Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-04

Dr. Jared Smith has Just received .
the report of the director of the office
OF experiment stations for the year
1901. Quite a large space is given to
the experiment station in Hawaii.
treating very fully the establishment
of this station and the work which
has been and will be done with regard
to experiments on various agricultural
industries here. The article on Ha.
wall follows:
Experiment Station in Hawaii.
The first appropriation for the estab.
lishment and maintenance of the agri'
cultural experiment station in Hawai-
was made for the fiscal year covered
by this report. The appropriation was
$4,000 and provided for the erection
of buildings and all other expenses es.
sential to the maintenance of an agrt'
cultural experiment station, including
printing lin Hawaii, illustration, and
distribution of reports and bulletins.
With a view to determining the con-
ditions existing in Hawaii with refer.
enCe to experimental investigations as
related to the needs of the agriculture
of that Territory, and the location Of
an experiment station, DIR. w. c
Stubbs, director of ,me Louisiana Agrt
cultural Experiment Stations, was sent
to Hawaii. as stated In my previous
report, where he made careful inves'
tigatIon with special reference to the
organization and work of an expert
ment station. His detailed report was
| transmitted to Congress in January
1901. and published as House DoCU'
ment No. 36S q lfty.siXth Congress,
second session.. and afterwards as
| Bulletin No. 95 of the Once of Expert
ment Stations. Beslues much valuable
information regarding the agriculture
of Hawaii. this report contains definite
recommendation regarding the loca
ton, equipment. organization, and
lines OF work of the proposed expert
ment station in that Territory. II was
recommended that the station be es'
tablished under the direct control Of
the Secretary of Agriculture and indie
pendent of existing local institutions.
As the station already maintained by
i the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Associa.
iton will continue its work on prob
lens relating to the sugar industry. Il
was recommended that the station 70
be established by this Department give
its attention to other agricultural III
tcrests. II was pointed out that
among the subjects to which the sta
ton should give special attention wera
the culture of fruit, vegetables, rice.
forage crops, stock raising, dairytng
; coffee growing, irrigation, and fores
try.
As the headquarters for the station
2 10 hat hA
ton which the hawaiian Government
. had surveyed and mapped in 1898 for
an experimental and forestry station
be secured. This Is a tract of 2G@
acres near Honolulu. known as Ke
; walo.uka. with an elevation ranging
from 80 to 1000 feet. and containing
cleared and forest land.
;, Experiment Station Established.
On the basis OF this report, a second
appropriation of $4,000 was made foi
the maintenance of an experiment sta
ton in Hawaii during me current ifs.
cal year. Immediately on the passage
of this appropriation act, which show.
ed the determination of Congress 70
put the project Of an experiment sta
tion in Hawaii on a permanent basis
Mr.. Jared G. Smi,h, chief of the Sec,
ton OF Seed and Plant Introduction
of this Department, was transferred
to this Office and appointed speCia!
agent in charge of the hawaii Expert
ment Station. He lett Washington
near the end of March and proceeded
without delay to Honolulu, with H.
structions to establish headquarters
: there and 10 begin the organization OF
regular experiment station work In
Hawaii. AS a site for the station, he
was to secure possession of the tract
of land in Honolulu known as KewalO.
uka, and on this to begin the clearing
and fencing of land and the erection OF
: buildings. In making pans FOR expert
mental work, he was instructed ia
consider especially the needs of the
people Of the Hawaiian Islands as re
CARDS the production OF food supplies
for home consumption, and the devel
Opment of animal industry, dairyng
and coffee culture, and to extend aid
to the people of the different localities
throughout the islands for the i'm,
provement and development OF local
agricultural industries through the dis
tnbution OF seeds, plants, and publica.
tiOns, the giving of advice by CORE.
spOndcnCe and otherwise. and the IN.
stitution Of cooperative experiments.
He was urged to enlist the cordial sup.
port and sympathy Of the Hawaiian
Government and people In this enter.
prise. and he was to announce that II
would be the policy of the Department
to encourage the granting OF financial
assistance to the station by the Ha
waiian Government. as in the case OF
the other States and Territories, where
the national funds have been largely
supplemented by local grants of mon.
ey for buildings, equipment. and cur.
rent expenses of the station"
Land for the Station.
On examination of the records of the
Hawaiian Government before the ar.
neXation of this Territory to the Unit.
ed States, 1t was found that while
there were evidences of the intention
OF that Government to reserve the he.
walo-uka tract for experimental pur,
poses, the reservation had never actu.
ally been completed. Soon after the
annexation Of the Territory, on recon-.
mendation of the Secretary of the
Navy, the President issued a
proclamation November 10, 1891 re.
serving twenty acres, more or less, Of
the best agricultural land on this
tract as site for naval hospital
and on recommendation of the SeCre.
tary OF the Treasury another reserya.
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