The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-21
LIVE STOCK
IN HAWAII
Data Drawn From
U.S.AgriculturaI
Report.


profitable industries OF the islands. Near
ly all OF the meat consumed on the ISL
ands Ii home grown, ana the supply
available for home consumption has up
to the present time been equal to the de-
mand. II is estimated that there are
about 10000 head OF cate on the .sl-
ands, distributed according to Mr.. f. b.
Low. as follows:
Island of Hawaiian. Samuel Parker
has the largest cattle ranch on the ISL
and, 10000 acres which are grazed by
% 900 cattle. Cattle are inferior; no eff
fort to improve them.
Puuwaawaa Ranch, Kobala owned by
Hind and Low has $1,000 acres, with A.
900 head OF cattle. Grading up herd with
Shorthorns. Herefords and n 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. II. Shipman has a ranch of
35,O0 acres with 1000 head of cattle The
cattle are medium in quality. but are
being improved by the introduction OF
Herefords. His ranch is on the wind
ward side of the island.
Kahua Ranch has II 900 acres and 1000
head of common cattle, and is on the
leeward side.
Puuhue Ranch has 25,000 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. MCGUIRE has n ranch of 1000
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 $3.50 head of
good cattle on his ranch, on the lee side
of ...e islam. Col. S. Norris ranch &C.
cupes 10000 acres, with 1000 head of
medium cattle. Hutchinson Plantation
Company has 5000 acres. with 1900 head
of good cattle, on the windward side of
the island. Kapapala Ranch, on the
windward side, next to the volcano. has
$4,000 acres, with 5000 head of medium
cattle. Mr.. o. T. Shipman, on the same
side of the island, has 5000 acres, with
] 900 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 10000 acres of land
Island Of Oahu.-Mr. Samuel o. Damon
has a ranch on both sides of the island
eff 5000 acres, with 5000 head of good
cattle, which are being improved by An
gus bulls. Mr.. ]. ]. 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 Aaui.-w. II. Cornwel has
a ranch on lee side with $500 heau of
cattle. No improved pulls Haleakala
Ranch, on both sides of the island, has
$500 head of medium cattle. Alupalakua
Ranch, on the lee side, has 1850 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 about
j, 800 head.
Island of Kauai.-Mr. W. H. Rice has
a 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 1000 head of inferior cattle, but has |
20 pure-bred Hereford and Shorthorn |
bulls The smaller ranches will aggre- |
gate 800 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 Il Robinson.
This is seemingly a small quantity for |
the present population of Hawaii Q4.-
o00 Formerly cattle Were so numerous |
in proportion to the population that
many were slaughtered for their hides
and tallow. Today the demand Is so
great that dressed carcasses are selling
TO the slaughter house corporation at u
cents per pound. The meat-eating popu-
lation has Increased, and the areas devo-
ted 10 grazing considerably diminished.
The plantation demands are furnished by
their immediate localities. Frequently
plantation will raise it's own cattle on
lands unht for sugar growing, and thus
supply its hands with meat.
Honolulu draws its supply from the
other islands. The large ranches pre-
Vailing on every island, after supplying
local demands, ship their surplus to this
market. II will thus be seen that Homo
lulu Ii served last and as the supply OF
cattle is not keeping pace with the in
oseasing demand for meat, the time IL
not far distant when this city VIII have
40 import It's beef The quality OF the
beef sold In Honolulu Is not 1rst-olass.
nor 10 the quantity abundant, as the
price paid for Il will show, Formerly
excellent beef was brought IN cold stOrr
age nom New Zealand but tbs trade
~ Az discontinued upon annexation on ac-
oount of the duty Of cents per pound
collected
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