulu marks
e from California while his celery
0 far superior TO the California produ'
being firm and crisp like that of II
hirh valleys of Colorado.