Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-05

A few of the most essential points to
be observed in coffee culture are plant
ing, shading. non-pruning and cult
walton of ground.
Planting In planting out young
trees from the nursery to the field, care
must be taken when planting the
young trees into their respective
places. not to have the tap root bent
upwards, as in the letter u for in
this case. the young plant will not
grow. When removing the trees from
the nursery should one find the tap
root excessively long. 1t is good plan
to shorten the same by cutting por-
tion of II off. This makes planting so
much easier, and is help towards pre-
venting the tap root from being bent
upwards in careless planting. II 1t Is
possible, when taking the trees out Of
the nursery, to retain the soil about
this should be done by all means. Trees
planted in this manner, will not be re-
tarded in their growth by at least a
year over those where all of the soil
around the nursery plant has been re-
moved. The time to select for planting
out trees into the field. should be in the
winter months. when one can depend
on plenty of rain. Cloudy and rainy
days. when the sun is not shining
bright, is the time to select for plant
ing out. Newly planted young trees
from the nursery are extremely partial
to plenty of shade, and will thrive and
grow faster under such conditions. In
order to obtain shade for young plants
in fields which are sparsely shaded,
1t Is advisable to plant one year in adj
vance the field with wild Hawaiian
bananas which can be found growing
profusely in the gulches on the Island
OF Hawaii. After the coffee tree has
nearly attained the height at which one
desires to top II, then 1t is advisable
to cut the banana plants which were
planted for the shading of the young
plants.
Shading:-In a great many coffee
countries, planters have differed re-
garding the ACCESSIBILITY of shade and
non-shade and great many arguments
have been advanced pro and cop, but
according to the latest literature on
the subject, as well as from final re-
suits that have been realized. here in
Hawaii, and in other countries. the
argument for shade for coffee must be
upheld, rather than that OF non-shade
Plantations with non-shade are sub
ject to many disadvantages. First Of
all, the trees with soil conditions ia
vorable to their growth will overpro.
duce. and owing to this fact. are liable
to have but short life. The overbeaT-
ing then again produces a weakened
condition of the tree which leaves the
that they may not be able to overcome
Another feature is that at periods Of
drought, the proper shading prevents
the soil from drying up and at the
same time tends to break the winds at
a season when they rage. In lava,
Ceylon and other countries. the only
plantations which withstood The raw
ages Of blight, and the sterner elements
of nature. were those that were shad-
ed, and today the argument Of shade
has won adherents In all these ccun-
tries. In setting out plantations now
In these various countries. care Is TAX
en- that the same are properly shaded
and wind-broken. Coffee trees judi.
ciously shaded are by far more vigOr.
GUS and better in every respect than
those which have no protection Of any
kind. Should one desire to select q
tree for the shading of the coffee fields,
one of the best to select Is the GrCvil-
lea Robusta (or Australian silk oak).
This tree has the advantage of being n
very fast grower. casting a variagted
shade and throwing off continually a
great many leaves which rot upon the
ground and thus add a valuable ele-
ment to the soil In the way Of a yege.
table fertilizer. There are, however. 4
great many other trees suitable to be
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world. an dat's fack," said Meander-
ing Mike. Il took dat policeman. into
me confidence. told him dat | had
had all de troubles eXtant; dat was
jes' collection Of SORROWS"
What did he do?"
"He looked me over an den said 1t
was about time fur him to take up a
collection. Washington Star.