The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-01
A SYMPOSIUM ON THE TOPIC
OF SMALL FARMING IN HAWAII

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rl ai uihN tnHi t.inf hlir tH fais0 anf
.r tn.Ir tnH hHmtsttadal. H rfuNfa mot
kft profitable hufne.s.
ThIs ! arfiN o. t1amakul. lihWnNt
iut D um Impressed with the thought
inht hut feN hnmastuadrrs have been
successful on any of these Islands
v here they aimed only at tDucrN FARM
Ink.
Drought bugs. WORMS 10 various
Minds. beetles. McoVis blight nips.
aphls. etc. are the principal enemies
60 success. There are mo- winters here
o. check their Increase. ana the more
food raised for them, thc more rapidly
they increase.
The low price og coffee and the high
price 81 labor prccludes the raising Of
coffee as a paying crop So there seems
no way 10 settle these Islands In an
agricultural sense. when general farm
ing only Is relied on FOR success, while
So many enemies exist.
The above may answer the question
partially az least as to why the farm.
ers OF these Islands do not supply the
fruits. grains and vegetables the peo-
pie require" JNo. NJ. HORNER.
THE COFFEE INDUSTRY.
Kukaiau. Hamakua, Hawaii,
,.,- or' w, -
Tu''oi ~ az, SOU W 50
wa. '"e business men Vi iioIioiu'u al
'ahihs an III ies' =" 'he Noiiee inuu
W Va Ih'ae iaia',uS' ioi nv" We ma
h"Pes tha' soiIe'"Ihs ma! iea'iE p'
uoile' Iu' ""a' % NANNY ""ii'eu 70 q
,ohee flai,teIs Associa',on u which
an eoiiee PLANTERS Siiuuiu pelo"s' soiiie-
.ihhs i,Ae ,ie ousai 'a''e'S AssoSir y,
'ioi,' "ho' NM 'Ie sugar piahteis' sna''
Hlahe II 'heI pusItiess W lor"aru the
interests VI the coiee iluustiy III every
poss,Oie way ms as'o ool shoulu +,
nu"u zen u al iaIto i.9' u''e oh 'a0h ".
the isiahus, 10 Wnich All .he conee vi
each Isiahu snouiu De sent, SO that II
ma! pe sor'eu' cleaheu anu srouhu III
the most approved ana perfect man
her, SO as 10 De READY lor the market
diu neP' at iish s.ahuaiu u. an as u, =
~ inns association shouid pe located III
| .Ne" VI Vi son "iiS is'o' "ho s'iou u
i it 'niS coilee' anu mus avoiu ihlu-
uIelieh' mho senelahS ea' up al the
pronts' II may tdhe niue 'ihle 10 es-
tdpllsh TRADE III TINS way, out When
once II IS established II would certainly
grow Inc cost Tor each central rae
loiy heeu ho' ne very Lluch LOT start
anu ~ .ou.u We auueu ~ as occasion
requi,eu' Asaih' IL thls were uone' we
"ouiu hlo" Ina 'ile cohee tha' was
put upon nlai net was al iISh. anu III
soou .oI , ii'e.illhs Mh,ch we
are ho' always sure Vi now anu "hlch
II hot at'euue' u AT the start' may
eEeh'ual!s "oIh iiiuch Marin 10 inns IN
uuHtis' ne iuea Vi EN- iiiS cheiii :
Isl u! lhe government is soou' ana
"ou!u W eilaih 10 90 great ueai To-
""iu t9'ao''Siiils 'iiis INDUSTRY on "
Suu'u Dasls.
Inc report that there Is PROFANITY
u sHe ohi'eu states putting auty on
,one 10 "''o Soou news anu II Is W ne
iopeu II leanS WIZ pe uoie' shou'u
ms niuoh heeueu reg isldtioii really take
piace sooli' a. "ouiu prove the greatest
ooon l.Iat ilaman mas received since
a t, anu "ouiu save ron run,
us Vi men VIM nave eiiiparheu
."ei' an III l.iI9 oHoe promising iiiuus-
~ nan' Va 'neSe men, IL MOI iiiost vi
S"e'"' n"Ne "au " auaiiuoi .heli COL
~, .'I1 a. q" 'l.,ie WITCH II hau just "i
m, - ~"
"a '"eSe men hau "olheu