The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-29

THE Farmers institute held It's
meeting at the Y. N. G. a. hall
j with fair sized crowd In attend
ance. on the stage with Jared G.
Smith, president Of the Farmers Insti-
tute, and ID. l.. Van Dine. secretary.
were Franz BuchbOltz. the well known
agriculturist Of KOna, Hawaii, and
Byron o. Clark Of Wahiawa Colony,
oahu. Much OF the time II n" meet
ing was given over to general discus
sion OF addresses made by the presid"D,
and the other principal speakers, peril
nent questions being;
How can the products Of the small
farmer be marketed?
How can the small farmer compete
with the Chinese huckster?
Both questions were answered Ia Il
way to indicate that quality and va
riety would solve the FIRST. and quality
variety and price the SECOND.
Jared Smith gave an, excellent I'd
dress. In part az follows:
In Hawaii farmers are exceedingly
few. but there is. nevertheless, very
general interest In all matters pertain
ing to the growing Of plants or the
raising OF animals. The highest indus
trial development Of Hawaii iB n sub
Ject IN which all here cannot help but
be Interested. Whether we be- HANNAH
ma or maIihini, natiye-bOrn or carpet
Dagger, all alike must have faith IN the
future Of the Islands. Thus far the ag-
riculturhl development Of the ISLAND
group has been One-glded. The com
InunIty has been standing on one leg
ana that leg mas been developed 10 far
greater proportions than the rest Of
the body. II sugar is prosperous tho
community fattens. II sugar Zines
We all become lean and hungry. There
are stu 100000 acres OF uncullyated
arabic land, much Of IL virgin, ana this
believe capable Of supporting an ad-
ditional population Of 100000 souls. II
Is necessary, II Hawaii II 10 get out Of
the habit Of standing on one leg, that
there be an influx Of American farmers,
Let the people NJ Hawaii get together
and work 10 secure immigration.
lie was followed by Nr, Buehholtz,
who told Of tn' gpl"ndid agricultural
aud gardening facilities in Kona, sug-
ar was grown there with rem lrkdblo
success as also Was coffee. Rubber
! trees planted eighteen months ago are
! now fifteen feet IN height Apple trees
| imported three years ago are thriving
| The finest grades Of grapes did eKcol-
/ leutly and some Of The vines ~ M.
muscatelle variety attained length ~
/ thirty feet In six months, ana Mr
/ BuchhOltZ has now u large crop Ol
grapes. Strawberries grow an the yrl'
around, figs and pine8pples grow with
remarkable celebrity Celery ana bretf
! come up very wen, but turuips spot
easily sugar beets attain 10 iurana
size, sugar cane grows finely M dT
J elevation ~ 2000 feet especially lh'
/ yellow bamboo variety, A. ~ Tpses
! Ylplets and other ~ The 6uer y4rirtie.
! of dowers, hr lipchholt2 says lhH'
| grow profusrly WIN proper mon anl
! transportation fpr the products hi
! thought here we're no limits 90 ~
| horticultural disabilities Ut Roma
! There was good soil everywhere
| ~ ihink in time ~ come" said hr
Klna win be- no farming distrlrf %
This country ana the district % suppll
| Honolulu vim food SUNS rpltirau0l
Is 9heaper more lhan anywhere else D
| ~ Islands,
Wei, nov how con an these hing
! n turned into nashW inquired Onr ~
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| rulllYaiing ppsFlblliiipg ana nqi alpu
sellns me products 80 lhqpghl ih