The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-14

g. determination of the mongoose an
other animal pests.
TO- The improvement of existing var
cites of cultivated plants and animal.
II. The best methods of marketin
crops. and if necessary. the creation of
market.
? p The Improvement of homes and tn
Identifying of country school houses an
roads. in word to help to brighten an
broaden the outlook of the farmers, thei
wives and the boys and girls raised o.
the farms.
13. Forestry and tree planting. The lis
Z of subjects is long one possible of in
l definite extension.
We cannot undertake all of these a
once but We want to work out some o
the most immediate problems.
The work planned for the coming yea
Is as follows: We expect to continue tn,
work on taro and the prevention of tn,
taro rot. 4 variety test experiment ha:
been started with potatoes in the Kul'
district on Maui.
Work will be commenced on July 1 e
study and fight the injurious insects 81
the islands, the cutworms. poha worms
beetles and borers that await in armies
the unfolding of every cultivated plant.
We are planning a tobacco experiment
for Kona and hope also to do something
for coffee and silk, although these really
require special appropriations.
small amount OF money Will be set
apart for the purchase OF seeds of new
crops for general distribution and trial.
and the Department of Agriculture in
Washington stands ready to help in this
and other ways. We are going to spend
as little as possible during the next fiscal
year, ending June so. 1908. as we can for
labor and permanent improvements on
the station farm, and as much as we can
1 IN he no oh INF ha iSI-
ands.
In conclusion I wish to emphasize the
point that if the experiment station is to
help the farmers, they must meet us
half way. and personally or by CORE
spondence let the workers of the expert
ment station know how we can be of SER
I vice ito agriculture in Hawaii.
The discussion which followed the
reading of this paper dwelt largely on
the question of a market for the things
produced. this being one of the great
est difficulties facing the farmers of the
Wahiawa colony. Messrs Clark, Kel-
logg. Davis, Swing. Higgins, Welte,
Austin and Chairman Smith took an
active part in the discussion. The fol-
lowing is summary of the points
brought out: That no matter how good
the quality or how large the quantity
OF any product the producer would fail
if he could not get a market.
The proximity of the market was
great factor. for the cost of transport
tation often SO reduces the profits on
the products that it does not pay to
continue to produce them.
The middlemen in many inctances
can. by "cornering'' the market or inn
porting from abroad, so regulate the
price as to crowd out the local produc-
The market demands a
supply. for if the local producers can
not meet the demand the sellers must
send to outside sources.
The Importance of an organization of
the producers for the purpose of hand
hing and selling their own produce was
brought out. They could, by having a
market of their own. regulate the price
and sell the fresh produce in competi-
ton with the imported produce at the
same price. or perhaps less.
The possible danger of the production
of vegetables being overdone was point
ed out. 1t might be possible that in the
future certain per cent of the far
ners might have to depend on other
crops, aside from cane and coffee. hay
ing wider market than vegetables. A
country like this might be able to raise
many things used in the States on
which duty is placed from other
countries. This led to discussion of
the possibility of producing the manio-
ca for the manufacture of starch.
The next paper was by ]. c. Austin
on The Pruning of Fruit Trees in Ha-
vail" Mr.. Austin spoke OF what had
been done in the past along this line.
the unscientific methods employed in
the care and cultivation of fruit trees |
Mr.. Austin said that there seems to be |
work in practical manner. He point |!
ed out some the local conditions affect |
ing the care and pruning of fruit trees.
The tropical fruits might be brought |
forward for expectation. Among the |
tropical fruits mentioned which might |
be improved and developed were the
pear, mango, guava, olive and
citrus growths.
PINEAPPLES.
Following the discussion of Mr.. Aus
tins paper was another paper on
''Pineapples.' by b. o. Clark The pa
per read as follows:
'Pineapples'' having been assigned to
me as my contribution to the menu of |
his evenings feast" with no word of
ldvice or suggestion as to the method of
serving, / have been in something of a |
Iuandary to know how to place them be-
ore you-on paper-in the most pleasing
md satisfactory manner.
Pineapples seem to be one of the crops
specially suited to our local conditions.
having no destructive insect pest inn
ported or native. to prey upon it; thirty
ng through drouth, producing even bet
er quality of fruit than during wet sea
IONS; easy of propagation and cultivation
md responsive to good culture. which,
With a certain amount of fascination that
lttends the production of all tropical
ruits. place it wei up among the popu-
ar fruits destined to figure in the horti-
cultural history of Hawaii in the near
uture.
The growing demand for the fruit on
he mainland and for ships supplies both
n the fresh and canned state, leads me To
consider il a safe and profitable crop as