The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-20
STOCK
IN HAWAII
Data Drawn From
US. AgricuIturaI,
Report.
FACTS OF MUCH
LOCAL INTEREST
The Cattle Ranches of the Islands
and the Stock Raised
Upon Them.

Following are extracts from Prof
Stubbs Report to the Agricultural De
partment on the Hawaiian Islands:
The growing of live stock is one of the
profitable industries of the islands. Near
iy all of the meat consumed on the isl
ands is home grown, ana the. supply
available for home consumption has up
to the present time been equal to the de-
mand. It is estimated that there are
| about 100000 head of cat,.e on the .sl-
| ands distributed according to Mr.. E. B.
Low, as follows:
Island of Hawaii.-Mr. Samuel Parker
has the largest cattle ranch on the ISL
and, 100000 acres. which are grazed by
fort to improve them
Puuwaawaa Ranch. Kohala owned by
Hind and Low. has $1,000 acres with A.
600 head of cattle Grading up herd with
Shorthorns. Herefords and a few Hol-
stems; prefer Herefords; will '.eat wa
ter like native cattle
Kukaiau Planting Company, or Horner
Ranch, 10000 acres, 5000 head of fine
cattle-Hereford, Shorthorn and Hol-
stein. Supplies Hilo with butter.
Mr.. W. H. Shipman has a ranch of
5000 acres, with 1900 head of cattle. The
cattle are medium in quality, but are
Herefords. His ranch is on the wind
ward side of the island.
Kahua Ranch has IL, 600 acres and 1000
head of common cattle, and is on the
leeward side
Puuhue Ranch has $4,000 acres, with
1000 head of medium cattle. 1t is on the
leeward side.
Puakea Ranch has 1000 acres, with l.
500 head of fair cattle, which are being
improved with pure-bred bulls. It is on
the leeward side.
John A Mcclure has ranch of 25,000
acres, with $500 head of good cattle, on
the lee side. They are being improved
by the use of imported bulls. Mr.. ]. d.
Paris has 10000 acres and $500 head of
good cattle on his ranch on the lee side
of ...e islam. Col. S. Norris ranch oc-
cupies 10000 acres, with 1000 head of
medium cattle Hutchinson Plantation
Company has 5000 acres, with 1,500 head
of good cattle, on the windward side of
the island. Kapapala Ranch, on the
windward side. next to the volcano, has
60 900 acres, with 5000 head of medium
cattle Mr.. O. T. Shipman, on the same
side of the island, has 5000 acres, with
1000 head of cattle.
Besides the above there are two or
three natives with about $500 head on
leased lands, giving a total for the ISL
and OF Hawaii of about 1900 head, on
about 100000 acres of land.
Island of Oahu.-Mr Samuel o. Damon
has a ranch on both sides of the island
of 25,0O0 acres with 5000 head of good
cattle, which are being improved by An
gus bulls. Mr.. ]. j. Dowsett has ranch
on lee side of $4,000 acres and 1000 head
of good cattle. also improved by Angus
bulls Oahu Railway and Land Company
has 1000 head of good cattle, improved
by Shorthorn bulls. on 5000 acres.
Besides the above, there are several
small ranches containing in the aggre-
gate about 5000 head of medium cattle
making for this island about 10000 head
Island of Maui.-W. n. Cornwell mas
ranch on lee side with $500 heau OF
cattle No improved pulls. Haleakala
Ranch, on both sides of the island, has
| 3. SOD head of medium cattle. Alupalakua
Ranch, on the lee side. has $500 head OF
| Indifferent cattle. A. Enos & Co. of Ka-
hikinui Ranch, has 5000 head of good
native cattle. No improved bulls. Small
| er ranches have an aggregate of abou,
/ 1 SOD head.
! Island of Kauai-Mr. W. H. Rice has
| ranch with $500 head of cattle, and
other small herdsmen aggregate as many
more, or 5000 for the island
| Island of Molokai.-Molokai Ranch
! owned by the American Sugar Company
| has 900 head of inferior cattle, but has
| 40 pure-bred Hereford and Shorthorn
| bulls. The smaller ranches will aggre-
| gate / 500 more, making total for this
| island of about $500 head.
| Island of Lanai.-Lanai Ranch has l.
900 head of medium cattle.
Island of Niihau.-On this island are
400 to 500 improved Shorthorn cattle be-
longing to Gay & Robinson.
This is seemingly a small quantity fol
| the present population of Hawaii Q54,
| OO0l Formerly cattle We're so numerous
| in proportion to the population ina
many were slaughtered for their hides
and taliow. Today the demand is sc
great that dressed carcasses are selling
| to the slaughter house corporation at
| cents per pound. The meat-eating popu
| lation has increased, and the areas devo
/ ted to grazing considerably diminished
The plantation demands are furnished by
| their immediate localities. Frequently
plantation will raise its own cattle or
lands unfit for sugar growing, and thus
supply its hands with meat.
| Honolulu draws it's supply from the
other islands The large ranches pre-
vailing on every island, after supplying
local demands, ship their surplus to thi:
| market. 1t will thus be seen that Homo
/ lulu is served last and, as the supply o.
cattle is not keeping pace with the IN
| creasing demand for meat, the time i:
! not far distant when this city will have
| to import it's beef. The quality of the
| beef sold in Honolulu is not first-ciass
nor is the quantity abundant, as the
price paid for it will show. Formerly
| excellent beef was brought in cold stor
age from New Zealand, but the trade
was discontinued upon annexation On &C
/ count of the duty of cents per poune
| collected.
| The following number of cattle, calve:
] and sheep has been slaughtered In th'
| city of Honolulu from 1895 to 1899 QnIor
nation furnished by Mr.. Eben Low:
1895. 1896 1897. 1895 1899
Cattle :. 1881 1873 s,225 s,115 s.65
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